EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS: PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA
EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS: PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA. MARK OLWENY and CONNIE NSHEMEREIRWE Faculty of Building Technology and Architecture Uganda Martyrs University. OVERVIEW. The Building Industry in Uganda The UMU Approach Challenges What Next?.
EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS: PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA
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EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS: PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA MARK OLWENY and CONNIE NSHEMEREIRWEFaculty of Building Technology and ArchitectureUganda Martyrs University FBTA, UMU
OVERVIEW • The Building Industry in Uganda • The UMU Approach • Challenges • What Next? FBTA, UMU
THE BUILDING INDUSTRY IN UGANDA • The Building Professions • Engineers • Architects • Technicians/Draftspersons • Construction Workers • Local Government Capacity • Building Collapses • Building Inspection Task Force FBTA, UMU
THE BUILDING INDUSTRY IN UGANDA … 2 • Existing Built Environment Programmes • Vocational Approach • Primarily Lecture Based • Lack of Research FBTA, UMU
UMU APPROACH • Split (3+2) Built Environment Programme • Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Programmes / Integrated Teaching • Professional Practice / Ethics • Problem Based Learning • Emphasis on Research FBTA, UMU
CHALLENGES • Staff Issues • Student Perceptions • Narrow and unchanging view of Built Environment Education FBTA, UMU
WHAT NEXT? • Destinations for Graduates • Changes in the Market/Influence on Construction • Current and Future Projects • CHOGM • Further Research • Integrative Learning • Career Guidance and Counselling FBTA, UMU
… what does the future hold? FBTA, UMU
