International Real Estate and Facility Management (Facility Management)

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3-year course

You will benefit from the intensive 3-year programme in two respects: you gain one year in time, and save one year of tuition fees.

year 1

One of the main modules in the first year is Internal Client, which focuses on the perceptions of facility service users. Another key module is Visitor Management. The school´s training company Sibelicious will help you obtain practical experience on a weekly basis.

Study trips

The first year includes a one-week study trip to an English speaking country to get acquainted with the international facility management industry. In the past, students have visited London, Dublin, Glasgow, Bournemouth, Brighton and Malta. You will also participate in a study trip which focuses on another culture and the following skills: working together, leadership, improvisation, coordination, cross-cultural management and organisation. In the last few years students have been to Romania, Bosnia, Hungary, the Ukraine, Lithuania and Slovakia.

year 2

Projects in the second year are Corporate Real Estate Management, Supply Chain Management, Management & Organisation and Imagineering. During this year you will organise a facility event.

Six-month international company placement

In the last six months of the second year, you will take part in an international placement with a facility-related company. Our placement office is in touch with large companies such as Amgen, Camelot, Shell, Jones Lang LaSalle and Sodexo in Belgium, Germany, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, England, Australia, the Netherlands Antilles and South Africa.

year 3

The third year starts off with the Strategy and Communication module. During this period you will also write your Personal Development Plan and participate in an international conference in a European city related to current facility management topics.

International research assignments

In the period from January to June you put your Personal Development Plan into practice. To help achieve this goal, the NHTV Associate Professorship in Facility Management commissions several international research assignments.

Graduation

An assessment interview will give you the opportunity to demonstrate that you are competent to enter the international facility management industry. Upon succeeding, you will be awarded the Bachelors Degree in Business Administration in Facility Management.

4-year course

year 1

Two of the main modules in the first year are Internal Client, which focuses on the perceptions of users of facility services, and Visitor Management. The final project in this year is a Corporate Real Estate Management project in which you use all your acquired knowledge and skills. The school´s training company Sibelicious will help you obtain practical experience on a weekly basis.

Practical components

During the first year you will receive a broad introduction to the professional field through company visits, guest lectures and excursions, as well as a field trip to an English speaking country and a four-week operational placement in a facility organisation.

year 2

In your second year, you will work on real-life project assignments commissioned by the facility management industry. These concrete assignments focus on four different subjects: Management & Organisation, Corporate Real Estate Management, Supply Chain Management and Imagineering. Other courses are Finance, Methods & Technique and Law.

Field trip

You will go on a field trip which focuses on another culture and the following skills: working together, leadership, improvisation, coordination, cross-cultural management and organisation. In the last few years students have been to Romania, Bosnia, Hungary, the Ukraine, Lithuania and Slovakia.

Six-month international company placement

You will take part in a six-month placement with an international company abroad. Our placement office is in touch with large companies such as Amgen, Camelot, Shell, Jones Lang LaSalle and Sodexo in Belgium, Germany, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, England, Australia, the Netherlands Antilles and South Africa.

year 3

The main module of the third year is Strategy and Communication. You will develop a clear vision on the international Facility Management industry, learn about strategic management and accounting for your choices. You will also write a Personal Development Plan in which you will present and support your personal competency development plan for the graduation year.

International conference

At the end of the third academic year you will organise an international conference related to current European facility management topics. Every year this conference takes place in a different European city. In the last few years this conference has been organised in Rome, Berlin, Madrid, Copenhagen and Lisbon.

year 4

You propose how to design your graduation phase. You can choose from various ideas, such as a large-scale project, a double degree, another placement, a research assignment or an advanced (pre-master´s) course. A supervisor will coach you in taking this final step.

Academic degree in one year

In the fourth year, all NHTV students are offered the opportunity of studying a pre-master's programme in Strategic Business Management & Marketing. This degree enables you to continue with a Master of Science programme at several universities and earn a Master of Science (MSc) degree in one year's time.

Exchange programmes

Studying abroad for a while gives you an opportunity to broaden your horizons. You live in an international environment, meet people with different cultural backgrounds and accumulate knowledge. In addition, you will considerably enhance your command of modern foreign languages. The long and the short of it is that studying abroad is a wonderful opportunity... Why not seize it?!

NHTV has built partnerships with a large number of universities all over the world who will be happy to accommodate your exchange.

Types of teaching (in year 1):

• theory: 20%
• practice: 50%
• self study: 30%

Programme internationalization:

• Studying abroad is required.

This programme has a workload of 240 ECTS.

Accreditation

Accredited by: NVAO in: Netherlands

Funding details

Scholarships / Grants:

China Scholarship Counsil:
The scholarship programme is designed for good quality Chinese students who want to study or do research in the Netherlands for an academic year either during or after their studies in China. The main purpose of the China Programme is the exchange of talented Chinese and Dutch students.
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NHTV Breda:
Per year there is a limited number of scholarships available for non-EU/EEA-students to contribute in the costs of the tuition fee.
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