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General Information
  Midrand Graduate Institute (MGI) is registered with the Department of Education and its programmes are accredited by the Council on Higher Education. In addition to offering our own registered and accredited programmes, MGI has, for many years, been an official UNISA tuition centre where students receive on-campus, face-to-face tuition towards
UNISA programmes.

At MGI, we believe in building a healthy learning enviroment by offering individual academic attention for students to reach their full potential and offer an exciting range of social, cultural, and recreational activities.

Our Student Affairs Unit is on campus to provide support and service to all our students.

MGI students gain practical experience through our guest speaker programmes, practical assignments, field trips, and various projects, such as the Business Advice Centre and Law Clinic. Our sporting facilities include basketball, netball, football, a swimming pool, tennis, and volleyball.

MGI is responsive to any changing requirements in industry and student needs. Our strong teaching and learning culture enhances the holistic development of our students. We wish you all the best with your studies, and trust you will have an unforgettable experience at MGI.

Brief history

Midrand Graduate Institute was first known as Midrand Campus. Established in 1989, the institution soon developed an outstanding reputation for its innovative and dynamic hands-on approach to teaching and learning, producing graduates who are competitive, skilled, and in demand in the working environment.

Building on the successes of Midrand Campus, later known as Midrand University, the institution soon attained higher status in the private higher education environment by developing into Midrand Graduate Institute (MGI) - one of the first private university-level, degree-conferring institutions in Southern Africa.

Besides offering its own degrees and diplomas, MGI has a long history of providing top quality tuition towards the qualifications of other institutions.

Vision

To be the leading private higher education provider in Southern Africa, recognised both locally and internationally for our academic excellence, career-focused programmes and world class service delivery on multiple campuses.

Mission

MGI has a strong teaching and learning culture that enhances the holistic development of our students. We enable students to become well-balanced and creative individuals who are responsible and productive citizens – our graduates are future leaders. We are committed to academic excellence, product and sales excellence, and financial and business excellence aimed at the realisation of our vision. These qualities include the following:

Academic excellence
  • High academic standards with suitable entrance requirements.
  • A productive learning culture with top pass and throughput rates.
  • Teaching strategies based on international best practice with a focus on
    small groups.
  • Sound and relevant research aimed at improved curriculum development and enrichment of subject disciplines.
  • Qualified and experienced staff with continuous staff development practices.
  • Delivering graduates that are leaders in their field, driving economic growth and contributing actively to the development of the developing world.
Product and sales excellence
  • Career-focused programmes.
  • Graduates who are in high demand in the job market, i.e. a high success placement rate.
  • Relevant internship programmes compulsory for degree purposes.
  • Personal marketing strategies based on MGI’s aspirational brand making us the institution of choice
Financial and business excellence
  • Innovative and proactive service delivery.
  • Suitable facilities that enhance productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency.
  • Social involvement in the communities in which we work and live.

Strategic drivers

There are three key strategic drivers for our teaching, learning and administrative services; namely relevance, quality,
and innovation.

Relevance

MGI is responsive to any changing requirements in industry and student needs. Our courses are relevant for local circumstances, while simultaneously providing our students with the necessary skills and competencies to enable them to be competitive in the international arena.

Quality

We are devoted to quality education aimed at the enhancement of student learning. We strive for academic excellence by focussing on the quality of our course content, our teaching and learning activities, as well as our administrative services.

Innovation

To survive in the continuously changing and challenging world in which we live, we have to be innovative. Our education is intellectually stimulating, allowing students to develop creativeness and innovativeness. We strive for constant innovation with regards to everything we do at MGI.

Values

  • Respect for people
  • Dedication
  • Communication
  • Accountability
  • Innovation
  • Performance
  • Professionalism

Registration and accreditation status

MGI is registered with the Department of Education, under the Higher Education Act no. 101 of 1997, as a private higher education institution.

One of the requirements of this registration is that all of the programmes offered by MGI must be accredited by the Council on Higher Education’s Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). The purpose of this accreditation is, first and foremost, to protect students against poor quality programmes as well as to maintain the credibility of qualifications. The accreditation model of the HEQC entails a rigorous programme accreditation process.

A further requirement for registration is that all MGI’s programme offerings have to be registered on the National Qualifications Framework by the South African Qualifications Authority.

MGI is proud of the fact that all of its programme offerings are accredited and registered.

Quality assurance

 

In keeping with MGI’s policy of ensuring that the institution’s qualifications are of a high standard and quality, and that they compare favourably with similar qualifications offered elsewhere, leading academics from other South African higher education institutions moderate all MGI’s final examinations. Not only are the institution’s final year examinations moderated in this way, but all subjects from the first year onwards benefit from such quality control measures.This enables MGI to receive constant feedback from academics at other institutions as to the standard and content of the programmes. In addition to maintaining quality standards, MGI programmes are exposed to the broader academic environment, thus entrenching the institution’s reputation as a reliable higher education institution.

When students graduate from MGI and enter postgraduate fields at other institutions, they do so in the knowledge that MGI programmes are known and accepted by these institutions.

Educational links

MGI is well known for its tradition of established partnerships with other universities and higher education institutions both locally and abroad. These partnerships are rooted in a common commitment to provide high-quality, broad, and relevant education. They add strength and diversity to MGI’s programmes and provide many opportunities for students.

MGI’s association with UNISA

Midrand Graduate Institute has been offering tuition towards UNISA degrees since 1989. A wide range of modules are offered across the board in all faculties, ensuring that UNISA students add value to their degrees with lectures and interaction from fellow students.
MGI’s association with University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES)
In 2002 MGI was awarded Fellowship status by Cambridge International thus making it one of only a few Cambridge Fellowship Centres in Southern Africa. MGI is proud to offer students the opportunity to study Cambridge International programmes at MGI.

Academic programmes

All MGI’s full and part-time academic programmes are selected, designed and developed to meet the demands of prospective employers and to accommodate further studies. Programmes enable graduates either to enter the workplace immediately after qualification, or to further their studies at other local and international universities, colleges, and schools of their choice.

Research

MGI recognizes research as an essential component of any institution of higher learning. Therefore participation in research and research related activities are actively encouraged.
The research conducted at MGI is not only directed at the systematic and scientific quest for new knowledge, but also entails staff development, the development of course material, action, and contract research. MGI’s researchers participate in national and international conferences, symposia, and consortia. Research findings are published in scientific journals, the mainstream media, and subject related journals.

Language policy

MGI’s language of tuition is English. The institution’s policy of inclusiveness allows access to students whose mother tongue is not English. MGI endeavours to assist students by offering specialised English language skills programmes, support, and training.

Rules and regulations

A comprehensive set of Rules and Regulations booklets, outlining general student rules, as well as faculty-specific rules, are available from the Student Advisory Unit. Current editions of these booklets are issued to new and returning students at the beginning of each academic year, and are also freely available to prospective students.

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