Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation (MSEUF) maintains extensive open and green spaces across its campus in Lucena City, Quezon, supporting academic activities, environmental conservation, research, and community engagement.
Through its campus development and land-use planning, the University provides outdoor environments that complement its educational facilities and contribute to its broader sustainability initiatives.
These spaces reflect MSEUF's commitment to maintaining a learning environment that integrates infrastructure development with environmental considerations and the preservation of open areas.
Maintaining open spaces across the University campus
Based on the University's campus land-use report, MSEUF has a total campus area of 766,381 square meters, of which approximately 34,231 square meters are occupied by the ground-floor footprints of academic buildings, administrative offices, laboratories, libraries, student support facilities, sports facilities, and other campus structures.
The report identifies an estimated 732,150 square meters of open space, representing 95.53% of the total campus area.
These measurements reflect the University's reported land distribution, calculated by subtracting the total building ground-floor area from the overall campus area.
The reported open-space area includes landscaped grounds, gardens, fields, green spaces, undeveloped land, and other areas outside building footprints. Accordingly, the figure represents the University's broad open-space classification and should not be interpreted as the total area of publicly accessible green spaces.
Supporting environmental conservation and campus activities
MSEUF's open spaces contribute to the University's campus environment by providing outdoor areas associated with academic activities, research, community engagement, and environmental conservation.
The University's campus facilities map identifies different land-use categories, including buildings, water ponds, asphalt roads, and unpaved areas with grass and trees.
These features demonstrate how outdoor spaces form part of the University's overall campus development.
The University's site development plans and campus maps also provide spatial documentation of the distribution of buildings, landscaped areas, and other outdoor facilities.
Through these planning resources, MSEUF maintains a documented inventory of its campus land allocation, which can support future decisions concerning environmental management and sustainable infrastructure development.
Integrating green spaces into campus planning
The University's land-use documentation identifies open spaces as an important component of its physical environment.
The reported 95.53% open-space ratio demonstrates that a substantial portion of the University's total land area falls outside the ground-floor footprints of its buildings.
However, not all land outside building footprints necessarily consists of landscaped or vegetated areas. Roads, paved grounds, and undeveloped parcels may also fall within the report's calculation.
The campus maps provide a more detailed view of the different outdoor environments within MSEUF, including unpaved areas with grass and trees.
These records establish a foundation for identifying the University's green spaces and determining which locations may be appropriate for educational activities, community engagement, and public use, subject to institutional access and safety policies.
Public access to campus open and green spaces
Public access to university open spaces can provide opportunities for community engagement and interaction with educational environments.
MSEUF's submitted land-use report identifies the existence and general purposes of its outdoor areas, including spaces associated with community engagement.
However, the report does not specify which campus green spaces are open to members of the general public, whether access is permanent or occasional, or whether visitors may enter without payment.
Confirmation of these arrangements is necessary to establish the extent to which the University's open and green spaces are accessible beyond its students, faculty, employees, and other authorized campus users.
Contribution to SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
MSEUF's campus open-space management supports the broader objectives of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, particularly the importance of preserving outdoor environments and promoting inclusive access to green spaces.
The University's land-use documentation is relevant to Indicator 11.2.4 of the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings, which assesses whether universities provide free public access to open and green spaces.
MSEUF's reported 732,150 square meters of open space and its campus development maps provide supporting evidence of the existence and distribution of these areas.
To demonstrate direct compliance with Indicator 11.2.4, additional documentation must establish the specific locations accessible to the public, applicable entry conditions, and evidence that these arrangements were available during the 2025 reporting period.
Through its campus planning and environmental initiatives, MSEUF continues to advance its institutional values of Mindfulness, Service, Excellence, Unity, and Fortitude while supporting the development of a sustainable university environment.