Facility Management is one of the fastest growing disciplines in the world of business management, since poor management of the costs associated with real estate assets (rent, consumption, general services of the building, etc ...) can suppose for the companies overcost of first magnitude.

The business dynamics are currently immersed in an accelerated process of change. Buildings, traditionally static over time, are also subject to these flexibility requirements.

According to data provided by IFMA Spain, the approximate volume of the Facility Management sector is around 50,500 million euros. The Facility Management department administers the second cost center of any organization and a professional and strategic management of the property and its services would save between 20% and 30% of the total of its activity expenditure, increasing the profit net annual between 6% and 9%. According to IFMA Spain, the optimization opportunity in the public sector is around 6,000 million euros, and close to 7,000 million euros in private business.... [-]

HTW Berlin and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences jointly run the international master program ConREM - Construction and Real Estate Management.

It is designed for professionals who wish to manage international projects for building construction and real estate in the future. Therefore it is mainly addressed to professionals in the field of architecture and civil engineering.

First-year studies of ConREM (60 ECTS during semesters 1 and 2) will be organized by Metropolia (Helsinki). Second-year studies (semesters 3 and 4) will be in HTW Berlin.

ConREM provides you a combination of engineering, economics, management, and communication. Specific contents, like project development and project management as well as lifecycle management, and general subjects, such as soft skills and leadership, are taught - all in context of international business. Accordingly, this program is taught completely in English.... [-]

The program consists of the next subjects:

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The program prepares graduates for the different occupations related to the real estate, government, and construction management sectors. In 2015, the program was awarded a RICS accreditation, which means that the program answers to the highest standards in real estate education.

The curriculum of the program covers four terms of full-time study. Within the program, it is possible to specialize in Construction Project Management, Real Estate Development and Land Law or Building and Real Estate Economics. A few of the conditionally elective courses in Real Estate Development and Land Law specialization are taught in Swedish.

The first term consists mainly of foundation courses for all students, after which it is possible to specialize according to educational background and interest. In the final term, students will prepare a final degree project. The degree project is a detailed study of a subject area within the scope of the program. This provides the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired from the courses in a scientific manner to a problem chosen within the research profile of the track. The degree project may be carried out at a company in Sweden or abroad, or students may work independently in an area of their own choice, as long as it falls within the research profile of the track. Once completed, the degree project will be presented in a seminar. The hands-on approach to teaching and learning implies that class projects consist of activities that will provide students with job-related... [-]

The Master in Banking, Financial Markets and Asset Management aims to train professionals in the financial and wealth advisory services with competence, skills and abilities to develop their activities in the global, diverse and multidisciplinary environment.

In recent years, asset management is one of the economic areas that has undergone a major transformation based fundamentally on three pillars: banks, with a large increase in supply and variety of financial products in which we invest, financial markets increasingly complex, with a close relationship with the geopolitical news and the speed at which events unfold and finally, people with greater financial culture that fosters a more active and direct participation in management their heritage. We are facing a higher level of complexity and the need for highly specialized professionals.... [-]

The Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary), coordinator, the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), the University of Regensburg (Germany) and the University of Trento (Italy) in collaboration with the Russian State Social University (Russia), the University of Belgrade (Serbia), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA) and the Tshwane University of Technology (South Africa) with the support of European Commission, offer a Joint Master’s course degree.

Master CoDe main objective is to provide participants with the necessary knowledge and skills for introducing, supporting and coordinating processes of change and transformation at a local level. The focus of the program is local development, with the following characteristics: public, private and non-governmental actors are the fundamental agents; social stability and economic prosperity are pursued, in conformity with the European standards and best practices. The general approach is comparative and interdisciplinary.... [-]

Master - Facility Management

(School of Engineering)

Facility managers are all-around experts, with knowledge of business and property management, technology, marketing and information technology. They have management qualities and a strong personality that can lead, present and delegate. They show team spirit. Their activities include strategic planning and creative conception.

Client-oriented thinking is especially important since facility managers are service providers for various contact persons.Property management for industries, trade, banks, and administration is changing. Enterprises require buildings and facilities to be dealt with both economically and ecologically. Such tasks must be holistically fulfilled, by specialists. As an all-rounder, the facility manager not only unlocks savings potential during a property’s usage phase but also ensures functionality and optimises services throughout the building and its facilities.... [-]

Real estate is not only one of the most important sectors of our economy, but also one of the most rapidly growing ones. Real estate is a multidisciplinary and competitive business, where actors with differing interests are brought together. The Master in Real Estate Management (MRE) course offers necessary insights and skills to better understand and grasp the complex matter that is real estate.

Antwerp Management School is Academic Member of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA).Antwerp Management School is partner of the Vlaamse Vereniging voor ruimte en planning (VRP).The MRE course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).... [-]

Interested in the challenging and growing industry of Facility and Real Estate Management? Consider applying for our exciting master Facility Management and Real Estate Management. During this master, we prepare you for a strategic management function in this dynamic field of work!

Facility management and real estate management have grown out to be specialised management disciplines. Managers understand that without a secondary process a primary process cannot exist. Nowadays facility management and real estate management play a key role in the overall business.

As a result of this development, facility and real estate managers are more involved in the company’s strategy than ever before and not only from a secondary process point of view. Together assets and facilities services are responsible for the appropriate support of the primary processes and its stakeholders. Together with the core business, they are partners in a kind of joint venture for the benefit of all the stakeholders. Departmental borders get blurred and all business processes come together.... [-]