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The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants

Dave Collins (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim, Norway)
Coline Senior (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway)
Mina Jowkar (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim, Norway)
Alenka Temeljotov Salaj (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway)
Agnar Johansen (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim, Norway)

Facilities

ISSN: 0263-2772

Article publication date: 19 November 2021

Issue publication date: 12 January 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how an Urban Facilities Management (Urban FM) focused summer school in Norway in 2019 impacted knowledge creation, as well as the host and foreign educators, along with the international student participants.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper’s data collection is formed as a “post-event study” using interviews and a quantitative survey from both the students and educators to look at the impact of the summer school on the student and the associated educational programs.

Findings

The outcomes of this study indicate that the impact on educators and their educational programs was substantial with regard to their teaching experiences. The study confirmed that foreign experience allowed not just for greater potential for cross institution cooperation for the future but also allowed for the usage of the summer school case studies in host and guest educational programs. For the students, the added value was in the international experience primarily and a chance to study on a case study project. The study was also successful in the dissemination of Urban FM knowledge.

Originality/value

This paper also offers added theoretical value in the development of a model in future projects on how to capitalize on the potential impact of the summer school on educators and students. The possibilities for increased dissemination and knowledge creation in Urban FM is also significant.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Professor Carmel Lindkvist, Dr. Savis Gohari and Professor Andrew Perkis for their contributions to the summer school and this paper.

Citation

Collins, D., Senior, C., Jowkar, M., Salaj, A.T. and Johansen, A. (2022), "The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants", Facilities, Vol. 40 No. 3/4, pp. 233-247. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-02-2021-0013

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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