After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

- understand challenges and possibilities of planning activities strengthening resilient and sustainable development in the global South (study visit: Colombia)

- comment and evaluate critically concepts of resilient and sustainable development 

- assess projects on the background of globalised and local conditions 

- elaborate strategic initiatives fostering urban regional development in a sustainable and resilient way.

Promoting academic and scientific exchange (workshop, presentations) between students and planners: (1) at the conference 'Participatory Design' with a focus on transformation processes; (2) at workshops at Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, (3) at several study visits in the Region of Manizales and Greater Bogota.

participation at workshops on strategic planning and transformation processes

discussion of papers and presentations

visit of relevant projects impacting urban and regional development

planned study visit: Colombia, 14th - 26th of June, 2020

Kick-Off Meeting: 18th of March, 2020, 9.30 - 10.30, seminarroom 268/1, 'alte WU', 2nd floor

participation in preparation of relevant contents, discussion and sum-up of inputs after excursion and active participation at workshops and discussions during study visits

Due to COVID-regulations we cancel the kick-off meeting on 18th of March.

Now registration in TISS  is open.

We will inform you about next step, and latest on 24th of April we decide how we can/should proceed.

basic or specialised knowledge of problems of urbanisation in the global context