Chobe Information

CHOBE is here to support and represent, with a voice of influence, those with strategic responsibility for the development and delivery of graduate and postgraduate education and research within the disciplines of construction, property and surveying. CHOBE objectives include: • Developing communities of practice in built environment education to support heads of departments/schools (or nominees) in the UK and Ireland. • Influencing policy consultation through being the collective contact point for issues around built environment education for external stakeholders and Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies. • Providing a forum in which people can come together to network, share, and address problems in a supportive and collaborative way. • Addressing the practical, day-to-day matters associated with learning, teaching and assessment. • Funding to initiate larger research projects that can have an impact on how we deliver our businesses. Our vision and objectives We support and represent with a voice of influence those with strategic responsibility for the development and delivery of graduate and postgraduate education and research within the disciplines of construction, property and surveying. • Networking opportunities for Heads and their colleagues to share and inform each other in respect of knowledge and good practice. • A means of mutual support at individual and institutional level. • A forum in which to discuss and solve problems of mutual concern, • The opportunity to foster relationships to achieve educational and research aims. • Representation on professional bodies and other organizations in order to strengthen knowledge of the disciplines and their contribution to the economy and to lobby on behalf of our members; and • The primary point of consultation by external stakeholders for education in our sector