College of Estate Management

The College of Estate Management (CEM)[1] is a private higher education institution which provides courses by distance learning for people in the property and construction industries throughout the world.[2] It is located at the Whiteknights Campus, Reading, Berkshire. It is also one of eight members of the newly formed Independent Universities Group, whose objective is to differentiate their academic credentials from the more commercial elements of the alternative sector.

History

The College of Estate Management was founded by the "Chartered Auctioneers' and Estate Agent's Institute"[3] in 1919),[4] which in the 1970s became part of the "Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors" (RICS),[5] The college was specifically to serve the property-related Estate Management and Construction industry sectors. The scale of British lives lost in World War 1 had led to a shortage of trained staff to manage the country's estates.[6] In 1938 the College gained recognition from the University of London to provide tuition for its internal degree.[7] An association with the University of Reading goes back to 1967 and the College relocated from Kensington in London to the University of Reading's Whiteknights Campus in 1972.[8]

Today CEM is an independent self-funded charity which has His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales as its patron [9] and was granted Taught Degree Awarding Powers in its own right by the Privy Council, which came into force in January 2013.[10]

Courses and qualifications offered

A large variety of courses are offered, including programmes accredited by professional bodies such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Chartered Institute of Building.[11] CEM Diploma or degree courses include (to Nov 2014) surveying practice, building surveying, construction management, estate management, property management, quantity surveying, shopping centre management, real estate, construction and real estate.[12] At any one time the College of Estate Management has around 4000 students participating from over 100 different countries.[13]

Alumni

Notable alumni include:

Research

The College of Estate Management conducts independent, applied research within the industries it serves, which is available as a resource to students and alumni.[17]

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Coordinates: 51°26′24″N 0°56′47″W / 51.44000°N 0.94639°W