{"id":1571,"date":"2020-12-08T03:53:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T03:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviaspreview.com\/wp\/paroti\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:54:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:54:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fobe.umu.ac.ug\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1571\" class=\"elementor elementor-1571\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2abf68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2abf68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1875,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/fobe.umu.ac.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/alain-pham-P_qvsF7Yodw-unsplash-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1876,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/fobe.umu.ac.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/blueprint-370588_1280.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns_zoom_direction&quot;:&quot;in&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7260d10\" data-id=\"7260d10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f38b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" data-id=\"3f38b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gva-heading-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gva-element-gva-heading-block gva-element\">   <div class=\"align-left style-1 widget gsc-heading box-align-left auto-responsive\">\r\n      <div class=\"content-inner\">\r\n         \r\n                  \r\n           \r\n         \r\n                     <h2 class=\"title\">\r\n               <span>About us<\/span>\r\n            <\/h2>\r\n                  \r\n                     <div class=\"title-desc\">Faculty of the Built Environment (FoBE) <\/div>\r\n         \r\n         \r\n      <\/div>\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4703abd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4703abd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a71a61f\" data-id=\"a71a61f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55665b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" data-id=\"55665b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gva-heading-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gva-element-gva-heading-block gva-element\">   <div class=\"align-left style-1 widget gsc-heading box-align-left auto-responsive\">\r\n      <div class=\"content-inner\">\r\n         \r\n                  \r\n         <div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"tagline\">More about the<\/span><\/div>  \r\n         \r\n                     <h2 class=\"title\">\r\n               <span>Faculty of the Built Environment (FoBE) <\/span>\r\n            <\/h2>\r\n                  \r\n         \r\n         \r\n      <\/div>\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dadfced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dadfced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The<strong> Faculty of the Built Environment <\/strong>(FoBE) (formerly Building Technology and Architecture FBTA) started in September 2000 with support from the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) grant, in collaboration with Ghent University.<\/p><p>It is a multidisciplinary faculty offering programmes and courses with an emphasis on environmental conscious design (ECD), a key goal of the faculty is to educate responsible professionals who can contribute to cultural and socio-economic development and change in East Africa and the global community through participation in design, construction and interpretation of built environments.<\/p><p>The programme is a<strong> two-tier<\/strong> structure modeled upon emerging trends to allow students venture into several fields of Building Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design and Building Technology to mention but a few.<\/p><p>The flagship undergraduate programme, the <strong>Bachelor of Environmental Design (Honours) (B.Envi.Des)<\/strong> is the basis for academic study in the faculty, and serves as the basic programme leading into a <strong>Master\u2019s degree in Architecture (Professional) ( M.Arch. 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