Our Vision
To be a leading international Centre for research and consultancy in Project and Facilities Management and Construction Law.
Our Mission
To advance knowledge in Project and Facilities Management and Construction Law.
ABOUT THE CENTRE
History
The Centre for Project and Facilities Management (CPFM) was formed in 2005. The CPFM replaced the Construction Management and Economics Research Group (CMERG) which had existed in the Department since 1991.
The reasons for setting up the CPFM include:
- To enhance the Department's ability to host research in project management and construction law because of its physical structure, equipment and academic culture in terms of its complement of academic staff members.
- To disseminate research findings in project and facilities management and construction law coming from a hot-bed of research activities and a gathering of great research minds.
- To provide a ballast for a research tradition in project management and construction law as well as the continuity needed to establish a healthy research community.
It was envisaged that the Centre would
- create a reputation for the Department as having research expertise and experience in project management and construction law;
- attract good research students and scholars to join the Department of the Built Environment to pursue a research degree
- attract external research funding
- develop and conduct Executive courses for the industry
The main activities of the CPFM are:
- Executive development courses/programmes
- Facilitation of research by its members
- Conduct of research seminars and conferences
- Conduct of executive development programmes, both at the NUS and in the premises of the client organisation
- Serving as a depository of important books and other publications on project management and construction law.
Activities
Collaborations
The CPFM undertakes a number of joint activities with several similar organisations in good universities globally. Some examples of these collaborative activities include:
- Joint research with several universities including the University of California, Berkeley, USA; University of Hong Kong; University of Reading, UK; Seoul National University, Korea; and Tsinghua University, China.
- Joint research seminars with:
- University of Hong Kong, Loughborough University, UK and University of Technology Malaysia; and
- Seoul National University, Korea
- Executive professional development programme with University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
PEOPLE AND RESEARCH UNITS
Dr. Goh Yang Miang
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Director at Centre for Project and Facilities Management, National University of Singapore.
Dr. Vincent Gan
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Deputy Director at Centre for Project and Facilities Management, National University of Singapore.
Founding Co-Directors:Â Associate Professor Philip Chan and Professor Willie Tan