Over the past seven years (2015/16 to 2021/22), a total of R1.057 billion from the Department’s earmarked grants, namely, the Foundation provision (FP) , Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant (IEG), Student Housing Infrastructure Programme (SHIP) and Sibusiso Bengu Development Programme (SB-DP) has been allocated to fund various projects at the university. This support has enabled UFH to work towards improving the quality of their infrastructure significantly and has supported: the construction of new academic buildings, laboratories, and lecture theatres; the refurbishment, upgrading and conversion of academic buildings; development of student accommodation; and the acquisition of equipment and furniture. Summary of the projects funded through the Department’s four earmarked grants is shown in table 1 below.
Table 1: Summary of the funded Projects 2015/16 – 2021/22 for UFH
Project Name/Description |
Funding (R' 000) |
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Infrastructure & Efficiency Grant |
Student Housing Infrastructure Programme |
Sibusiso Bengu Development Programme |
Foundation Provision |
Total/Project |
|
*University Priority Projects |
10 500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 500 |
#University Special Projects |
35 000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 000 |
Deferred Maintenance Projects |
76 625 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
76 625 |
HDI Infrastructure Backlog FC10: Chemistry lab, network and telephone systems |
30 200 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 200 |
Eskom Connection |
19 073 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 073 |
Replacing the Obsolete Substation |
12 903 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 903 |
Refurbishment of Lecture halls: Alice & East London Campuses |
20 500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 500 |
Early Childhood Development Centre: East London Campus |
53 699 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53 699 |
Student Centre & Parkade: East London Campus |
63 059 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63 059 |
Electricity Infrastructure Upgrades - Alice Campus |
56 240 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
56 240 |
Occupational Health & Safety Compliance: All Campuses |
55 850 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55 850 |
Disability Access: All Campuses |
36 546 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 546 |
Video projectors and sound lift in teaching venues |
0 |
0 |
12 000 |
0 |
12 000 |
Access control to all buildings |
0 |
0 |
22 000 |
0 |
22 000 |
CCTV to monitor activity in venues, admin building & open areas |
0 |
0 |
14 000 |
0 |
14 000 |
Wireless access systems across campus |
0 |
0 |
25 050 |
0 |
25 050 |
Legal compliance |
0 |
0 |
18 000 |
0 |
18 000 |
Alice Water and Sanitation Project |
57 606 |
0 |
72 394 |
0 |
130 000 |
Phase 2 of Alice Student Village for 1437 beds |
0 |
122 000 |
0 |
0 |
122 000 |
Business Plan funds |
0 |
0 |
1 000 |
0 |
1 000 |
HEDA analytical system implementation |
0 |
0 |
5 000 |
0 |
5 000 |
Improve student to laptop ratios in open space access labs |
0 |
0 |
32 000 |
0 |
32 000 |
Provide 700 academic and administrative staff with laptops |
0 |
0 |
6 300 |
0 |
6 300 |
Chemistry lab equipments |
0 |
0 |
500 |
0 |
500 |
Contracts management and review project |
0 |
0 |
18 440 |
0 |
18 440 |
Safety and security |
0 |
0 |
11 350 |
0 |
11 350 |
Asset management office |
0 |
0 |
10 584 |
0 |
10 584 |
Graduate destination study |
0 |
0 |
2 100 |
0 |
2 100 |
Development support funds |
0 |
0 |
4 838 |
0 |
4 838 |
Programme management and CDT funds |
0 |
0 |
13 365 |
0 |
13 365 |
Purchase of land in East London |
0 |
0 |
20 000 |
0 |
20 000 |
Extended/foundation programmes (Inclusive of interests) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
117 976 |
117 976 |
Total/Source |
527 800 |
122 000 |
288 921 |
117 976 |
1 056 697 |
* University Priority Projects - Allocation is for the refurbishment and/or equipment purchase in any projects related to disability access, well-founded laboratories, security upgrades and ICT.
# University Special Projects - Allocation is for the ELECTRICAL RETICULATION ON THE ALICE CAMPUS - Upgrade of reticulation system comprises of 19 indoor substations (MV switchgear, transformers and LV distribution boards) and 5 mini-substations linked with underground cables laid out in a Eskom main ring formation.