15 Years of Experiance in Real Estate Education

System in Poland

Katarzyna KaniaCracow University of

Economics

The Specialisation – Real Estate Economy

• Conducts by Deparment of Real Estate Economics and Investment Process

• Place at the University Faculty - Economics and International

RelationshipMajor - Economics

Specialisation - info

• Form of studies: full time, evening and extramural

• Lectures, classes and short training• About 120 students per year at a full time

course• About 70 students per year at a extramural

course• From 1991 (earlier existed as Construction

Economics)

Higher School which run Real Estate Economy

• State-run Schools• Warsaw-Main School of

Commerce• Łódź – University of Łódź• Kraków – Cracow

University of Economics• Olsztyn – Warmińsko-

Mazurski University• Katowice – Silesia

University• Poznań – University in

Poiznań

• Private• Warsaw – Higher School

of Real Estate Management

• Tarnów – Małopolska Higher School of Economics

Evolution in High Educationfull time courses

• Division into two cycles – Specialisation REE

• 1st cycle consists of 6 semesters – specialisation from 4th semester

• 2nd cycle consists of 4 semesters – specialisation from 2 semester

• Number of hours for specialisation subjects

The advantages of completing our specialisation

• According to Real Estate Act graduates are free from the duty of graduating Postgraduate Study for future property manager and real estate agents

• Program is accredited by Minister of Construction

• CEPI Accreditation

Professional Activity in Real Estate Economy

• Real estate agent, property manager, property valuer

• Legal regulation: The Real Estate Economy Act from August 21 of 1997

• Since 2008 – new regulations abolishing state exam for real estate agent and property manager

Real Estate Agent and Manager - Requirements

• Higher Education• Completion of studies in real estate economy or

postgraduate studies for real estate agents and property manager

• Six-month training/practice• Working out example of transaction or

management plan • Delivering documents to Przesłanie dokumentów

to Qualification Committee• Positive consideration - licence

No Course titles Hours1 Fundamentals of real estate brokerage & trading 5

2 State administration and public administrative organs 2

3 Concepts and definitions related to real property 4

4 Property law 4

5 Civil law relations 10

6 Real estate management 10

7 Spatial economy 4

8 Sources of information on real estates 6

9 Economic bases of the land market 12

10 Transactions on the land market 12

11 Notary public in real estate trading 7

12 Activities of a real estate broker 20

13 Administration and management of a real estate agency – business law 8

14 Financial law – taxes and fees in real estate trading 5

15 Fundamentals of civil engineering 5

16 Real estate management – selected problems 8

17 Real estate valuation – selected problems 8

  T o t a l 130

Minimum curriculum requirements – real estate agent

No Course titles Hours

1 Fundamentals of real estate management 5

2 State administration and public administrative organs 2

3 Concepts and definitions related to real property 4

4 Property law 4

5 Civil law relations 10

6 Real estate management 10

7 Spatial economy 4

8 Sources of information on real estates 6

9 Economic bases of the land market 12

10 Economic-financial planning and management 12

11 Taking over real estates 7

12 Residential property management 20

13 Non-residential property management 8

14 Organization of real estate management 5

15 Fundamentals of civil engineering 8

16 Real estate valuation – selected problems 5

17 Real estate management plans 8

  T o t a l 130

Minimum curriculum requirements for real estate manager

Real Estate Valuer - Requirments

• Higher Education

• Completion of studies in real estate economy or postgraduate study of property value assessment

• One-year training

• Workong out 15 valuation reports for diffrent property

• State exam – written and oral parts

No Course titles Hours1 Law 32

2 Spatial economy 36

3 Economic and financial matters 26

4 Technical and natural bases of real estate valuation 30

5 Information systems 35

6 Fundamentals of real estate valuation 40

7 Special valuations (including agricultural and forest properties) 10

8 Economic entity valuation 6

9 Real estate trading and management 10

10 Practical training and seminars  

  Total 240

Minimum curriculum requirements for

real estate valuer

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