AN INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING PERSPECTIVE ON UNIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

AN INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING PERSPECTIVE ON UNIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT Professor Heather Nel 4 October 2019

What informs infrastructure planning at universities?

Future-focused strategic imperatives Distinctive institutional mission, mandate and enrolment targets Pioneering knowledge generation & innovation Locally embedded and responsive 21 st century infrastructural planning & design Living and learning environments on- and off-campus for holistic student success Digitalisation and technology-enabled T&L Sustainable resource stewardship

Integrated planning Strategic/ institutional planning Academic & enrolment planning Financial and people planning Infrastructure planning

Integrated planning architecture University. Strategic Plan University strategic plan Institutional Academic Plans Academic & Enrolment Plan Institutional Support Plans Infrastructure Plan T&L Research & Innovation Transformation Plan Engagement Financial Plan Faculty/Divisional Strategic Plans Faculty Division Departmental Annual Operating Plans School/ department Department Talent Management Plan Basis for motivating forresource allocation

University infrastructure planning Infrastructure Prioritisation Model • Urban Design Framework • Spatial plan and design philosophy for each campus linked to: • Strategic growth trajectory and distinctive niche - Transformative, inclusive institutional culture – universal access and design, symbols, artworks, signage, naming - Sustainability imperatives - Linkages with surrounding communities -

Spatial planning and infrastructural development

Concluding remarks § Importance of alignment of institutional strategies with global, national, regional and local developmental imperatives. § University’s academic and enrolment planning priorities and targets inform infrastructure development plans. § Increasing demand for access to higher education coupled with resource constraints: • • • Work smarter, prioritise and be imaginative Explore innovative resource mobilisation strategies Optimise efficient utilisation of infrastructure, space and assets Leverage digital technologies Harness the benefits of collaboration and partnerships

THANK YOU ENKOSI DANKIE

heather. nel@mandela. ac. za