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Chartered Institute of Building - CIOB awards full accreditation to an MBA for the first time
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has awarded full
accreditation to an MBA programme for the first time.
Following an application from the College of Estate Management,
the MBA in Construction and Real Estate was approved by the
CIOB's Accreditation Panel in early 2007 and receives full
accreditation for five years.
Robert Wilkie MCIOB, member of the CIOB's Accreditation Panel,
said "Traditional MBAs treat management as an independent
discipline that may be applied to all industries. The MBA in
Construction and Real Estate, however, is different in that it
focuses directly on the construction and property environment
from which all course members are drawn. This enables the course
to aim at developing an advanced understanding of corporate
business management with a particular focus on construction and
real estate development. This specialist approach uses case
studies drawn from the built environment disciplines with a
particular emphasis on international development activity. It is
the bespoke nature of this course that makes it unique amongst
MBAs and a welcome additional route to CIOB membership."
Ben Elder director of Business Development at the College of
Estate Management is delighted with the accreditation. He said,
"The recognition of the MBA in Construction and Real Estate by
the CIOB is a very important step for what is a unique MBA
programme that focuses on the Construction and Real Estate
Industries. The programme is designed to improve the management
of companies within both sectors by educating the Board Members
of tomorrow. We see the recognition by the CIOB as an
endorsement of these aims particularly within the construction
sector where both our organisations are striving to improve
quality of service".
The CIOB currently accredits over 45 institutions and 117
courses worldwide.
Email:
stownsend@ciob.org.uk