Strategic renewal and its impact on the quality of educational outcomes in Iraqi Universities

Abstract

The research aimed to demonstrate the effect of strategic renewal on the quality of educational outputs by applying it to the University of Anbar. To achieve this goal, the researcher relied on using the descriptive-analytical method. The research community consisted of faculty members at the University of Anbar, with 170 questionnaires distributed and 160 valid for analysis retrieved. The research concluded with several findings, the most important of which is that the University of Anbar is taking serious steps towards implementing strategic renewal to be prepared to compete with peer institutions. The level of strategic renewal at the University of Anbar was high, with (entrepreneurship) ranking first, followed by (exploration) in second place, and (opportunity investment) in third place. Additionally, the quality of educational outputs at the University of Anbar was very high, with (the quality of emotional and social outputs) ranking first, followed by (the quality of cognitive outputs) in second place, and (the quality of skill-based outputs) in third place. The research recommended the necessity of forming dedicated teams to anticipate future challenges and opportunities that the university may face and to develop proactive plans to address them.