ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT (AVP) OFFICE
WU Academic Vice President Office is answerable to the President
Major function
As a major function, the Academic Vice President at WU provides the executive leadership in assisting the President in the overall planning, organizing, and controlling of the academic programs.
Duties and responsibilities
- Coordinate, direct and lead, the different academic programs: graduate and undergraduate academic programs, continuing and distance education programs, academic staff affairs, office of the registrar, library, and academic quality and assessment Directorates;
- Provide leadership in planning and executing the development of programs, faculty recruitment and development, and manages the academic initiatives;
- Advise, assist and support the president in his endeavor to discharge his responsibilities on academic affairs;
- Provides leadership in creating and maintaining academic standards and policies
- Devise strategies which help to follow and ensure the implementation of policies, plans, rules and regulations, legislation and other guidelines governing academic programs, academic and technical staff, and students;
- Works closely and collaboratively with other Vice Presidents for effective and efficient use of resources and manages the activities of the University’s broad academic directions/vision, priorities and policies;
- Supervises the deans of the colleges/Schools/Institutes at WU and the directors of Library, Academic Staff Affairs, Postgraduate and Undergraduate programs, Registrar, and Quality and Assessment Directorates, evaluating and approving their recommendations for different activities.
- The office of AVP is responsible to establish programs, policies, procedures, and standards in selection, evaluation, promotion and supervises staff development programs; Ensure the employment and promotion of academic staff is in consistent with the University’s rules and procedures;
Degrees and Certificates Offered at WU
Contents:
- Designs and exercises the means, methods and resources necessary to achieve academic goals and objectives;
- Oversight periodic academic programs audit, evaluation and review, and curriculum development and closely works with the different units in the improvement of instruction;
- Performs executive administrative works in academic planning, developing, organizing, directing and evaluating academic programs, policies, procedures and guidelines.
- provides strong, dynamic academic and administrative leadership, fosters a collegial environment which encourages scholarship, teaching, and learning excellence;
- Support and ensure the programs of study; prepare and supply qualified graduates in knowledge, skills, and attitudes on the basis of the existing needs of the country;
- Ensure the University’s strategic and operational plans are in place for colleges and reporting units, monitoring and supporting best practices, monitoring performances, and promoting positive relations internally and externally;
- Exercise the responsibilities the President may entrust to him/her.
Seven offices are accountable to the Academic Vice President
· Continuing and Distance Education Programs Directorate
· Academic Staff Affairs Directorate
· Undergraduate programs Directorate
· School of Postgraduate program
· Registrar Office
· Library
· Academic Quality, Testing and Assessment Directorate