. The reasons for the merger were constituted by a number of government objectives which included, amongst others,the transformation of the higher education landscape to a single but differentiated system, ensuring better access, the elimination of duplication of academic programmes and the opportunity to improve service delivery and overall quality. . TUT developed an Institutional Operating Plan (IOP) to give effect to the merger. The merger initially cost R700 million. Only R302 million was provided by the department to fund 33 infrastructural projects in order to effect relocation. 20 projects in total are completed, seven are under construction and six are under the tender process. The outstanding 13 projects will be completed by December 2010. . The infrastructure projects funding summary includes R48 million for Ga-Rankuwa campus, R135 million for Soshanguve campus, R36 million for Pretoria campus and R32 million for other projects.