European Study Guide for Real Estate and Facility Management Prof. Dr. Ramón Sotelo

1. European Study Guide for Real Estate and Facility Management Prof. Dr. Ramón Sotelo Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Bucharest – December 2008

2. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management • Arrangement • Introduction • Workflow • Database Structure • Additional Benefit • Example and Online Layout • Date of Completion

3. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management Introduction • Introduction • database including all Real Estate and Facility Management degree programs in Europe • real estate development, financing and maintenance have to be main focus in the programs • aim is a search engine on ERES homepage for prospective students Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

4. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management • Introduction • checked 2526 universities, colleges and polytechnics in 34 countries • result: ca. 325 programs in 25 countries: Introduction Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

5. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management Introduction • Workflow • create a listing of all universities • Ministries of Education • internet university index • keyword-based search in specialized online search engines • investigation on all university homepages Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

6. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management Introduction • Database Structure • criteria of information: • location:region, country, city • institution:name, type of institution, fees • degree program:name, type of degree, faculty, necessary qualification • program details:period of study, ECTS, full time / part time course, course language, semester abroad, internship • contact:address, homepage, email Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

7. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management Introduction • Additional Benefit • in comparison to RICS and the Society of Property Researchers (Germany) • no member of the IRES offers a study guide or an online search engine • ERES can be a role model Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

8. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management Introduction • Additional Benefit (vs. GIF) • Society of Property Researchers, Germany • Pro: • very many and detailed information • two pages per university Contra: • only for Germany and Austria • no online search engine • just a handbook available Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

9. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management • Additional Benefit (vs. RICS) • only few information • some relevant information missing • only RICS accredited courses • result: no relevant information for students! Introduction Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

10. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management Introduction Additional Benefit (vs. RICS) additional information on ERES homepage: + email contact for direct access + detailed information of course structure + ECTS and period of study + necessary prequalification Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

11. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management Introduction • Additional Benefit • Europe-wide • user can border the search for his needs • all necessary information on one single page • decision can be made on ERES homepage! Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

12. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management Example (in comparison to RICS) Country: Austria University: Danube University Krems Program: Real Estate Degree: Master of Science Tuition fee: 16.100 € Faculty: Center for Construction and Environment Duration: 2 years part-time ECTS: 120 Contact: www.donau-uni.ac.at rupert.ledl@donau-uni.ac.at Introduction Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

13. European Study Guide Real Estate & Facility Management Introduction • Date of Completion • completion of database: app. 01/2009 • completion of search engine: app. 02/2009 • startup on ERES homepage: app. 03/2009 Workflow Database Structure Additional Benefit Example Date of Completion

14. European Study Guide for Real Estate and Facility Management Prof. Dr. Ramón Sotelo Bauhaus University Weimar