Curriculum - the plan for achieving educational goals guided by philosophy and purpose of the institution, includes content, delivery and evaluation of all experiences. It is the vehicle used to implement policy, locally and nationally. Traditionally, educational programmes have been delivered face-to-face in a geographic location. Today, with technological advances however, the physical constraints no longer apply, and face-to-face classroom delivery of higher education is just one of the alternatives to the delivery curriculum.

The important concepts of equity and accessibility are paramount to educational advancement and include, integration of belief systems and learning, admissions, finances, manual labour requirements, geographical accessibility and programmes.

There are many ways in which a university can use policy in curriculum, programmes and the delivery of programmes for the public good. An important question is, what can the national policy makers do to help tertiary educational institutions to effectively deliver such programmes for national and regional development.