Press Releases
For Immediate Release
Andrea Sanchez
IFMA
1-713-623-4362
Date Posted: Nov. 14, 2007
PRATT INSTITUTE, BREDA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES JOIN IFMA FOUNDATION RECOGNIZED DEGREE PROGRAMS
The IFMA Foundation is pleased to announce that two additional schools have been awarded Recognized Degree Program status. Pratt Institute of Manhattan, N.Y., and NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences of the Netherlands join nine other prestigious universities as Recognized Degree Programs, IFMA Foundation-approved providers of quality facility management degrees.
“We’re excited to have two institutions of this caliber joining the existing Recognized Degree Programs,” said Kathy O. Roper, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow and chair of the Committee on Academic Affairs. “These schools have taken the steps necessary to demonstrate their excellence in facility management education. We hope they can mentor other schools as we grow the Recognized Degree Programs internationally to provide for the facility management leaders of the future.”
Developed in 1996, Recognized Degree Programs provide the most comprehensive facility management degrees available through adherence to a broad range of industry educational standards. Recognized schools must provide instruction in the nine core competency areas identified by IFMA that define the professional practice of facility management.
The Committee on Academic Affairs, consisting of representatives from each of the recognized schools, reviews applications from schools seeking recognition and determines which institutions meet Recognized Degree Program standards. The IFMA Foundation will soon appoint a director of academic affairs in support of the Recognized Degree Programs.
To learn more about the IFMA Foundation’s Recognized Degree Programs or for a complete list of recognized schools, visit www.ifmafoundation.org/scholarships/degree.cfm. To learn more about how universities can establish a facility management program or achieve Recognized Degree Program status, contact IFMA Foundation Consultant on Academic Affairs Charlie Claar at 717-352-7531.
Established in 1990 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation and separate entity from the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), the IFMA Foundation works for the public good to promote priority research and educational opportunities for the advancement of facility management. The IFMA Foundation is supported by the generosity of the FM community, including IFMA members, chapters, councils, corporate sponsors and private contributors who are united by the belief that education and research improve the FM profession. To learn more about the good works of the IFMA Foundation, visit www.ifmafoundation.org. For more information about IFMA, visit www.ifma.org. |
