A Practical Guide To Developing A Strategic Plan for Higher Education: VICBHE Model

Fundamental choices and actions generated by strategic plan shape and direct the identity, mission and goals of an institution. The strategic plan for Higher Education serves as direction for daily and long-term institutional decisions and ensures actions and operations. It upholds the mission, vision, and values of the institution and adhere to governmental, accreditation, and other authorities' rules and regulations. Strategic planning allows institution to focus on its future success. What changes are taking place in the world and how should the institution adapt? What chances do we have to change things? What adjustments must we make today in order to be prepared for tomorrow? It offers an institution the chance to evaluate its performance.

The priorities for the institution, its departments and its divisions are outlined in the Institution's Strategic Plan. Higher Education might struggle to develop plans that make use of their available resources. Budgets and expenditures must be in line with the plan's objectives in order for the strategy to be effectively implemented. It enables the institution to maintain the institution's operational and financial health for the foreseeable future.

If Higher Education strategic plan is carefully crafted, it will enhance implementation and serve as binding agent for the internationalization process. In other words, it will help the institution become the kind of organization it wants to be by strengthening its culture.

This book guides and presents you, the full details of how strategic plan should be drafted with all the necessary components and different stages of the development of the strategic plan.