Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Ulster University, Northern Ireland
The European Real Estate Society welcomes participants to its 22nd Education Seminar, which will be held on 4 and 5 December 2026 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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The USP of HE and our offer to real estate students
Teaching Excellence and Value for Money
Equipping students for the future real estate industry
The role of real estate education in an AI enabled universe
Embracing equality, diversity and inclusivity in the curriculum
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The ‘value’ of HE within the real estate industry
Future proofing real estate education
Aligning real estate education with evolving industry needs (getting the right balance between the fundamentals and innovative concepts)
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+ November 9, 2026: Deadline for submission of abstracts or papers
+ November 16, 2026: Notification of acceptance of abstracts and papers
+ November 23, 2026: Deadline for registration and payment
Venue
+ Ulster University, Belfast Campus, 2-24 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1AP
Fee
+ On-site participation: 150 Euros for seminar rooms, refreshments, lunch, dinner
+ Payment deadline: November 23, 2026
+ Payment details: the payment link will be sent to the registered participants
+ Online participation: not available. This seminar will be held in person only
The local organizing committee:
Louise Brown, Peadar Davis, Martin Haran, Lesley Hemphill, Jasmine Lim, Michael McCord
Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Ulster University, 2-24 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1AP. Email contact details: l.brown1@ulster.ac.uk; m.haran@ulster.ac.uk
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Friday, 4th December 2026
12:00–13:00 | Welcome Lunch (Venue TBC)
13:00–13:20 | Registration
Belfast Campus https://www.ulster.ac.uk/maps/belfast
13:20–13:30 | Welcome
Senior Management Team, Ulster University
ERES Representative
13:30–14:50 | Session 1: Panel Discussion
Perspectives on integrating best practice in education
+ Practice perspective
+ Professional Body Perspective
+ Education perspective
14:50–15:20 | Coffee Break
15:20–16:15 | Session 2: Papers
Chair: TBC
16:15–18:00 | Hotel check-in and self-organised transfer to regeneration case study area
18:00–19:30 | Belfast Harbour/City Centre Regeneration Project: Tour and Talk
19:30–22:00 | Seminar Dinner
Saturday, 5th December 2026
09:30–10:30 | Session 3: Papers
Chair: TBC
10:30–11:00 | Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 | Session 4: Papers
Chair: TBC
12:00–12:15 | Comfort Break
12:15–13:30 | Luncheon
Keynote (TBC)
13:30–14:00 | Closing Remarks and Invitation to Next Year’s Seminar
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Getting to Northern Ireland/ Republic of Ireland by air
Belfast City Airport – 15 minutes by taxi, around £15. (https://www.valuecabs.co.uk/ )
Belfast International Airport – 32 minutes by bus around £10 (https://www.translink.co.uk/using-translink/airport-services )
Dublin Airport – 1 hour 50 minutes by coach around £15 for return ticket. Two options of coach company- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/belfast/dublin-airport-to-belfast or https://www.aircoach.ie/belfast
By car, train, bike, on foot
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/campuses/belfast/travel
Virtual Map of the Campus
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/virtualcampus/belfast
Hotels
Belfast offers a wide range of accommodation options from budget friendly to historic, boutique and luxury accommodation. Here are some options in close proximity to the University campus. Others can be found on booking.com.
https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/224/Belfast-Central-hotel
https://www.ramadabelfasthotel.com/
https://www.marriott.com/en-gb/hotels/bfsac-ac-hotel-belfast/overview/
https://www.titanichotelbelfast.com/?utm_source=mybusiness&utm_medium=organic#hp1