Institutional Goals & Objectives

1. Academic Portfolio: Offer new
   programs that are competency-
   based, suitable for the emerging
   market, aligned with the
   employment sector, and maintain
   quality.
2. Research Quality and Output:
   Increase research quality and output
   with a focus on integration into
   teaching, capacity building,
   innovation, and societal impact.
3. Quality Assurance and Institutional
   Effectiveness: Implement and
   improve a robust system that is
   evidence-based and demonstrably
   promotes institutional effectiveness
   and process efficiency by closing the
   loop and with measurable
   outcomes.
4. Learning Support System: Expand
   and maintain a Student-Centered
   Learning and Academic Support
   system to ensure satisfactory
   academic progress and degree completion
5. Capacity Building and Sustainability:
   (Enrollment, Student Life, Human
   Resources, physical infrastructure,
   financial efficiency, IT): Strategically
   build capacity in all existing
   functional areas with a focus on
   sustainability and improved level of
   service delivery.
6. Community Engagement and Social
   Responsibility: Establish and
   maintain a robust inbound and
   outbound talent-based community
   and social responsibility program at CUA.
7. Internationalization: Implement a
   comprehensive internationalization
   strategy including but not limited to
   international program accreditation,
   faculty exchange, student exchange,
   study abroad, dual degree
   programs, and collaborative
   research.
8. Employee Value Proposition: Create
   a world-class employee value
   proposition for CUA for human
   capital acquisition and talent
   retention of employees based on
   compensation, benefits, career
   advancement opportunities,
   contribution to society, and a
   culture of tolerance and equity.
9. Employability: Increase
   employability and placement
   opportunities for CUA Graduates
   and Alumni

Objective 1.1: Launch 10 new programs that are competency-based and tailored to the emerging market demands and aligned with the employment sector five in two year cycles.
Objective 1.2: Design and maintain a detailed guideline to launch competency-based new programs at CUA within two years of program initiation.
Objective 1.3: Design and maintain a detailed guideline to address ERT requirements at CUA starting March 2024, revised annually.
Objective 1.4: Develop guidelines to initiate microcredential programs based on the CAA guidelines to expand and diversify the CUA academic portfolio by Aug 2025.
Objective 2.1: Conduct one session per semester for faculty to demonstrate at least one research-integrated teaching activity to institutionalize the best practice by 2026-27.
Objective 2.2: Increase external funding by 5% each year for the next five years starting AY 2023-24
Objective 2.3: Initiate, implement, and evaluate five capacity-building measures relevant to CUA by 2027-28.
Objective 2.4: Evaluate the effectiveness of five key elements of the research infrastructure at CUA that facilitate innovative research by 2027-28.
Objective 3.1:
Institutionalize the quality assurance system by establishing corrective, preventive, and continuous improvement tools for all functional units leading to an evidence-based culture at CUA by 2025-26.

Objective 3.2:
Build institutional capacity of all academic and administrative unit heads and one identified staff per functional administrative unit to practice, thinking strategically and acting tactically to achieve institutional effectiveness by 2026-27.

Objective 3.3:
Manage all currently identified risks from external forces (regulatory, compliance, and accreditation) to mitigate disruptions annually.
Objective 3.4:
Achieve at least three institutional hallmarks (accreditation, ranking, recognition and innovation hub) by 2027-28.
Objective 3.5:
Generate required documents (manuals, guides, reports) as per the running regulatory standards, by 2024-25.
Objective 4.1:
Establish a First-Year Experience Program (FYEP) at CUA, that is functional to enhance the academic progress and overall experience of first-time students by January 2024.
Objective 4.2:
Implement a comprehensive academic advising system to ensure timely degree completion starting AY 2023 and evaluating annually.
Objective 5.1:
Increase enrollment by 35% to achieve financial sustainability each year for three years.
Objective 5.2:
Increase availability of instructional space (lecture and laboratory) to be at 110% of the fall enrollment to ensure uninterrupted instruction starting AY 2023-24
Objective 5.3:
Implement at least three new initiatives to improve student support services to improve student retention each academic year starting AY 2023-24.
Objective 5.4:
Achieve green building certification for the current CUA infrastructure to be an environmentally sustainable campus in three years by 2026-27.
Objective 5.5:
Implement a service delivery system by integrating automation, cross- training, prioritization, and standardization to improve the current average response time for 10 key facility maintenance services by 10% each year starting AY 2023-2024.
Objective 5.6:
Implement a university-wide cloud-based document management system to reduce paper usage by 20% annually ensuring a gradual transition to a paperless environment for the coming three years.
Objective 5.7:
Build IT human resources capacity to 10 employees to enhance institutional effectiveness and service quality within the next three years.
Objective 6.1:
Evaluate CUA’s community outreach and involvement by using three key parameters to strengthen CSR starting AY 2023-24.

Objective 7.1:
Obtain international accreditation for the three eligible academic programs as one of the CUA hallmarks by 2027-28.

Objective 7.2:
Establish faculty exchange programs with one faculty in the first year and increase by 10% of all the faculty each academic year to foster cross-cultural collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional development for the next five years.
Objective 7.3:
Establish international student exchange programs and increase by 10% annually over the next five academic years to promote cross-cultural understanding and global experience.
Objective 7.4:
Establish a minimum of 2 dual degree programs with reputable international partner universities during the coming five years.
Objective 7.5:
Establish five international research partnerships per College, leading to an observable increase in research output and contributing to the university’s academic reputation by 2028.
Objective 8.1:
Offer three PD opportunities at CUA to facilitate employee growth and retention on a yearly basis.
Objective 8.2:
Implement a Rewards and Recognition program for staff and faculty to recognize high-potential employees starting from Fall 2023.

Objective 8.3:
Develop CUA EVP Brand three key messages that communicate the unique aspects of CUA, making it an attractive workplace in AY 2023/2024
Objective 8.4:
Retain at least 85 % of the faculty each year for 4 years as a function of the University’s Value proposition starting AY 2023-24.
Objective 8.5:
Incorporate the EVP into CUA’s recruitment and hiring processes by highlighting unique attributes and benefits in interviews and recruitment materials.
Objective 9.1:
Implement identified recommendations to revise all the programs at an 80% rate to improve student employability annually starting AY 2023-24.
Objective 9.2:
Organize at least 2 industry visits and 2 guest lectures to increase experiential learning for each academic program per academic year.
Objective 9.3:
Set up and operationalize an Innovation Hub to build a startup ecosystem by the academic year 2023-24.
Objective 9.4:
Establish at least one association with internationally recognized professional bodies for each program to enhance industry recognition of CUA graduates biennially.