Hong Kong
Architectural
Increasing demand for more University Grants Committee (UGC) funded places
Extend Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors (SSSDP) to other tertiary
India
Architectural
To enrol students with genuine aptitude for architecture
Refine quality faculty with genuine interest in teaching along with professional experience
Inadequate opportunities for quality practical training
Inadequacy of state of art infrastructure in many private institutions
Upgradation of architectural syllabus in line with contemporary needs
Kenya
Architectural
Lack of internship opportunities
Disconnect between class work and industry practise
Study material is not custom designed to the local context e.g. use of local building materials
The curriculum is not standardized across the architectural schools
Architectural schools lack adequate capacity in terms of staffing i.e. Lecturers
Malaysia
Planning
Access to tertiary education
The quality to increase graduate employability rate
Equity- rate to ensure all malaysians have an opportunity to fulfil their potential
Training requirement to provide solid ground for possible shifts in terms of planner’s value, attitude, skills and knowledge
Engagements for the sectors (lecturers) able to give current and updated examples of challenges on urbanisation worldwide
Malta
Architectural
Biggest challenge is the ability to manoeuvre the route between the need to preserve traditional forms and landscapes and the desire to modernise.
The profession is still struggling to integrate the increasing component of technology - and hence the technical competence of the professional - with the ever-valid design vocation of architecture.
Planning
Lack of accredited courses
Limited career prospects
Lack of general interest
Architectural
Drop in quality of education overall
Education to match local realities and expectations
Increasing number of young architects (saturation of the market)
Engineering
Internationally recognised degrees
Laboratories and other research infrastructures at Universities
Availability of Financial resources
Shortage of Students studying scinetifice subjects at “A” levels
Propects of careers as engineers in Mauritius (this could be a perception issue)
Planning
Lack of experienced qualified lecturers to deliver tertiary planning programmes
Mozambique
Engineering
Curriculum
Lack of qualified teachers
Shortage of laboratories for practical application
New Zealand
Architectural
Alignment education with industry needs
Pressures of 5 year programme, Masters
Attraction of talented academics
Professional practice in academic programme
Limited/no on-site experience
Planning
Relevance in times of change - new technology, climate change, how to respond to rapid urban growth.
Equipping graduates with real world relevant skills and competencies that wrap around the profession
Architectural
Lack of synergy between number of students admitted and available resources for training.
Need for enhanced and up to-date training curriculum.
Absence of specialization in the various fields of architecture
Lack of reasonable funding to research and development to for teaching staff and instructors.
Lack of synergy between academic training and the needs of the industry.
Planning
Students are often enrolled by default into the planning schools
Inadequate planning experience by academic staff
Inadequate teaching materials
Insufficient academic staff
Inadequate welfare for academic staff by the government (employers)
Surveying
Funding
Inadequate infrastructure
Lack of exchange programme
Lack of awareness of quantity surveying profession
Inadequate research and training
Mauritius
Nigeria
Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth
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