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Welcome to the School of Construction Economics & Management

The School of Construction Economics and Management is part of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment.

The School is at the forefront of creating wealth by providing society with well-educated, entrepreneurial graduates in Construction Management Studies and Honours, Quantity Surveying Studies and Honours and Property Studies programmes at the undergraduate, postgraduate diploma, masters and doctorate levels.

The School offers the following programmes:

BSc in Quantity Surveying Studies BSc (QSS) .
BSc in Quantity Surveying Studies BSc (Hons) QSS
BSc in Construction Management Studies BSc (CMS)
BSc in Construction Management Studies BSc (Hons) CMS
BSc in Property Studies

The total student headcount (undergraduate and postgraduate) stands at over 550 as at 2009 with a continuous staff complement of 8 full-time and 17 part-time academic and 5 support services staff.

Please follow the following links for further information regarding enrolment

- Undergraduate enrolment

- Postgraduate enrolment

For further information, please contact:

Ruth Billett
School Administrator
Tel: 27 11 7177652;
E-mail: cem@wits.ac.za;
Fax: 27 11 3398175

School of Construction Economics & Management
Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
John Moffat Building (Ground Floor)
1 Jan Smuts Avenue
Braamfontein, Johannesburg
PO Box 20, Wits 2050
South Africa

THE WORLD OF PROPERTY
2009 PROPERTY DEBATES

Topic: South African property fundamentals are strong! South African property fundamentals are weak! Which is correct?
Date: Thursday 16 July 2009
Time: 16h00 to 17h00
Venue: Orgins Centre
Contact: Tiny Sithole on (011) 717 7663

The debates will be chaired by Professor Francois Viruly, Head of the WITS School of Construction Economics and Management and holder of the Pareto Chair in Property Studies. Professor Viruly will be assisted by a specially selected panel for each topic.

Thursday 13 August 2009:
The public sector has rights to intervene in the property industry: Where should those rights end?

Tuesday 8 September 2009:
The future of the township commercial property market

Tuesday 29 September 2009:
Should the inclusionary housing concept be extended as a driver for non-residential commercial developments?

The School of Construction Economics and Management is part of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. The School is at the forefront of creating wealth by providing society with well-educated, entrepreneurial graduates in Construction Management Studies and Honours, Quantity Surveying Studies and Honours and Property Studies programmes at the undergraduate, postgraduate diploma, masters and doctorate levels.
The School offers the following programmes:
BSc in Quantity Surveying Studies BSc (QSS) . BSc in Quantity Surveying Studies BSc (Hons) QSS BSc in Construction Management Studies BSc (CMS) BSc in Construction Management Studies BSc (Hons) CMS BSc in Property Studies The total student headcount (undergraduate and postgraduate) stands at over 550 as at 2009 with a continuous staff complement of 8 full-time and 17 part-time academic and 5 support services staff. Please follow the following links for further information regarding enrolment - Undergraduate enrolment - Postgraduate enrolment For further information, please contact: Ruth Billett School Administrator Tel: 27 11 7177652; E-mail: cem@wits.ac.za; Fax: 27 11 3398175 School of Construction Economics & Management Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment John Moffat Building (Ground Floor) 1 Jan Smuts Avenue Braamfontein, Johannesburg PO Box 20, Wits 2050 South Africa	THE WORLD OF PROPERTY 2009 PROPERTY DEBATES Topic: South African property fundamentals are strong! South African property fundamentals are weak! Which is correct? Date: Thursday 16 July 2009 Time: 16h00 to 17h00 Venue: Orgins Centre Contact: Tiny Sithole on (011) 717 7663 The debates will be chaired by Professor Francois Viruly, Head of the WITS School of Construction Economics and Management and holder of the Pareto Chair in Property Studies. Professor Viruly will be assisted by a specially selected panel for each topic. Thursday 13 August 2009: The public sector has rights to intervene in the property industry: Where should those rights end? Tuesday 8 September 2009: The future of the township commercial property market Tuesday 29 September 2009: Should the inclusionary housing concept be extended as a driver for non-residential commercial developments?