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Chris Grzesik FRICS Chairman RICS Continental Europe Standards Board Prof. David Mackmin FRICS

RICS partners with Universities in continental Europe. Chris Grzesik FRICS Chairman RICS Continental Europe Standards Board Prof. David Mackmin FRICS Sheffield Hallam University. RICS: property professionalism worldwide. The only global member organisation of property professionals

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Chris Grzesik FRICS Chairman RICS Continental Europe Standards Board Prof. David Mackmin FRICS

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  1. RICS partners with Universities in continental Europe Chris Grzesik FRICSChairman RICS Continental Europe Standards Board Prof. David Mackmin FRICS Sheffield Hallam University

  2. RICS: property professionalism worldwide • The only global member organisation of property professionals • Offering an internationally recognised professional qualification • Over 100.000RICSmembers in 120 countries • 30 000 Student Members • 10 000 Trainees • 500accredited courses • Head office in London • Regional offices in Brussels, Hong Kong, New York, Dubai and Sydney • 41 National Associations worldwide

  3. RICS Europe • In Brussels since 1993 for Continental Europe • Over 2 500RICSmembers • 1800 Students • 1000 Trainees • 46accredited courses and 3 partnerships (UK Universities • operating in Continental Europe) • 17 National Associations

  4. Continental Europe Standards Board • Since February 2007 • For Continental Europe with continental European members • 14 members (practitioners and academics) • Devolution of educational matters and course accreditation • In the coming months the CESB will focus on: • developing a “partnership” approach to replace traditional course accreditation for 2008-09

  5. Entering into partnership with Universities • A course validation system seeking to provide mutual added • value to the relationship between RICS and a University. In order • to partner with RICS a University must meet a series of standards. • Then the mutual relationship is developed through annual • meetings where common goals are set and results of the • cooperation are reviewed.

  6. Partnership Key Objectives and Principles • student selection : to ensure internationally respected standards of student selection on to RICS courses • research quality : to ensure that all students are exposed to the most innovative ideas while being taught • teaching quality and APC mapping to ensure that the curriculum is highly relevant to one or more APC pathways • employment of graduates and graduate conversion rates: to ensure that RICS has access to high calibre graduate output

  7. What does it mean for the university ? • no formal accreditation or re-accreditation procedures – all is • confirmed at the annual partner meeting replacement of annual • monitoring report with shorter threshold statement at least one • meeting of the partnership a year to discuss inter alia: • new courses • curriculum • external examiner reports • conversion rates • RICS input to courses • meetings with students

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