The Technical University of Mombasa - TUM on Thursday held its 6th graduation ceremony.
Governor Ali Hassan Joho who was the chief guest pledged to ensure the institution shines in his bid to revamp the county's education sector.
"As promised in my 2017 elections campaigns, I have been engaging with the academia closely especially in the areas of research and policy formulation," Joho said.
He indicated that the County Government of Mombasa will continue to work closely with the Technical University of Mombasa specifically in realisation of the Mombasa Vision 2035.
"Congratulations to all the graduates and I wish you the the very best as you embark on a new journey in life."
TUM is in the process of preparing it's strategic plan for 2018/2022.
To realise this plan, Governor Joho's deputy Dr William Kingi said they have contracted the consultancy services of the Kenya School of Government - Mombasa. In the process of Data collection, TUM sort to have stakeholder involvement in the process of reviewing their strategic plan.
The county government of Mombasa being a key stakeholder, TUM requested to have a sitting with key informants in the area of Trade, Education, Health, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on April 19, 2018.
TUM intends to live to their vision of being a "Center of Excellence" by doing an overhaul of some of the programmes offered currently, incorporate the market needs and offer tailor made TVET and competence based programmes that suit the environmental needs of the market.
"This will go along way in ensuring that TUM graduates are not just ordinary graduates but skilled graduates with hands on experience that meet the needs of the dynamic market."
They also want to enhance the use of technology in operations and teaching, solve environmental problems, support agribusiness programmes, excel in the blue economy by being a center of excellence in marine studies, tourism and medical programmes.
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