RePIC graduates are well-positioned to start or continue attractive careers in various areas of the public and private sector as well as in university and non-university research.
Creating opportunities to meet with potential employers starts long before graduation and is strongly supported by the manifold opportunities for students to interact with possible employers during each semester.
Career guidance
In addition to the curriculum, students will be regularly invited to research and practically oriented lectures organised at the programme universities and their partners. This establishes an early link with potential employers or placement companies. Examples in Germany are lecture series offered by the University Alliance Ruhr in the field of Metropolitan Studies “Ruhr Lecture”, and GIS related lectures organized by the Interdisciplinary Centre of Geo-Information (IZG) at RUB, in cooperation with the German Cartographic Society (DGfK e.V.)
Students also profit from qualified Career Guidance at each location by the RePIC partners’ career services departments. They provide information about the local and regional job market, offer career guidance and assistance in finding appropriate positions after graduation, and organize job fairs.
As a RePIC graduate you can find employment in the public sector in areas such as:
- Public Urban Planning / Quarter Management;
- Community Development;
- City administrations;
- Geospatial Data Analysis and Visualization
- Governmental organizations at local, national, European, and international level;
- Social work organizations;
- Third sector, NGO's engaged in Neighbourhood Development;
- Foundations and organizations dealing with urban development and transformation;
- Companies and organisations focused on metropolitan transitions, e.g., in sectors such as energy, data management, mobility, health, housing and education;
- Consultancies with a focus on Innovation and Change Management;
- Design agencies/businesses, development agencies, architecture / construction firms;
- Property developers, consultancies in Architecture and Urban or Regional Planning