Born and raised in South Africa, Pieter le Roux graduated in architecture before moving into the world of Facility Management. Pieter holds a Masters and Doctorate degree in Facility Management from the Toyohashi University of Science and Technology in Japan, and is currently associated with the Facility Management programme within the School for the Built Environment at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (RUAS) in the Netherlands. Besides his involvement in FM education, Pieter also focusses on research into “Community-based Facility Management (CbFM) & Placemaking”, and currently holds the position as Chair EuroFM.