Connecting physical and virtual urban world using novel technologies

1. PHYSICAL URBAN WORLD - February 2024 2. VIRTUAL URBAN WORLD - March 2024 3. INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL URBAN WOLRD - April 2024. 4. IMPACT OF NOVEL TOOLS ON THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY - Mai 2024 Learn to use classical and novel methods and technologies to understand urban ecosystems metabolism.

Application Deadline

Virtual Part starting date 2024-02-28

Virtual Part closing date 2024-05-15

Total student workload 90

Specific field of studies Environmental sciences, urbanism and geography

Pre-requisite for selection CV Motivation Letter Level of English (According to CEFR)

Academic pre-requisites for applicants '- GIS and remote sensing - basic knowledge. - urban geography or similar - basic knowledge.

Physical Part starting date 2024-05-06

Physical Part Description This course involves physical mobility to Bucharest and Sinaia, Romania, from 6 to 10 May 2024. On-site Learning will take place in Bucharest and Sinaia. Teaching staff and students come together in Bucharest and Sinaia, Romania, to learn together. The 5 days of intensive learning experiences focus on practical exercises, applications, and discussions. Teaching staff will give teaching input and lead smaller working groups dedicated to deepening the learning experiences. These include: · drawing lessons from interdisciplinary theoretical approaches and problematizing them in terms of practicability (case studies about urban networks) · building micro-projects related to urban research, related to GIS, and remote sensing (including drones) · experimenting with existing tools for urban planning and management · meet stakeholders from local governments, NGOs, private companies, administrations, and citizens, and learn about their interests, needs, and recommendations for urban planning and management. · participating in excursions to analyze the impact of urban environment

Physical Part closing date 2024-05-10

Language level required B2

Field of studies related to the course Social Science and Humanities Business and Management Computer Science and IT Engineering and Technology Environment and Agriculture Natural Sciences and Mathematics Environmental Sciences Urbanism and Geography

Course location Bucharest, Sinaia, Romania

Course language English