Developing post-graduate real estate educa- tional offers in a transnational context Reflecting the local demands and challenges Bob Martens Vienna University of Technology
Focus: CEE Characteristics & framework Practical issues
Focus: CEE Central and Eastern Europe ("CEE“)... a generic term for countries in Central Europe, Southeast Europe and Eastern Europe... gathering participants from different CEE countries, for example: Bratislava - Budapest - Bucharest - Prag - Vienna
Manageable distances moving from one place to the other one: Vienna – Bratislava: 60 km Vienna - Budapest: 240 Km Vienna - Bucharest: Km Vienna - Prag: 330 Km
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Characteristics State of the art - What is currently being offered in CEE? Educational offers in local language vs. English as Linga Franca Duration and structure? From seminar [couple of days/weeks ]... till... full MSc programme [up to four semesters] Modular approach
Genius loci Connection with local markets / networks Creating an understanding for local peculiarities, when doing business Would it make sense to form a "universal" real estate course format without any country specific issues, such as legal framework, taxation, etc. ?
Practical issues Issues of franchising ? Distribution of responsibilities ? Quality assurance? Course content - description and documentation - Learning materials Assesment (written exams, homework) How to overcome the language barrier?