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EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS: PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA

EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS: PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA. MARK OLWENY and CONNIE NSHEMEREIRWE Faculty of Building Technology and Architecture Uganda Martyrs University. OVERVIEW. The Building Industry in Uganda The UMU Approach Challenges What Next?.

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EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS: PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA

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  1. EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS: PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA MARK OLWENY and CONNIE NSHEMEREIRWEFaculty of Building Technology and ArchitectureUganda Martyrs University FBTA, UMU

  2. OVERVIEW • The Building Industry in Uganda • The UMU Approach • Challenges • What Next? FBTA, UMU

  3. FBTA, UMU

  4. THE BUILDING INDUSTRY IN UGANDA • The Building Professions • Engineers • Architects • Technicians/Draftspersons • Construction Workers • Local Government Capacity • Building Collapses • Building Inspection Task Force FBTA, UMU

  5. FBTA, UMU

  6. THE BUILDING INDUSTRY IN UGANDA … 2 • Existing Built Environment Programmes • Vocational Approach • Primarily Lecture Based • Lack of Research FBTA, UMU

  7. FBTA, UMU

  8. UMU APPROACH • Split (3+2) Built Environment Programme • Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Programmes / Integrated Teaching • Professional Practice / Ethics • Problem Based Learning • Emphasis on Research FBTA, UMU

  9. FBTA, UMU

  10. CHALLENGES • Staff Issues • Student Perceptions • Narrow and unchanging view of Built Environment Education FBTA, UMU

  11. FBTA, UMU

  12. WHAT NEXT? • Destinations for Graduates • Changes in the Market/Influence on Construction • Current and Future Projects • CHOGM • Further Research • Integrative Learning • Career Guidance and Counselling FBTA, UMU

  13. FBTA, UMU

  14. … what does the future hold? FBTA, UMU

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