The Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies is co-leading, co-organizing, and co-sponsoring a four-day symposium in Zurich, Switzerland, drawing international experts to address sustainability in the real estate industry.

The conference, titled “Global Real Estate and Sustainability: An International Conference on Emerging Challenges and Research Frontiers,’’ will be held at the University of Zurich in September 2027. Other academic partners include Yale University and The University of Oxford in England.

Funding for the conference comes through the Global Champions Fund at the University of Zurich. The UConn School of Business submitted a winning proposal, led by real estate and finance professor Jeffrey P. Cohen.

“This is an exciting opportunity to be in a cohort of prestigious universities and signals how highly valued our real estate work is internationally,’’ said Cohen, one of the principal investigators for the conference. He has also been the Kinnard Scholar in Real Estate at UConn since 2021.

“We’re bringing together leading scholars and policy experts from around the world to explore urgent environmental, financial, and social sustainability challenges facing real estate markets globally,’’ Cohen said. Organizers hope to present research on innovation, build new collaborations, and produce evidence-based policy recommendations.

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