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Lincoln University has made public the building development plan for the Selwyn campus for the next 25 years which includes aspects of the proposed 'Lincoln Hub'.
The hub is a joint venture between the university and key partners, AgResearch, Plant & Food Research, Landcare Research and DairyNZ.
"The Campus Master Plan for the University's Selwyn campus sets the blueprint for the next 25 years of building development that incorporates learning, working, and living on-campus," says vice-chancellor, Dr Andrew West.
"Significantly, this plan also expands the current 'campus' to include partnership developments through the Lincoln Hub, and includes the Lincoln township community."
Work by the University has been underway for a number of years to develop a long-term plan to upgrade the building stock on campus and to anticipate the learning and teaching needs of a contemporary University well into the future.
"The 2010 earthquake and subsequent seismic activity has added momentum to the planning and changed the thinking by adding new constraints and imperatives," said Murray Dickson, group manager corporate services. "Through the post-earthquake Better Business Case process with Government a number of additional opportunities have arisen – the most significant of which is the Lincoln Hub, which now forms an integral part of the new Campus Master Plan".
The feasibility of the Campus Master Plan and the phasing of associated work will be determined by outcomes from discussions with Government and insurance companies, as well as other initiatives being undertaken by the university.
Implementation will be a staged process that will include teaching spaces for modern collaborative learning; interactive breakout spaces and tutorial rooms; modern scientific labs within the Lincoln Hub; shared meeting and community spaces; accommodation and recreational spaces; world-class sporting facilities; research zones and teaching fields and farms; administration and student support services and the student association space.
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