Strategic Implementation– Infrastructure That Enables Flexibility

Our purpose in developing our infrastructure is to increase our global connectivity, flexibility and sustainability.

This will enable us to create knowledge and put it into action through education, research and knowledge exchange and engagement, irrespective of time differences, geographical locations, and cultural backgrounds.

WE DO THIS BY:

— Using key design principles including best practice systems and a ‘buy not build’ methodology, with a focus on space to work creatively together and developing our global estate with blended learning and working as core drivers

— Linking Communities of Practice across the world and enabling diverse teams to work together from different locations

— Using the appropriate blend of digital and physical resources to ensure learners have access to learning materials and processes at times and places that suit them

— Focusing processes and systems on the individual applicant, student and graduate

— Enabling research to operate at an international level through a blended infrastructure to support more effective collaborations

— Increasing our environmental sustainability in resource use, including reducing the amount of physical travel

— Reviewing our infrastructure to enhance heath, wellbeing and performance

— Delivering a robust underpinning digital and system architecture through enhancements to our network and security and simplification of our system integrations

— Focusing on cutting-edge data management and business intelligence, balancing security with openness, to support our decision-making and to meet reporting requirements