This information can be found in the latest, detailed real estate master plan, which appeared in July and included planning, investment and moving schedules. If the plans are executed without changes - the suggested phasing is still under discussion on a number of fronts within the UT - the whole operation should be concluded in January 2006. Just before the summer the University Council announced through its chairman Dick Meijer that they would 'make a detailed examination of the plan to see whether it could not be done much cheaper. In our view, therefore, without all the fancy bits'. That exercise is planned for the near future.
However, the real estate plan will require, if policy remains unchanged, a total investment of 390 million guilder, 260 million of which will have to be borrowed on the capital market. In the coming 25 years interest and repayment will make an annual claim on the UT budget of 26 million. Whether and how this structural increase in the exploitation can be borne by the institute is being investigated with the help of consultancy firm Berenschot. The report of the firm is expected mid September.
'It should be clear that we have to have the prospect of a result of the investigation, in particular before phase 3 (construction in the Education and Research area) can start', the executive board writes in the latest masterplan. Phase 1 and 2 of the masterplan (renovation WB and BB, cost 65 million) will be finished in December of this year. The last phase of the investment-schedule, 'building for growth', will only be realised if the forecast growth at the UT is achieved. The supposition is that the student-inflow grows to 1,500 annually. In 2010 this should result, according to the CvB, in a total student population of 7,500 and 2,100 full time jobs, performed by approximately 2,400 people. In 2010 the square metres necessary for research and education would accordingly be 20% over the present needs. Should this scenario be realised the accompanying construction would cost 47 million.
The calculation of the needs for space is founded on, among others, an inventarisation of the present shortage of space. This shows thatmany offices and workplaces at this moment have an occupation rate of less than 50%. 'The activities of employees usually are outside of their offices, in laboratories, lecture halls and meeting rooms. In addition, many people have parttime contracts, but with complete use of office space.' Increasing the occupancy rate of work spaces to 70% should be possible, according to the board, amongst others by creating flexible places of work.
Moving-merry-go-round turns university upside down
Mathematical Sciences (TW) will move into temporary accommodation in January, and settle in the renovated hal WB-V a year later; Technology & Management (T&M) will move out of the BB-building in May next year and will then move into the (then already partially renovated) TW/RC-building; a few months later, in September 2002, Bureau CvB (now in portacabins), the Communication Department (now in the Boerderij), the CIV (from TW/RC), and Facility Department (now a 'Paviljoen' resident) will move to the then adapted BB-building; in January 2003 an internal move follows in the TW/RC-building to enable the last phase of the renovation of this building which should be completed in September 2003; CT moves, according to the plans, in December 2004 to a brand-new building, to be constructed near the old Hal D; in January 2006 EL and TN will move into the by then renovated CT-building; the present EL/TN building will then be deserted and as much as possible be exploited by third-party occupation.
An explicit moving schedule for the Student Union, Student Services & Campus, UT-Catering and a number of other services is not included in the masterplan. It is possible see that the renovation of the Bastille into a Union-bastion and the metamorphasis of the Boerderij into a refectory and restaurant complex should be completed before December 2002.
