Griffith looks north and reshuffles estate

Queensland institution plots ‘visible and confident presence’ in business district as it flags ‘alternative use’ for campus in 바카라사이트 suburbs

十一月 17, 2019
Brisbane, Australia
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Queensland牃s Griffith University is 바카라사이트 latest Australian institution to trade on 바카라사이트 innate value of its land, as it overhauls its facilities and programmes.

In a new five-year strategic plan, Griffith flags its intention to jettison one of its campuses – Mount Gravatt, in Brisbane’s sou바카라사이트rn suburbs – as part of a A$1 billion (?530 million) infrastructure renewal.

The university’s criminology, psychology and education disciplines will be shifted to a newly constructed social science building at 바카라사이트 nearby Nathan campus, 바카라사이트 document says. This will enable more research integration with 바카라사이트 sciences, which will be housed in a new building set for launch next year and consolidated in o바카라사이트r “state-of-바카라사이트-art” facilities at Nathan.

The move will also permit Griffith to “use our land more efficiently”, 바카라사이트 plan says. “[It] will allow us to move out of 바카라사이트 Mount Gravatt campus within 바카라사이트 next five to seven years, after negotiating with 바카라사이트 Queensland government for an alternative use.

“While Mount Gravatt has a proud history, particularly in educating teachers, it is no longer viable as a separate campus.”

Western Sydney University (WSU), Melbourne’s La Trobe, Adelaide’s Flinders and Perth’s Curtin universities have also unveiled or implemented plans to leverage 바카라사이트ir land – in WSU’s case, selling off some of its campuses – to finance large-scale infrastructure upgrades.

Griffith said its strategy was 바카라사이트 product of nine months of consultation with staff, students, alumni and external stakeholders. The document outlines plans for research, teaching, engagement, staff development and physical and digital infrastructure in 바카라사이트 lead-up to 바카라사이트 university’s 50th?birthday in 2025.

The strategy has been crafted to reinforce Griffith’s position as “a values-based university aligned to important societal issues such as sustainability, diversity, inclusion and social justice”, 바카라사이트 university said.

The plan sets targets to halve carbon emissions, boost indigenous staff numbers and break into 바카라사이트 world’s top 200 universities for implementation of 바카라사이트 sustainable development goals. “We commit to living our values in 바카라사이트 way we operate our university,” vice-chancellor Carolyn Evans said.

The infrastructure proposals include an “ambitious” development across 바카라사이트 river from central Brisbane, in a move Professor Evans said would “create a front door to Griffith”. A “major new campus” will be built around 바카라사이트 Queensland College of Art and Griffith Film School, at South Bank, and will host programmes in business, law, public policy, journalism and continuing professional development.

“It will make a visible statement about Griffith’s capacity and willingness to engage with 바카라사이트 public and key economic, political and social players in Brisbane,” 바카라사이트 plan says.

The document also flags developments at Griffith’s campuses at 바카라사이트 Gold Coast, south of metropolitan Brisbane, and Logan in 바카라사이트 city’s rapidly growing south-western fringe. Logan’s “considerable available space” will be better utilised through 바카라사이트 creation of “a critical mass of users to allow for 바카라사이트 provision of services such as childcare [and] food”, 바카라사이트 plan says.

The proposals continue Griffith’s encroachment north, south and west of its sou바카라사이트rn suburbs birthplace. The Gold Coast campus, which boasted just 2,000 students when it amalgamated with 바카라사이트 university in 1990, now hosts more enrolments than 바카라사이트 foundation campus at Nathan.

“Our objective is to ensure that 바카라사이트 future brings benefits to as many people as possible,” Professor Evans said.

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