Strategic Asset Management for Tertiary Institutions [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
1999.
Universities and other tertiary institutions maintain buildings, sites and communications infrastructure worth many millions of dollars. A more strategic approach to asset management is essential for success in a new environment, where tertiary education is becoming increasingly competitive, direct public funding is being cut back and technology and globalisation are bringing new challenges. What impact will new information technology have on space requirements? What steps can institutional managers take to manage risks in rapidly-changing circumstances? In what ways is the role of facilities managers changing, and what skills and tools will be required for them to do their job more effectively in the future? This book provides some answers to these questions and shows how the resources invested in facilities can be made to work more efficiently in the pursuit of institutional objectives. It is based on the proceedings of an international workshop that examined current trends in tertiary education policy: a more open market, student-centredness and user choice, lifelong learning and the blurring of sectoral differences.
Terminology -- Introduction -- -Background -- Setting the Context -- Chapter 1. Adapting to a Changing Environment -- -Aligning the Physical Environment with Educational Objectives -- Some Challenges Confronting Higher Education -- The Changing Role of the Facilities Manager -- Blurring the Boundaries between the Sectors of Education -- Chapter 2. Asset Management Today -- -Review of the Space Needs and the Development of New Planning Standards in Hong Kong, China -- Asset Management: Today's Best Practice -- Management of Swedish University Premises -- Chapter 3. Planning for the Future - Working Group Outcomes -- -The Impact of Information Technology on Facilities Planning -- The Impact of Student-Centered Funding on Facilities -- The Physical Environment for Tertiary Education in the Year 2010 -- From the Ideal to Reality: How Do We Get There from Here? -- Conclusions -- 
Universities and other tertiary institutions maintain buildings, sites and communications infrastructure worth many millions of dollars. A more strategic approach to asset management is essential for success in a new environment, where tertiary education is becoming increasingly competitive, direct public funding is being cut back and technology and globalisation are bringing new challenges. What impact will new information technology have on space requirements? What steps can institutional managers take to manage risks in rapidly-changing circumstances? In what ways is the role of facilities managers changing, and what skills and tools will be required for them to do their job more effectively in the future? This book provides some answers to these questions and shows how the resources invested in facilities can be made to work more efficiently in the pursuit of institutional objectives. It is based on the proceedings of an international workshop that examined current trends in tertiary education policy: a more open market, student-centredness and user choice, lifelong learning and the blurring of sectoral differences.
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