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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The National University of Lesotho (NUL) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Olusola Isaac Fajana detailed the progress achieved by the institution during the 2021\/2022<\/p>\n

academic year. This he said last week at NUL main campus in Roma. \u201cWe are re-strategizing in recognition and appreciation of the roles expected of us as a mature institution.<\/p>\n

We are now poised to strengthen our postgraduate offerings to enable the University to service sister institutions that the Government of Lesotho is establishing in<\/p>\n

line with the Lesotho National Strategic Plans,\u201d he said while taking stock of the progress recorded by the University. Prof Fajana said among their notable<\/p>\n

achievements was the recent hosting of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) Conference in early February working in collaboration with the Office of the Registrar General.<\/p>\n

He hailed this development as successful. The VC said in March, NUL launched seMoshoeshoe Concept under the \u201cactive support\u201d of His Majesty King Letsie III, NUL\u2019s<\/p>\n

Chancellor. He said this concept \u201cspeaks to rebirth\u201d of the ideal espoused by the founding fathers of Lesotho. In May, he said the University\u2019s Thomas<\/p>\n

Mofolo Library convened a workshop for the librarians on the topic \u2018Open Access and Open Science\u2019. This workshop had attracted the participation of both local<\/p>\n

and international librarians, he had said. He further noted yet another milestone saying, NUL staffer at the Faculty of Science and Technology (FOST) received<\/p>\n

the status of the \u201cbest\u201d scientist in Lesotho. Also among other achievements, Prof Fajana said they have \u201cengaged in meaningful\u201d collaborations with other institutions<\/p>\n

of higher learning: the University of Free State, Central University of Technology, University of Pretoria, and Luiss University in Italy. He highlighted that NUL has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with over 40<\/p>\n

institutions. On the academic activities, he said: \u201cAll academic activities of the NUL had moved on without any hitch. First-semester examinations were conducted successfully and the results have since been<\/p>\n

considered and approved by Senate and subsequently released to the students and their sponsors. \u201cThe second-semester is running smoothly, credits to our dedicated staff members.<\/p>\n

In February, the efforts of the Management to secure additional funding for students in the 2021-2022 academic year, who could not obtain NMDS (National Manpower Development Secretariat) funding<\/p>\n

on the account of limited quota, paid off handsomely as the Minister of Development Planning partnered with the NUL to give additional 120 scholarships<\/p>\n

to students,\u201d he said. On the grievances raised by the \u201cconcerned\u201d NUL Community, over the ICT system (Fedena) which they argue is costly to the university and<\/p>\n

amounts to duplication of efforts as there is already a similar system in place that is run by the University. The petitioners also allege that due diligence processes were not exercised in procuring the<\/p>\n

private ICT services. Reacting to these concerns, NUL Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Kananelo Mosito said these are receiving attention at the University Council.<\/p>\n

Prof Mosito said the Council has mounted a task force that is looking into these claims raised by the petitioners and they are yet to compile a report that will be presented<\/p>\n

before the Council for it to pronounce itself on the matter. \u201cWe are waiting for a validated report,\u201d he said. For her part, NUL Bursar \u2018Masechaba Mantsoe-Ntaopane said the institution is facing financial<\/p>\n

constraints and they have since adopted stringent measures. She said the subvention fund had dropped from M199 million for the 2020\/2021 academic year<\/p>\n

to M87 million for the 2021\/2022 academic year. Ntaopane said the University requires at least M230 million to run its activities smoothly. Prof Fajana appealed for the cooperation of all internal and external stakeholders.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. The National University of Lesotho (NUL) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Olusola Isaac Fajana detailed the progress achieved by the institution during the 2021\/2022 academic year. This he said last week at NUL main campus in Roma. \u201cWe are re-strategizing in recognition and appreciation of the roles expected of us as a mature institution. 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