Management of Facilities at Public Universities in Africa : Current Challenges and the Way Forward

• Autorzy: Samuel H.P. Chikafalimani , Nathan Kibwami , Sibusiso Moyo
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper provides an overview of the challenges of management of facilities at public universities in Africa. Results reveal that: poor condition and the overcrowding of facilities, limited skills and capabilities of facility management departments, and lack of financial resources are the main challenges which the management of facilities at public universities in Africa faces. In worse situations, these problems have adversely affected the quality of the learning and teaching environment at the institutions and also threatened their existence. Prioritization of funding for the provision and improvement of quality facilities at public universities by governments, employment of well qualified and trained staff in the facility management departments at the public universities, and creation of innovative and smarter public-private partnerships aimed at the improvement of existing facilities and provision of new ones were identified as the key solutions that can be implemented to address the challenges that public universities in Africa are facing in relation to facilities. Findings will support public universities in Africa to address challenges of management of their facilities so that they can continue to achieve their intended objectives of offering high quality higher education, research and community engagement in order to accelerate socio-economic development of their countries on the continent in the future. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Higher education; Management in education

PL

Szkolnictwo wyższe; Zarządzanie oświatą

• Czasopismo: Real Estate Management and Valuation
• Rocznik: 2021
• Numer: vol. 29, iss. 1
• Strony: 21--29

Twórcy

autor

Samuel H.P. Chikafalimani

• Durban University of Technology, Durban

autor

Nathan Kibwami

• Makerere University, Kampala

autor

Sibusiso Moyo

• Durban University of Technology, Durban

Bibliografia

• Abdullahi, I., Yusoff, W. Z. W., & Gwamna, E. (2017). A review of physical and non-physical facilities performance on student satisfaction in Northern Nigerian Universities. Journal of Social Sciences, 12(4), 600-608.
• Adam, A., & Shakantu, W. (2016). Condition assessment of student hostel buildings on campuses of Federal Universities in North-Central Nigeria. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 6(1), 1330-1338.
• Africa-America Institute. State of Education in Africa Report (2012).
• Awuzie, B., & Isa, R. (2017). Stakeholders' Perception of Critical Success Factors for Sustainable Facilities Management Practice in Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Acta Structilia, 24, 106-127. https://doi.org/10.18820/24150487/as24i2.4
• Barrett, P. (1995), cited in SAPET (2002). Introduction to Facilities Management. Cloete C.E. (ed). SAPET Publishers.
• Carder, P. (1997). The Interface Manager's Toolkit. Facilities, 15, 84-89. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632779710160586
• Cortese, A. D. (2003). The Critical Role of Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable Future. Planning for Higher Education, 31(3), 15-22.
• Council on Higher Education. Report on the State of Higher Education in Lesotho (2012).
• Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). SAGE Publications.
• Mendonca, M. (2014). Developing Teaching and Learning in Mozambican Higher Education: Study of the pedagogical development at Eduardo Mondlane University. Unpublished PhD (Education) treatise. Mondlane University.
• Moeng, M. S. (1998). The role of facilities management in improving organisational performance. Unpublished MSc (QS) treatise. University of Pretoria.
• Mosha, H. J. (1986). The role of African universities in national developments. The Journal of Higher Education, 15, 113-134. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00138096
• Ndirangu, M., & Udoto, M. O. Mwangi, N., & Udoto, M. O. (2011). Quality of learning facilities and learning environment: Challenges for teaching and learning in Kenya's public universities. Journal of Quality Assurance in Education, 19(3), 208-223. https://doi.org/10.1108/09684881111158036
• Nielsen, S. B., Jensen, P. A., & Jensen, J. O. (2012). The Strategic Facilities Management Organization in Housing: Implications for Sustainable Facilities Management. International Journal of Facilities Management, 3(1), 1-15.
• Oyedeji, J. O. (2018). Facility management of Nigerian Universities: Case of University of Lagos, Lagos and Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria. International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability, 5(2), 134-144.
• Sastudy. (2020). webpage at www.sastudy.co.za (accessed 27.02.2020).
• SAPET. (2002). Introduction to Facilities Management (C. E. Cloete, Ed.). SAPET Publishers.
• Støre -Valen, M., & Buser, M. (2019). Implementing Sustainable Facility Management. Facilities, 37(9/10), 550-570. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-01-2018-0013
• Times Higher Education World University Rankings. (2020). Webpage at www.timeshighereducation.com (accessed 30.04.2020)
• Wang, M., Mohammed, A. H., Sapri, M., & Rahman, M. S. A. (2014). Requisite facilities management competencies for sustainable development at higher education institutions. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 9(2), 71-89.
• Wanie, C. M., Oben, E. E. E., Molombe, J. M., & Tassah, I. T. (2017). Youth advocacy for efficient hostel manage and affordable university students' housing in Buea, Cameroon. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 10(1), 81-111. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-01-2016-0012
• Wikipedia. (2020), webpage at www.wikipedia.org/wiki/public university (accessed on 27.02.2020).
• Wisittigars, B., & Siengthai, S. (2019). Crisis leadership competencies: The facility management sector in Thailand. Facilities, 37(13/14), 881-896. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-10-2017-0100

Identyfikatory

DOI

doi.org/10.2478/remav-2021-0003