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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Challenge
Under the Browne Review
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, universities in England are coming to terms with
funding reforms on a truly massive scale. These wide-ranging changes propose a
shift in England’s higher education system, away from one centrally funded by the
government to one that is mainly financed privately by students from their future
earnings. The move is expected to present universities with a new set of balance
sheet challenges.
shift in England’s higher education system, away from one centrally funded by the
government to one that is mainly financed privately by students from their future
earnings. The move is expected to present universities with a new set of balance
sheet challenges.
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) knows this better than most. MMU’s
central campus is situated close to Manchester’s city center. There are currently six
further campuses: four in other parts of the city and two in Cheshire (36 miles from
Manchester). With 30,000 students, and over 1000 courses covering 70 subjects,
it is one of the most popular and largest universities in the United Kingdom. In 2012,
the institution will have to self-fund the majority of courses, while absorbing 80
percent budget cuts on core educational programs, such as science, mathematics,
and engineering.
central campus is situated close to Manchester’s city center. There are currently six
further campuses: four in other parts of the city and two in Cheshire (36 miles from
Manchester). With 30,000 students, and over 1000 courses covering 70 subjects,
it is one of the most popular and largest universities in the United Kingdom. In 2012,
the institution will have to self-fund the majority of courses, while absorbing 80
percent budget cuts on core educational programs, such as science, mathematics,
and engineering.
“Achieving savings was always important to universities; now it’s absolutely vital.
It means we have to be even smarter in how we spend our money and deliver
services,” says Phil Range, director of learning and research information services
for Manchester Metropolitan University.
It means we have to be even smarter in how we spend our money and deliver
services,” says Phil Range, director of learning and research information services
for Manchester Metropolitan University.
Fortunately, MMU is in good shape to successfully navigate these challenges,
having decided several years ago to develop its
having decided several years ago to develop its
, the aim of which is to transform MMU into the United Kingdom’s
leading university for world-class professionals.
Aligned with this vision, the university is undertaking a major investment program,
building a business school and student hub (All Saints South, Manchester); a
modernized art and design building (Crewe); and a new campus (Birley Fields,
Manchester). The end goal will be a 30 percent improvement in space utilization
and a rationalization from seven campuses down to three. These centers of
academic excellence will feature the very latest innovations in carbon-reducing
technologies and IT best practice.
building a business school and student hub (All Saints South, Manchester); a
modernized art and design building (Crewe); and a new campus (Birley Fields,
Manchester). The end goal will be a 30 percent improvement in space utilization
and a rationalization from seven campuses down to three. These centers of
academic excellence will feature the very latest innovations in carbon-reducing
technologies and IT best practice.
Customer Case Study
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Customer Name:
Manchester Metropolitan
University
Industry:
Higher Education
Location:
United Kingdom
Company size:
4500 staff and 30,000
students
Challenge
• Deliver improved and more cost-effective
IT services
• Accelerate toward cloud and virtualization,
while protecting existing storage investment
Solution
• Cisco Data Center Business Advantage
vision, architecture, and technologies
• Cisco Unified Computing System
Results
• Consolidation of 20 rooms and 300 servers,
providing infrastructure, space, power, and
cooling savings
cooling savings
• Provisioning times reduced by a factor
of eight
• 10 percent reduction in energy costs
now, with full project payback expected
in year one
in year one
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. Also known as the