IRE|BS Foundation for African Real Estate Research

IREBS Foundation receives Corporate Leadership Award of AfRES

At the 2023 Annual Conference of the (AfRES) in Nairobi, Kenya, the IREBS Foundation for African Real Estate Research was awarded the Corporate Leadership Award of AfRES for its diverse activities. The award, which was presented for the first time ever, acknowledges the longstanding operation and engagement of the foundation in promoting young researchers and universities on the African continent. The award was accepted by Prof Dr Karl-Werner Schulte HonRICS and Prof Dr Jonas Hahn on-site, who also contributed to the conference program with speeches and presentations. In addition, Regensburg's MScRE student Anna-Sophia Ressler presented the results of her Master…
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Africa Day 2023 โ€“ Invitation & Agenda

The IRE|BS Competence Center for African Real Estate cordially invites you to the forthcoming "๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ" at the IRE|BS Department of Real Estate, taking place on ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘, in ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ , ๐†๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ. Programme is scheduled to start at 10 am German time in room VG 2.35 of the Vielberth Building at Regensburg's University Campus. The agenda will focus on "Affordable Housing in Africa" and comprise a mixture of presentations by MScRE students of University Regensburg, by German Industry Players invested in Africa as well as by local experts from Sub-Saharan Africa (i. a. Prof Francois Viruly…
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Africa Day 2021 – Seminar Closing & Presentation Event

The African Real Estate Research Center of the International Real Estate Business School (IRE|BS) at University Regensburg, Germany, cordially invites you to participate in the official closing event of this year's seminar "Doing Real Estate Business in Africa". The event will virtually (via Zoom) and take place on November 18th, 2021, from 9 am to 1 pm German time. It contains contributions by IRE|BS Master students and recent graduates in Real Estate, who wrote their seminar papers and/or thesis in the field of African real estate, as well as presentations by Dr Moses KusilukaPermanent Secretary to the State House of…
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Dr Jonas Hahn appointed Professor in Real Estate

Dr Jonas Hahn, member of the Management Board of the IREBS Foundation for African Real Estate Research has accepted an offer for the Professorship in Real Estate Management at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Germany. The IREBS graduate completed his MSc in Real Estate in 2015 and his PhD under supervision of Prof Dr Sven Bienert in 2018. He has been an independent researcher and advisor to the real estate industry as well as a commercial department head with the church-owned housing investor ESW in Nuremberg, Germany, since.     At the Frankfurt department for Architecture and Civil Engineering, he…
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Successful Real Estate Study Tour through East Africa

In September 2019, the first Study Tour of the IREBS African Real Estate Research Center took 14 real estate professionals from Germany and the United Kingdom to East African metropolises and to the Annual Conference of the African Real Estate Society (AfRES). The tour was organized and accompanied by Prof Dr Karl-Werner Schulte HonRICS and Dr Jonas Hahn.   The schedule of the tour comprised, amongst others, the urban development project "Tatu City" close to Nairobi, an affordable housing project in Arusha (powered by German DESWOS organization and the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Bavaria/Germany) as well as a variety of high-rise…
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Join our Webinar on African Real Estate

You are invited to join our webinar on "The Lace, Race and Ace of the African Real Estate Space" on: Saturday, January 11, 2020 10:00 AM German Time Panelists/Speakers: Professor Kola Akinsomi (South Africa), Mr. Tayo Odunsi (Nigeria), Mr. Patrick Katabua MRICS (DRC/South Africa), Mr. Chris Chege (Kenya), Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Gavu (Ghana). The preliminary schedule comprises, amongst others, 10 AM - Welcome and Introduction (Prof Dr Karl-Werner Schulte) 10:15 AM - Guest Speaker 1: Patrick Katabua on "The Journey, Preparations and Opportunities in the South African Real Estate Market" 10:45 AM - Guest Speaker 2: Chris Chege on "The…
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Journal of African Real Estate Research to reconstitute its Editorial Board

The Journal of African Real Estate Research (JARER) (ISSN 2304 8395) is in the process of reconstituting its Editorial Board and, for this purpose, is currently seeking AfRES members and experienced researchers to help take the Journal into a new and exciting direction. Please check the following files for more details: JARER Call for Editorial Board Members JARER Editorial Board Membership Agreement Applications will be accepted by November 15, 2019, at the latest.   JARER is the open Access journal of the African Real Estate Society (AfRES) and is hosted by the University of Cape Town Library. The primary function…
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IRES Board of Directors to hold Annual Meeting at AfRES 2019 Conference in Arusha

Materials from Steve WilliamsExecutive Director of IRES (International Real Estate Society) The IRES Board of Directors is excited to be headed to Arusha, Tanzania September 10th-13th to hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the AfRES conference for the first time.  AfRES has become an increasingly important component of our global IRES network since its founding in 1997 and we hope you will join the international contingent by presenting a paper, participating on a panel, or providing a talk/workshop on your area of teaching or research expertise.  This is a tremendous opportunity to join your colleagues for an interesting meeting…
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The Saddest Announcement

We have been in deep mourning since we learned that Dr. Gisela Schulte-Daxboek, founding member and regular supporter of our foundation, passed away on 2 March 2019, at age 66. In 2010, Gisela was an initial donor and founding member of the IREBS Foundation for African Real Estate Research. Dr. Gisela Schulte-Daxbรถk (2nd from right) at the formal handover ceremony of the Deed of Foundation in 2010. Ever since, Gisela has continuously supported our mission ideally and financially. The Foundation has lost a tremendous and unique supporter. Real estate education has lost a pivotal authority and the real estate landscape…
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