The EuroFM Deep COIL pilot project is underway which is being led by Daniel von Felton and Reinout Klamer. The goal of this project is to combine different students into teams from different EuroFM universities during this autumn term. While an open call for EuroFM universities happened in March and April 2022, active universities are ZHAW, ZUYD, DHBW Stuttgart, Hanze, Innhollad and THUAS. The initial kick off meeting happened in 6 and 7 October at THUAS, with the final meeting happening in December at ZHAW, with students working together through activities online and individually. This is an exciting pilot project for EuroFM in being part of a Deep COIL and providing ways for students and teachers to interact across borders. More information will follow soon.
The EuroFM researchers met and discussed the current FM research topics in an online meetup on 7th of Oct 2022. The discussion was broad and there was a lot to share. Thank you for sharing your passion toward FM research!
The allocated time helped us getting started but the discussion was not finished. Therefore, it was decided to continue the discussion in separate sessions. To allow people to be involved in several discussions, we have scheduled two slots to continue the discussion:
Friday 25 Nov 2022, 13-15 (CEST) 13:00 Welcome (Tuuli) Practicalities
13:15 Theme discussions UrbanFM Digitalisation and PropTech Workplace i
14:30 Summarising
Friday 09 Dec 2022, 13-15 (CEST) 13:00 Welcome (Tuuli) Practicalities
13:15 Theme discussions Sustainability, circularity in FM Workplace ii Holistic FM
14:30 Summarising
Please save the dates! The schedule will be specified later.
The purpose of the meetups is to continue the discussion and to plan possible next steps. In February 2023, the researchers can decide which working group or groups they would like to join in 2023-2024.
Before the next meetups, we are keen to hear your thoughts arising after the first meetup. Please fill in a short questionnaire to share your ideas and proposals. These responses are used to finalise the program for the meetups in November and December 2022. Link to the questionnaire.
Please, register for the 25 Nov meetup and get your Zoom details here
Please, register for the 09 Dec meetup and get your Zoom details here
Please feel free to contact our Research Chair Tuuli Jylhä (tuuli@eurofm.org), if you have any ideas or remarks to share.
From the 17th until the 21st of October 2022, the 11th international week organised by the Facility Management department of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences took place in Heerlen. Also, this year, the organization was strengthened by a close cooperation with the EuroFM association with great success. More than 130 students from Germany, Austria, Belgium, and The Netherlands participated during this EuroFM international Autumn School Facility Management which was conducted exclusively on location in Heerlen (NL).
Students were challenged to get out of their comfort zones by communicating in English within their project groups. Before the international week’s launch, these groups contacted each other in order to get acquainted as well as to start exchanging ideas about their own ideal workplace. During the international week, the students were charged with creating the work environment of the future. The Dutch Tax Authorities (de Belastingdienst) challenged the students to come up with their ideas for a persona of their choice. Aided by a workshop around creative methods, the students came up with three brilliant ideas and presented them in front of the coaches through an elevator pitch. Using a persona and the Business Model Canvas, the ideas were further developed into a concept and turned into a poster and video.
The students completed their assignments with great success! The members of the jury, comprised of teachers representing various participating schools and board members from both EuroFM as well as the Belastingdienst, felt inspired by the students’ results and elected the three best presentations. The members of the winning team were invited to visit the World Workplace Europe in Rotterdam on the 22nd and 23rd of March in 2023 and took home a certificate for € 1000,- in order to facilitate their travelling and lodging costs during this visit.
Quotes from students and contractor
“It was great to get together with so many students of different countries and backgrounds. Working together as one group for one goal, each of us bringing their talents and then the effort getting awarded with the win was special.”
Eva Marksteiner, student Fachhochschule Kufstein Tirol Bildungs
“Our strength lies in working smarter, not working harder.”
Lieke Krotje, student Zuyd Hogeschool in Heerlen
“The EuroFM International Autumn School Zuyd University allowed us to work with the future generation and see and feel how they look at and think about their future work environment, to discover what is important for them and which aspects require special attention. It has proven inspiring and useful for our organisation.”
Thijs Vrijsen en Renée Braken, Hybride Werken Belastingdienst (contractor)
