We had the opportunity to work on a real-life consultancy case for the municipality of Breda, collaborating with the urban professionals in the field.
Anna Steinbrucker
Student Urban Governance of Inclusive Sustainable Cities
The Urban Governance of Inclusive Sustainable Cities programme consists of a set of courses that complement each other very well. And jointly provide a well-structured and extensive insight into the complexity of urban challenges as well as potential approaches for tackling them. The courses build very well on each other in my opinion, and block for block we were able to build on and expand our theoretical knowledge as well as gain some practical experiences in the form of different (group) projects. As part of the Urban Governance Lab for instance, we had the opportunity to work on a real-life consultancy case for the municipality of Breda, collaborating with the urban professionals in the field, providing us with ample opportunities to enhance both our hard and soft skills.
Also, I consider the composition of the team of lecturers, made of scholars and professionals from Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences and the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, as a strong suit of this programme as it makes for a unique and compelling combination of theoretical insights and practical expertise.
Finally, it was intriguing to get to know people from different parts of the world. And gain an understanding of how theories of public administration and urban governance, in general, are applied and play out in varying national and local contexts. Discussing takeaways and coming up with new ideas together to combine different sources of knowledge, when approaching urban governance issues.