Friday, 26 September 2008

Marcel Broumels wins the LOOFD FMN student-of-the-year award 2008

Marcel Broumels, NHTV Facility Management graduate student is this year’s winner of the LOOFD FMN student-of-the-year award 2008. For the second year in a row this award has been presented to a promising young newcomer in the field of Facility Management. This award is granted on the basis of the overall quality of the sent in graduation thesis. Marcel Broumels was chosen from three nominees.

The jury consisting of Mr. Ad Smits, Director of FM Hogeschool Zuyd; Mr. Farid Azarkan, General secretary, Facility Management Nederland (FMN); Mr. Wim Kooyman, Editor in Chief of Facility Management Magazine; Mr Frank Voss, Deputy Manager Facility Management Affairs, Van Lanschot Bankiers and previous chairman of IFMA Holland; and Mr. Pablo Hunnego, Manager Shared Services Organisation Facility Company of the Ministry of Transport and Public Works and Facility Manager of the year 2007/2008, were unanimous in their decision.

Marcel was praised for the overall quality of his thesis and his innovative research method. Furthermore, the future developments in the field of facility management, put in an international context and the “people factor” were specifically appreciated.

It is Marcel his third award in one year. He already won the European Student -of-the-year award 2008 (EUROFM) in Manchester and the NHTV research award 2008.

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