International Real Estate Management | WITTENBORG UNIVERSITY

One of the specialization subjects in this IBA course is “Finance in Real Estate Management”, which is designed to teach students the variety of financing methods in real estate. In the second year students will be taking the course “Financial and Risk Management”. This course focuses on the importance of finance within a business and the complex financial information involved with this.

Study modules include: “Real Estate, Value & Investment”, “Property & Inheritance Law”, “Real Estate & Taxation in the EU”, “Real Estate and Economics”, “Buildings & Construction” and “Architecture & Design”.

These programs will prepare graduates with an understanding of housing estate, project development and general business; and knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable them to immediately contribute to organizational objectives of any company.

Bachelor’s students are offered 12 industry-related applied research project weeks, dealing with real-life cases. These challenges students through real life-, real time projects, that are organized by the University in cooperation with various companies and organizations, both locally, nationally and sometimes internationally. Students are divided into project groups and are given an assignment that has to be completed in a short period of time, usually one or two weeks.

Bachelor students at Wittenborg have the option of doing an internship during their final year. The duration of the internship can range from 3 to 6 months, depending on the type of internship and the expectations of the student and potential employer.

The IBA Real Estate Management will take either three or four years to complete, depending on your academic progress and drive.

Direct Entry to Final Year

Students with successful study experience equivalent to 160 European Credits in a related business or economic field are able to enter directly into the Final year programme (80 credits). The examination and graduation board will decide on entry based on credit transcripts and qualifications presented.

All courses and examinations will be in English, so you need a good command of spoken and written English.

As an international applicant, you will also be required to demonstrate sufficient results of one of these tests:

Cambridge Lower (FCE) Grade B (173-175)

Cambridge Lower (FCE) Grade C (169-172)

IELTS test minimum overall band score of 6.0

TOEFL test (minimum score of 80 internet-based, and minimum subscore of 290 for speaking & Writing)

Greek high school diploma (Apolytirio Genikou Lykeio), with a general grade of at least 10, preferably with economics/mathematics.  

Starting dates: August 27, 2018 – October 15, 2018 – December 3, 2018, February 11, 2019 – April 1, 2019 – May 20, 2019. 

You can apply until 2-4 weeks before the entry date of choice. In case you do not apply before the deadline, your application will be automatically changed into application for enrollment for the next block, unless you desire otherwise.

As a EU student, you encouraged to find their own accommodation, you can however opt for Wittenborg’s own accommodation, if available.

Wittenborg offers accommodation in a number of different places, all close to the university: A. Shared apartments: 3-5 students share an apartment or house. B. Campus accommodation: students have their own room within a campus complex, and share kitchen and bathroom facilities.

Currently, students may stay a maximum of one calendar year at any of the accommodation(s) provided by Wittenborg, to assure rooms are made available for newly arriving students. Wittenborg is working hard to increase its own campus accommodation!

Real estate management specialists can find employment in the international and local banking sector, at insurance companies, multinationals, real estate agencies, or start their own business.    

The IBA programme is accredited by NVAO & by FIBAA. These degrees give direct entry into the Master of Science programmes.