Strategic plan and updated SWOT analysis

Summary
The strategic objectives of the Faculty are as follows:
-Providing and maintaining high quality education for veterinary students.
-Providing advanced animal health care and welfare.
-Providing life-long training opportunities for veterinarians.
-Carrying out innovative research through high-class scientific methodologies.
-Maintaining relationship with stakeholders.
-Implementing a strategy for the continuous enhancement of quality and quality assurance in all facets of the function of the Faculty.
Updates of the strategic objectives are instituted to ensure that all students in the Faculty are provided with necessary knowledge, skills and experiences to successfully meet current standards of the veterinary profession. Objectives also develop in response to internal and external circumstances. The Assembly of the Faculty (Governing Body) is responsible for determining, assessing and amending the objectives and the strategic plan of the Faculty.

Details
The general objectives of the Faculty refer to (a) the provision of high-quality veterinary training to undergraduate students, (b) the performance of innovative research for improving the health and welfare of animals and the education of the future generation of veterinary scientists and (c) the availability and provision of optimal veterinary medical services for the public.
From the educational point of view, the objectives of the Faculty are as follows.
-To provide students with the knowledge, skills and competences to pursue a successful career in the fields of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease, animal health and production, food safety / public health and animal welfare.
-To offer a stimulating learning environment for highly qualified and motivated students, with the final aim to produce veterinarians of the highest standards.
-To provide lifelong learning opportunities and contribute to the professional development of veterinarians.
-To ensure that, on completion of the undergraduate program, graduates would have acquired a thorough knowledge and understanding of the scientific disciplines on which primary activities of veterinary practitioners are based, and possess the required ‘Day-one skills’, being in a position to veterinary duties.
-To confirm that the Faculty employs teaching staff, includes infrastructure and is equipped with facilities necessary to deliver high standards of veterinary education.
From the research point of view, the objectives of the Faculty are as follows.
-To perform veterinary and biomedical research through doctorate research studies.
-To provide opportunities for the personal development of all academic staff.
-To establish collaborations with other teaching and research establishments, nationally or internationally.
-To expand knowledge and publicise research perform at the Faculty.
-To contribute to the sustainability and protection of the natural environment.
The Faculty is engaged in research with benefit and added value for the country and the European Union, through collaborations with scientific establishments nationally and internationally.
From the services point of view, the objectives of the Faculty are as follows.
-To provide medical veterinary services of high standards to the public, referring specifically to improved health management in animal farms (all species), quality clinical services (farm and companion animals) and high-class consultancy services to all interested parties.
-To be involved in courses of continuous professional development and seminars for veterinarians and the general public and to be present in relevant conference nationally and internationally.
-To support practicing veterinarians in their professional work, by means of advice, consultancy and diagnostic services.