Smart Sustainable Cities

Course code
T14
Course fee (excl. housing)
Price
€880
Course Level
Bachelor

What does the city of the future look like? Since the beginning of the 21st century the majority of the world population have lived in urban areas. The summer course Smart Sustainable Cities focusses on how to boost the sustainable development of cities. In almost two weeks, we will dive into several highly relevant themes such as clean air, mobility, waste, energy, health and also innovation, inclusiveness, participation and smart solutions to these issues.

What does the city of the future look like? Since the beginning of the 21st century the majority of the world population have lived in urban areas. That is not so strange, because cities are the attractive places where more and more people want to live, work and relax. Cities are increasingly becoming the ‘engine of our economy’. Cities are the creative spots where you can develop yourself. Cities offer art, entertainment, and culture.

However, there are also important challenges for the cities of the future. How do we solve problems related to clean air, safety, energy, mobility, health and waste in the city? How do we ensure that new innovative businesses will provide sufficient employment in the city? How do we ensure inclusiveness, participation and tolerance in the city? How can we solve this in a smart way, for example with the help of ICT? These questions challenge us to develop integrated sustainable solutions for economic, social and environmental problems. The future of humankind depends to a great extent on whether we will be able to boost the sustainable development of cities.

In this summer course, experts will guide you in looking at these topics in various ways. It is not a calculation course. We will present different models and theories that will give you a better understanding. You will apply these models and theory to a city case, so that you gain an insight into possible solutions.

Are you concerned and interested in achievable solutions? And do you want to analyze a city case taking a systemic design thinking approach? Sign up for this great summer course on Smart Sustainable Cities!

The Summer School Smart Sustainable Cities will take place on-site.

preliminary programme summercourse Smart Sustainable Cities - August 2023 - Utrecht.pdf
Course director
ir. Marjoke de Boer

Target audience

Bachelor students and professionals.

Aim of the course

Understanding the concept of smart sustainable cities, its challenges and solutions; apply different models and theory to a city case study.

Costs

Course fee:
Price
€880
Included:
Fee covers
Course + course materials + lunch
Housing fee:
Housing cost
400
Housing provider:
Utrecht Summer School

Application


For this course you are required to upload the following documents when applying:

C.V.

Contact details

Marjoke de Boer | E: marjoke.deboer@hu.nl

Registration

Application deadline: 
Registration deadline
19 June 2023