Vision, Mission & Objectives
Vision:
Vision of Supershine University is

To be a leading world class University in the delivery of affordable quality education through open distance learning, dynamic knowledge generation and application

Mission:
The Supershine University (SSU) aims to respond to the actual needs of students who want to empower themselves, and by empowering themselves, contribute to wealth creation to the benefit of the individuals, their households and ultimately to economic growth and the development of Zambia. People graduating from Supershine University (SSU) shall have the capabilities and competencies to do their jobs well whether in the public and/or the private sector because they shall be equipped with the conceptual and theoretical knowledge and the contextual understanding the know-why; and the practical skills – the know-how. The University further aims to;

;•Promote acquisition of knowledge, and skills through teaching and research for the benefit of society.
•Cultivate transmission, application and inter-disciplinary transmission of knowledge through a various modes.
•Provide high quality undergraduate and post graduate studies that are internationally recognized, and of an international standard.
The University shall achieve its aims through the: - •Creation of academic and administrative structures that ensure free and democratic functioning of academic processes.
•Granting of undergraduate and post graduate degrees, certificates and awards, in a large variety of programmes.
•Provision of opportunities to individual who meet the University’s entrance requirements to gain access to university education.
Most students face numerous obstacles in obtaining tertiary qualifications. The challenge to both public and private tertiary sectors includes the limited space that qualified applicants can access.
This challenge bodes for innovative initiatives, whilst continuously maintaining and upgrading of academic quality. The development and general conditions of living of any nation and community are directly related to the level of the training and competencies of the citizens of the state.
Contribute to the creation of a comparative high competitive environment in higher education by extending and disseminating knowledge by fostering its efficient and effective application;

Mobilize and utilize resources-local, national or International- with a view of introducing improvement in the quality and effectiveness of its academic programs catering for the changing socio-economic needs of the country;

Develop as model institution of higher learning by correcting academic weaknesses of both public and private Institutions

Objectives:
In order to achieve these goals, the University has set the following objectives to:

•Apply for registration and/or program/course accreditation by the relevant national authorities to ensure that the standard of all programs on offer satisfy and comply with national and international criteria.
•Integrate theoretical knowledge, practical and social skills, values and attitudes in the design of all curricula; to review these at least at three year intervals.
•Maintain an effective academic quality assurance system.
•Select programe content on the basis of the findings/results of needs analyses in the different African countries and to re-assess these on a three-yearly basis.
•Create and maintain flexible structures and procedures aimed at opening up learning opportunities for all those who are committed to their own and their country’s development.
•Review tuition fees annually to ensure that they remain both competitive and affordable.
•Support students in their efforts to learn by combining electronic and paper-based (distance) learning with contact sessions and a system of local tutors.
•Employ and utilize technology to the fullest extent.
•Create work opportunities in countries where it operates by appointing locals on the basis of qualifications, expertise and commitment to quality education and development as and when their services are required.
•Provide all staff members with appropriate self-development opportunities on a regular basis.

CORE NORM VALUES
In fulfilling its mission and pursuing its vision, SU is constantly guided by the following core values and norms:
• Commitment to academic and research excellence
• Commitment to gender issues
• Commitment to e-Learning resources and governance
• Openness to ideas from diverse background
• Respect for and recognition of staff and student potentials
• Affordability
• Transparency
• Trustworthiness
• Confidentiality
• Commitment to professionalism and social accountability
• Collegiality
• Integrity
• Efficiency
• Provision of unlimited access to multiple learning resources
• Diversification of SU funding sources

Supershine University Multidesplinary Journal focuse on empirical research and critical analysis of technology development, use, management and impacts. Subjects in scope include strategy, change, infrastructure, human resources, sourcing, system development and implementation, IT risk, data science, communications, technology developments and futures, national policies and standards. JIT also has a strong track record in publishing articles that advance understanding and application of research approaches and methods.

The Journal publishes work from all disciplinary, theoretical and methodological perspectives. It is designed to be read by researchers, scholars, teachers and advanced students in the fields of Information Systems, Management and Information Science, as well as IT developers, consultants, software vendors, and senior business and IT executives seeking an update on current experience and future prospects in relation to contemporary information and communications technologies.
Journals

Supershine Journal of Technology
The Supershine Journal of Technology (SJOT) is focused on new research addressing technology and the management of IT - including strategy, change, infrastructure, human resources, sourcing, system development and implementation, communications, technology developments, technology futures, national policies and standards, as well as articles that advance understanding and application of research approaches and methods.

Supershine International Multidisciplinary Journal
This journal has slightly different format requirements on readership, space, style and so on.This journal is meant to combine or involve several academic disciplines or professional specializations in an approach to a topic or problem.

The Supershine Education Journal
The Teacher Education Jounal's mission is to disseminate knowledge that informs practice in Primary, secondary and higher education. A refereed publication, the Journal offers three issues each calendar year: Teaching and Learning; Language and Literacy Education; and Applied Human Development in the Context of Schooling. Each issue includes research reports, explications of theory, reflections, and reviews.

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Supershine Journal of Social Sciences

Aims and Scope
Supershine Journal of Social Sciences, a peer reviewed international journal that covers the fields of scientific knowledge and academic scholarship that study social groups and, more generally, human society. JSS is a quarterly publication also cover articles on extended fields of social science.

Open Access
Journal of Social Sciences is a gold open access publication which means that all published manuscripts are feely available for unlimited access.
Open access publishing provides immediate, worldwide free access to all published manuscripts. Readers can view, download, print, and redistribute any article without any financial barrier, enabling greater distribution of an article.

The publication costs of an article are paid from an author's research budget, or by their supporting institution. These Article Processing Charges replace subscription charges covers the costs of manuscript processing, online availability, hosting and archiving.

All Science Publication’s journals adhere to the open access policy. Once our highly qualified Editorial Board has accepted the manuscript, authors will receive an invoice including the publication charges for their manuscript.