INITIAL THESIS PROPOSAL

EDUCATION CAMPUS

THEMES

Urban / Town Planning

Phasing

Transport

Education Nodes

Sports /Skills development

PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

Facilities / Transport / Financial

As our education systems continue to develop, there is a constant rise in the number of matriculants that acquire a university acceptance, yet there is a limit to the capacity of students that universities can accept due to the available facilities. Many students do not get the chance to attend a university due to the limited facilites of the institutions, lack of transport to be able to get to the institution and the financial implications of the institution.

APPROACH

Get statistics on:

South Africa

- the number of matriculants, the number of university applicants and the number of students that are accepted into tertiary educational institutes throughout the country. 

Gauteng

- the number of universities in Gauteng and the capacity of students that the university can take.

- the number of matriculants and the number of applications to universities.

- whether students move to res to be closer to the university that they are studying at.

- the distance that students travel to university and the time taken to get to the university.

Precedent study on tertiary education institutions in South Africa and internationally over a range of various sizes ranging from small/specialised institutions to large institutions that offer a range of educational facilities across a large scope of fields. I will also look at institutions that cater specifically for up coming sporting students to focus on their development with the sport.

SITE

LANSERIA

After mapping the locations of universities & tertiary education institutes, I will look at the area of Lanseria and do an in-depth analysis of the region and its context. I will look at the current infrastructure and the future development plans of the area and its infrastructure and determine whether or not it will be a suitable area for the proposal of a university or a smaller tertiary institution.