Strategic educational planning for department of environment natural resources faculty, university of Tehran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 MSc of environmental planning and management, university of Tehran, Iran

2 Associated professor, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran

3 PH.D student of environmental planning, university of Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Educational organizations due to entry new competitors in this field, they are drawing a long-term vision for them. In order to achieve an acceptable point in this field, should be internal and external factors including of the challenges and potentials of the accelerator and the opportunities, and also examines the opportunities and then attempt to formulate the optimum strategies. In this paper required information investigation through filling the questionnaires, interviews with faculty and department experts and reviewing reports and documents were prepared. This research survey the internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external environment (opportunities and threats), Department of environment of natural resources faculty of Tehran university, it has studied using SWOT analysis. Based on the results of the final score in the Internal Factor Evaluation of matrix was 0.035 and external factors Evaluation of matrix was -0.093 determined. In order to, the Department mentioned in the strategic position is conservative. To determine the attractiveness and relative priority strategies was formed quantitative strategic planning matrix that based on those results, as the best strategies was determined Environmental Excellence launched and set up new fields operational needs respectively.

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