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<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Striving for such calibre of graduates is one of four educational priorities Dube has identified and sees them as essential for a university of technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy plea for this university\u2019s educational vision is that it pursues an ambition to lead our students to a position of self-sufficiency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile we will endeavour to build entrepreneurial skills, we should be careful that such skills are not simply one to enhance markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRather, we should also work towards building technological resources and advanced qualifications (for instance, in professional Master of Arts and doctoral degrees) that will help expand other fields of knowledge, especially in the areas of health, infrastructure development, service delivery, agriculture and manufacturing, and economic sustainability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor this we need a capable, committed, and visible professoriate to contribute effectively towards this 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