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Step ahead

With the master Facility and Real Estate Management (FREM) in your pocket, you are one step ahead of those with only a bachelors. This will give you more opportunities to be promoted to managerial positions. Furthermore, you are better qualified for complex projects and functions. It is the combination of facility and real estate that will enable you to guide others.

After the master you will have a holistic view of buildings, services, hospitality and management. You will function as the key person in the strategic and sustainable management of buildings and facilities. You will also be able to offer optimal services and ideal preconditions. Because of this, employees will flourish and will enjoy going to work. A dynamic job as a facility or real estate manager is reserved for you.

Open days

Visit one of our online open days or enroll to be a student-for-a-day.

Apply for the programme September 2026

Deadlines
Non-EU Students: 1 June 2026
EU Students: 15 August 2026
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International kick-off

The study programme is entirely in English. This makes it easy find a job in the international market. You have learned to be flexible, communicative and culturally sensitive. After all, you have learned from your own experience during the master how you can work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds. With this master's degree in your pocket, your career prospects for leadership positions are much better!

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Double MSc. Diploma

You will graduate with a double MSc. degree from both Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and the University of Greenwich. Accredited in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, your master is valued everywhere and you can get started anywhere.
 

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Boost your salary!

Did you know that you will earn more with a master's degree? You will also start higher in the salary curve or scale. It might not be the most important thing in life, but it is a nice bonus. The first return after your investment in the Facility and Real Estate Management master!

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Dynamic and versatile

The field of expertise of facility management and real estate management alone is an industry of up to 80 billion in the Netherlands, with more than 300,000 people working in the FREM domain! This means that there is a lot of opportunity for graduates. Good facilities and a healthy working environment can make all the difference. These are things you can contribute to as a FREM professional. You are in great demand in both the private and public sectors.

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Companies

You will be able to work in different areas within facility and real estate, but also outside the FREM field. Some examples of where our graduates work:

  • Large organizations with their own professional facilities company.
  • Facility management suppliers such as Vebego, Facility Solutions, Hey Day, Johnsons Controls, CBRE and JLL
  • (Government) organizations involved in policy development, challenges, projects, outsourcing issues, vacancy in city centres etc.
  • Healthcare organizations.
  • Business consultancy.
  • Universities that conduct research and teach in the field of FREM. 

Facility Management jobs

A few examples of positions of alumni of the master Facility Management and Real Estate management:

  • Facility manager
  • Asset Manager (with a real estate or investment company)
  • Real Estate Developer
  • Community Developer
  • Strategic Analyst (at a hotel chain)
  • Change Agent

Alumni

During the master you will acquire many new skills in research, leadership, decision-making, presentation and communication. All in an international environment! Thanks to the contacts with the industry and the research lectorate you immediately become part of a large network of facility and real estate experts.

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Martin Hocek
"I am currently working at Cushman & Wakefield as Real Estate Hospitality Analyst and I must say that Zuyd gave me enough background to tackle my daily tasks."
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Mitch van Dijk
"Next to developing certain skills and increasing general knowledge in the field of FREM, this Masters programme also provided opportunities for personal specialization which contributed a lot to both my personal and professional development."
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Lente Ozguner
"During this masters, I have made a solid learning curve, both personally and professionally. I learned how to align the FREM strategy with organizational strategy to add value by attaining future organizational objectives."
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Maarten Lievens
"With all the knowledge and skills I gained this year, I hope to fulfill my vision in life: facilitating added value into soft and hard services and thereby improving the quality of the work environment so employees and the business itself can benefit."
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Iris Middelveld
"I developed not only my skills, but I also increased my knowledge regarding the cultural differences within our group. The master is a perfect fit between the needs and demands of stakeholders in the field as personal development of future managers."
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Esther Ire Okwe
"I feel privileged to have undergone the process of challenges. It was an enrichment of knowledge and skills beyond my expectations. I am now better in all wise than I used to be, and I am more confident about my career than ever. Happy to be graduated."
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Simone Hermans
"One of the skills I acquired during this master programme is being able to translate needs and demands of stakeholders into practical interventions to minimise mismatches of an organisation."
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Mutasem Al-Sharif
"What I liked in our international class is that we not just learned about FREM, but we also learned from each other because of diverse cultures. The study was never boring because regularly experienced guest lecturers visited our class. Very inspiring!"
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Filip Frantzen
"Real combination between knowledge- and personal development"
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Tom Gautot
"As Building Information Modelling (BIM) Consultant I manage projects for Facility Managers. I provide necessary data to complete large building projects. Using my skills and knowledge provided in the Master!"

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