DREI presents MSc in real estate and property mgmt

Dubai / Emirates Business

Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI), the educational arm of Dubai Land Department (DLD), presented its first ‘MSc in Real Estate and Property Management‘ in collaboration with the University of Salford, UK. The university has opened applications from students to register and join the programme, which runs for three semesters and qualifies graduates with a prestigious Real Estate Management Degree.
Through this programme, DREI provides the opportunity for all personnel in the real estate sector to achieve their dreams, through furthering their higher education, with a globally recognised Degree which supports their career aspirations and provides the real estate sector with top property specialists, and allows graduates to gain elite real estate sector positions.
Executive Director of Dubai Real Estate Institute, Mahmoud Al Burai said “This comprehensive programme is internationally renowned, accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and recognised in the UAE by the Ministry of Higher Education. This affordable degree provides all of the essential learning mechanisms to ensure students build an in-depth understanding of the complex dynamics and influences of the property market, property management, real estate laws, planning, development, valuation and appraisal techniques.”
Applicants to this course must have either a minimum of a second class undergraduate honours degree, or an appropriate and recognised professional qualification such as MRICS, MRTPI or MCIOB.
The university will open the door to graduates and specialists who have shown a high degree of excellence within education, and who demonstrate a high degree of interest in the real estate market such as previous employment within the industry. The curriculum focuses on the mechanisms of the commercial property market and its relationship to both local and global financial and investment markets.
Students will study modules over three semesters across legal, economic and technical areas, which have been developed to ensure graduates have developed the necessary investment and evaluation plans, to provide advanced technology courses required for the industry information, and to identify environmental considerations in respect of the development and management of real estate.
The Real Estate and Property Management MSc programme helps DLD to achieve one of its key objectives – the deployment and sustainability of real estate knowledge – achieved through the provision of sophisticated, high-quality programs with internationally recognised universities, and also to provide a world-class real estate environment within Dubai that ensures the rights of all parties, and contributes towards the development of society.
Mahmoud continued, “We are proud to offer this unique opportunity to meet the needs of those seeking a Master’s degree in this field. We have achieved a first-class programme thanks to the recently acquired partnership with Salford University, which enjoys a renowned international reputation. This course carries our commitment to provide educational programmes that helps all of our partners to gain higher qualifications to enhance the market with elite specialists, as well as ensure graduates are equipped with all the prerequisite skills to gain job opportunities in their respective fields. This step comes in harmony with DLD’s vision and mission to provide a world-class real estate environment, and contributes to the development of Dubai’s society, especially since education is one of the cornerstones of the UAE and Dubai to achieve their long-term national strategic plans “.
DREI recently signed an MOU with Salford University, and as part of this, DREI will also reward UAE nationals who have demonstrated the most rigorous standards of excellence in education and interest in the Real Estate field, with the Postgraduate Diploma in Real Estate and Property Management, a subject area in which the Salford University already holds a renowned international reputation for excellence. Every element of this degree is accredited by Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyor (RICS). The partnership between DREI and Salford University is designed for all students to achieve academic excellence, providing only the best quality of education to real estate professionals.
DREI is highly regarded as one of the best Real Estate Institutes in the MENA region, and its partnerships with leading centres of academic excellence around the world have enabled it to provide an elite level of education and training to its local and international stakeholders. DREI’s mission is to develop internationally recognised courses and training sessions to match the ever-changing needs and wants of its stakeholders. Dubai Real Estate Institute partners with leading centres of academic excellence around the world to enable it to achieve only the best quality of education, and is this regard Salford University is a perfect partner.
The DREI prides itself on the provision of courses which are constantly updated to keep pace with new trends and regulations in the region. DREI is constantly evolving with new programmes in order to fulfil the ever-changing needs of the market and to anticipate future needs, in order to be fully prepared when they occur.