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Six students from the Urban Planning Programme carried out a joint field study of Athens and Eleusis. They began work in three different teams, but realised that the issues their respective projects addressed were remarkably similar. The students included certain cities bordering the capital in their field study.

Five students have developed a benchmark based on fifteen urban agriculture projects in France, Europe and North America. Urban farms bring more nature into the city and introduce a new aesthetic into the urban landscape. Urban agriculture also helps cast a spotlight on problems of food insecurity.

The week focused on smart cities and sustainable urbanization in France. The Learning Expedition was designed as part of the collaboration agreement between the Urban School and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)

The students of the Executive master Regional governance and urbandevelopment (GTDU) were in Learning expedition in Antwerp, Belgium, from 21 to 24 September. This learning expedition proposed to examine what solutions - technical, social, political etc. - are currently being developed in the city.

Copenhagen, Dunkirk, Grenoble and Valencia have been selected to join the EU mission “100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030’ The report examines the levers and obstacles encountered by these municipalities. The report is organised into four parts.

Virginie Vial is the executive director of the SAMOA URBAN PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY in Nantes, France. She graduated from the Urban Planning Programme in 1996. She worked for Euro Disney's real estate development team before joining SAMOA in 2009.

Three prominent data officers from New-York, Los Angeles and London took part in the webinar. They discussed how data-driven changes may transform the way local authorities govern their cities.

Our Activity Report for the 2020/2021 academic year includes our key statistics, team structure, graduates' profiles and papers about our studytrips, research chairs and capstone projects.

Two capstone groups presented their project with their partner at the 11th World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland. The aim of their project was to produce a critical andcomparative reflection on Urban Agendas: to understand their functioning, their content, their governance and their application.

Discover what makes Sciences Po the best choice for your future by attending our Virtual Open House Day event on 19 November 2022. You’ll have the opportunity to meet international students who had just like you thought about Sciences Po a few years ago.

Charles Béna is a research officer at Groupe Huit, an urban planning consultancy specialising in emerging countries. He has a Bachelor's degree at Sciences Po, in Paris and a third year at the University of Granada (Spain) He joined the first cohort of the Comparative Urban Governance dual degree.

Tommaso Vitale will take up his new position as Dean of the Urban School in September. He succeeds Patrick Le Galès, who has served as Dean since its creation in 2015. Mr. Vitale holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Milan.

Sye Yuet Loy is a Policy Implementation Manager for the Asia Pacific region at Tiktok’s Trust & Safety Team. She works with dedicated colleagues to develop robust safety policies and roll them out smoothly around the world.

The students of the master Governing Ecological Transitions in European Cities realised a COLLECTIVE INQUIRY following their study trip in Vienna. The work successively explores the legacies of Red Vienna and its various influences on contemporaryenvironmental and climate policies in face of climate urgency.

Students from F THE MASTERIN GOVERNING THE LARGE METROPOLIS wrote a study trip report which is now available. The report draws from secondary qualitative and quantitative sources along with first hand data collected through interviews and site visits. They wish you a safe and pleasant trip.

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is India’s leading nationalthink tank on urban planning and development. Five students of the master Governing the Large Metropolis have to study 3 projects of the CITIIS program.

Students from the master Governing EcologicalTransitions in European Cities, realised a group project for 9 months with Emschergenossenschaft and Lippeverband (EGLV) EGLV has been one of the driving force for the ecological transition in the Ruhr region, in Germany, for more than thirty years.

The MOOC "Data and Urban Governance" is available for free on the Coursera platform. The Cities and Digital Technology Chair offers urban professionals a better understanding of the social, political and economic challenges of data and digital technologies.

JEANNE VARALDI is a consultant at Cabinet Utopies. She is also a visual artist who creates murals from construction materials. She says having two professional activities is in line with what she is taught at Sciences Po.

Guillaume Saraf is the Head of Real Estate and Logistics at the University of Lille. He graduated from the Urban Planning Programme in 2000. Saraf says the real estate industry is driven by investment and ROI.

Six students on the Large MetrOPOLIS MASTER’s Programme present an inventory of new approaches to measuring urban development. Their report, entitled “Beyond GDP”, analyses some of these alternative indicators in cities around the world.

Dr. Champaka Rajagopal is an international renowned Indian urban planner. She studied architecture at CEPT University in Ahmedabad and Urban Design at the University of California in Berkeley. She recently obtained a PhD in Urban Planning and International Development at University of Amsterdam.