Skudai, 20 April 2018 – Real Estate students at the Faculty of Geoinformation and Real Estate (FGHT), UTM were enlightened with invaluable tips and information in preparing themselves for a lifetime career advancement in the property industry from several biggest players as such Knight Frank Sdn. Bhd., City Valuers Sdn. Bhd., SGD Properties Sdn. Bhd., Rahim & Co Sdn. Bhd., Jones Lang Wotton Sdn. Bhd. and CBRE-WTW Sdn. Bhd. This FGHT Annual Program is known as the PropSeries 2018 which includes activities such as career talk and interview sessions.

PropSeries 2018 also witnessed for the first time the participation of Chamber International Singapore, the biggest property management company in Singapore.

Property students were presented with a glimpse of the fast pace day-to-day operations of these companies. They also were briefed on the knowledge and job skills that employers look for in their employees.

This University-Industry collaboration between Department of Real Estate and industry players benefits the students in preparing for the real-life working world. Due to the positive responses from all companies, students look forward to more similar workshops in the near future.

This annual program is under the initiative of Sr Dr Kamalahasan A/L Achu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Real Estate (FGHT),  who is also the Secretary of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RISM), Johor and other Real Estate academics.