Global Facility Management
Niveau
In-depth study
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• compare international facility management models and analyze their influencing factors.
• evaluate different service standards in an international comparison.
• discuss intercultural challenges in the global FM context and develop solution approaches for successful international collaboration.
• reflect on their own professional and cultural perspectives with regard to global trends.
• compare international facility management models and analyze their influencing factors.
• evaluate different service standards in an international comparison.
• discuss intercultural challenges in the global FM context and develop solution approaches for successful international collaboration.
• reflect on their own professional and cultural perspectives with regard to global trends.
Prerequisites for the course
Introduction to Facility & Real Estate Management, Real Estate Development & Building Design, Lifecycle & Maintenance Management, Workplace & Space Management, Building Technology,
Course content
- International FM models and organizational forms
- Global trends: digitization, sustainability, outsourcing, workplace experience
- International standards and certification systems
- Best-practice examples from international FM companies
- Visit or virtual collaboration with partner universities / international experts
- Global trends: digitization, sustainability, outsourcing, workplace experience
- International standards and certification systems
- Best-practice examples from international FM companies
- Visit or virtual collaboration with partner universities / international experts
Recommended specialist literature
- Akinbogun, S. P., Aigbavboa, C. O., & Akinbogun, O. T. (Eds). (2024). Facility Management Practices: Empirical Cases in Developing Countries. Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65321-6
- Konovalov, D., Švajlenka, J., & Katunský, D. (2025). Analysis of the Current State of FM in Domestic and International Context. In Z. Blikharskyy, D. Katunský, & L. Lichołai (Eds), Proceedings of CEE 2025 (Vol. 781, pp. 149–154). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06850-7_15
- Roper, K. O., & Borello, L. J. (Eds). (2014). International facility management. Wiley Blackwell.
- Konovalov, D., Švajlenka, J., & Katunský, D. (2025). Analysis of the Current State of FM in Domestic and International Context. In Z. Blikharskyy, D. Katunský, & L. Lichołai (Eds), Proceedings of CEE 2025 (Vol. 781, pp. 149–154). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06850-7_15
- Roper, K. O., & Borello, L. J. (Eds). (2014). International facility management. Wiley Blackwell.
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
2
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, group work, field trip
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
5