Education

The Erasmus Mundus Master in Sustainable Territorial Development aims to develop students' expertise in spatial management and sustainable development on regional and local levels (cities, rural areas, industrial districts, etc.) as well as to support policies that integrate economic, environmental, international, intercultural, territorial and context-driven dimensions. To this end, the programme focuses on society and companies embedded in systems of governance and stakeholder participation. The European and non-European students study together at the Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy, 30 ECTS) in the first semester. In the second semester, they move to KU Leuven (Belgium, 30 ECTS). The following year, the programme continues at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne (France, 30 ECTS) in the third semester. The last semester is dedicated to an internship and the Master's thesis (30 ECTS). Students complete the final semester at one of the three aforementioned universities, or at the Universidade Catolica Don Bosco in Brazil. Extensive experience and international collaboration ensure a multidisciplinary approach that opens students' perspectives to the sustainability of territorial use and organisation, while also confronting them with various policy tools and management strategies in divergent territorial contexts.

The Erasmus Mundus Master in Sustainable Terristorial Development is an initial Master's programme. You can follow this programme only on a full-time basis.

Profile

Ideal prospective students for this programme have the following profile:

- Basic knowledge in human and social science (economics, sociology, social geography, development, management, law, etc.) or natural/life science (agriculture, environmental sciences, physical geography, engineering, etc.) .
- An advanced knowledge of economics will be appreciated.
- A command of English and French, both spoken and written, is required. Students without a good command in one of the two languages will be requested to attend a compulsory language training course, outside the curriculum. Students will be informed of their French and English language level at the time of admission based on a Skype interview with the pre-selected candidates. Students who have not yet achieved a good command of the two languages are strongly advised to take language courses before the beginning of STeDe.
- Candidates are requested to have a first cycle degree of 180 ECTS (licenciatura, academic Bachelor's degree, diploma di laurea di primo livello, licence) or an equivalent degree (diplôme d'école d'ingénieurs, école de commerce etc.).

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Objectives

Knowledge and fundamental comprehension , citing from the project proposal,
"-sur les enjeux environnementaux et interculturels du développement urbain et des espaces locaux et régionaux.
-sur une approche complexe et multidisciplinaire; l'étudiant ne se contente pas de mettre l'accent sur les collectivités locales, mais aussi sur les entreprises, les Acteurs Non Etatiques (ANE) et Organisations de la Société Civile (OSC).
-des pensées et des modèles de territorire et de développement durable et de Ville durable dont la mise en place mobilise tous les Organisations du territoire."

"Le Master fait appel à la capacité à :
o formuler des recommandations qui vont dans le sens de l'ingénierie territoriale du développement durable dans un contexte de changement climatique,
o participer à la conception, l'analyse et le management d'une politique de Développement Durable dans toute organisation territoriale
o apprécier les différents outils de validation des actions et politiques de développement durable au sein de l'ensemble des organisations publiques et privées territoriales."

After graduation

Job opportunities for graduates may be found in all sectors where sustainable development actions should be implemented, in particular at organisations responsible for the creation of sustainable territories (territorial communities, enterprises, non-state actors and civil society organisations, local governments), the central government and international organisations.
Potential posts include: environmental adviser; sustainable development manager in local communities, public administrations, enterprises, civil society organisations & local governments; representative within local public institutions, national and international institutions, enterprises, trade unions & professional bodies.

Contact

Faculty of Science
Bieke Dutoit
Tel. +31 16 32
bieke.dutoit@wet.kuleuven.be
Division of Geography
Prof. dr. D. Vanneste
dominique.vanneste@ees.kuleuven.be
Administrative Office
Geel Huis
Kasteelpark Arenberg 11 bus 2100
3001 HEVERLEE
tel. + 32 16 32 14 01
info@wet.kuleuven.be

The Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD)
Consortium Coordinator
Prof. Pierpaolo Faggi
pierpaolo.faggi@unipdi
dr. Maurizio Minicuci

General information KU Leuven

Study Advice Service
Naamsestraat 80 box 5415
3000 LEUVEN, Belgium
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