For students: 4EU+ Course Urban Regulations and Political Memory
„Urban Regulations and Political Memory: Towards Understanding Spatio-Temporal Aspects of Urban Development PLUS” is an international, interdisciplinary course organised by four 4EU+ member universities: University of Warsaw, University of Milan, Charles University, Sorbonne University, as part of the 4EU+ joint educational offer during the academic year 2023/2024.
Key topics of the course are the driving forces of urban changes, development of smart cities and interdisciplinary methodologies of urban studies. The course is developed as part of an educational project which addresses changes in the conditions of the urban development of smart cities in Poland, Italy and Czechia, according to three dimensions: past (history), present (law) and future (geography).
Emphasis is put on integrated and interdisciplinary approach in order to help students understand the complexity of new urban centres in which real estate development must coexist with the protection of the environment and with the history and heritage of the local community.
The course will be conducted by an interdisciplinary team of historians, lawyers, geographers and educational sciences specialists.
How to apply?
- The students will be selected based on their CV and motivation letter.
- The deadline for sending the documents is 22th September, 2023.
- The CV and the motivation letter should be sent as a single PDF document to unread@wpia.uw.edu.pl.
- The file’s name should contain the applicant’s name (surname_name.pdf), and the subject of the email should be “UNREAD+ recruitment”.
- The motivation letter should indicate the students’ objectives and motivations for taking the course.
- The motivation letter should not exceed 1,000 characters.