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Anna Lefrançois, a graduate from the Master Governing Ecological Transition in Cities, is a Biodiversity Associate Officer at the UN Environment Programme.

"My advice would be not to fear stepping into a field that feels unfamiliar."

"I would like to promote the sustainable development of cities, focusing on urban challenges related to mobility and transport planning"

"I discovered the field of urban planning and realized it brought together everything I had been learning into one subject"

A joint group project between Paris, Cape Town and Mexico City

Discover the activities planned for the week before classes begin: visits, workshops, masterclasses, and more.

With Anaclaudia Rossbach, Executive Director of UN-Habitat

Discover the highlights of the third edition of the Urban Lab Day, dedicated to this year's group projects

Ashli Molina is a graduate of the Master’s in Governing the Large Metropolis (GLM). She currently works as a program manager, developing technology solutions for public transportation and civic services.

In July 2024, the Centre for European and Comparative Policy Studies hosted a 1,200-strong urban planning research conference. This event gave rise to two group projects in 2024-2025.

Decarbonizing mobility. Proposals to increase the use of sustainable modes of transportation

Alexandre graduated from the Governing the Large Metropolis Master programme and is currently in charge of urban and real estate project development

Interview with Laure Cardinal, a graduate of the Master Regional and Urban Strategy (STU), recipient of the civil service of regional administrator (INET) and now Financials Controls Manager for the City of Saint-Denis

Discover the activities of the back-to-school week: study trip, workshops, seminars, etc.

40 master's students from the Urban School took part in this field trip to Kenya. Read the travel diary of Mastercard Foundation Scholar Yussif Sulemana.

Camille Bruchec graduated from the Master Regional and Urban Strategy and is a recipient of the civil service Concours de la Ville de Paris. She is now an urban project manager at the Ville de Paris.

Learn more about the GLM student's study trip to Kenya

Eleonora Rugiero completed the Urban Policy double diploma with the London School of Economics (LSE) and is currently Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Grigny.

The Urban School was at the WUF12 in Cairo to discuss Nature-based solutions in Cities