The 5-week long massive online open course (MOOC) provides the foundation for understanding cities’ exposure and sensitivity to climate change, and how cities can manage these impacts in the face of growing uncertainty.

Degree

other degree

Course Type

distance learning / e-learning course

Language

English

Topic

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Netherlands

Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, Maastricht University; United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)

Developing competence and specific skills to effectively perform evidence-based academic or policy-oriented research is essential for knowledge creation and decision-making, whether in business, government or civil society. The Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods (EPRM) course, offered by United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and social Research institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and its School of Governance aims to equip participants with the fundamental tools for designing and analysing evidence-based research. More specifically, the EPRM course will train participants in:

1. Designing a research proposal for evidence-based research in the workplace or in a research environment
2. Analysing qualitative or quantitative data
3. Attaining current knowledge in a specialisation area
4. Academic writing and dissemination of the proposed research

In order to ensure the development of a quality research proposal, participants will receive continuous personal feedback on their proposal by researchers and professors at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University. In order to build an evidence-based proposal, participants of EPRM will also have full access to a large selection of books, journals and databases available through the Maastricht University Library.

Custom Designed Course

EPRM has been designed with working professionals in mind. By offering a blended course, with online and face-to-face (FTF) modules, the course allows participants to update their research skills with minimal obstruction to existing commitments.
EPRM also offers a specialised module that is selected by participants based on their research interest. This flexible module is built into the course to allow for a specialisation in your area of interest and assist in the dev

Degree

advanced training

Language

English

Topic

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, Maastricht University, Netherlands

United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Netherlands

Urban Management and Development: Sustainable Urbanism

Exchange programme certificate; Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)

It is a joint IHS and Science without Borders Brazil (Ciências sem Fronteiras) programme. A twelve-month course offers a comprehensive training programme that covers the main conceptual issues related to Urban Management & Development (UMD) with a special focus on Sustainable Urbanism. The programme provides theories on various topics and takes participants to some real case studies and fieldtrips in Rotterdam and other cities in Netherlands where they will see practical applications of the knowledge provided in the programme that will help them in the development of their ateliers, exercises and the final project.

Degree

advanced training

Course Type

blended learning course

Topic

environment

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Netherlands

Energy Management in Small- and Medium-Scale Industries

Certificate; Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability, University of Twente (CSTM)

There will be a focus on energy management tools to improve energy efficiency and to create cleaner production, emphasizing that these improvements provide a win-win situation for SMIs. In particular there is a focus on preparing for reaching the new International Standard on Energy Management (ISO 50001).
The course is divided into two parts. Part 1 is an 6 week online course in which participants, in their own time, participate in Webinars and on-line forums, undertake reading assignments, watch short videos, listen to presentations and complete short quizzes and written assignments. It is estimated that to complete the material participants will need 8 hours per week. All modules of Part 1 must be successfully completed before the start of Part 2 – the two week residential course. Part 2 consists of an assignment in which participants work in groups on an energy audit, that forms the basis of a plan to reach ISO50001. This component is supported by lectures, including guest lectures by leading specialists, presentations, case studies, discussions, and a site visit.
Venue – 5 weeks online through The University of Twente’s Website (14 November to 16 December 2016) 2 weeks residential in Enschede, the Netherlands (16 January to 27 January 2017).
Type of recognition: Management staff involved in energy planning in their industries. Policymakers from government organizations, industrial associations, and institutes involved in industrial development. Consultants who work in areas related to the themes of the course.

Degree

advanced training

Course Type

blended learning course

Topic

Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability, University of Twente (CSTM), Netherlands

CSTM

European Studies (Bachelor)

Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR)

Europe is a continent with a long and turbulent history of cultural, political and economic exchange. In the BA European Studies you study contemporary Europe in all its historical and cultural diversity. This international programme taught in English will provide you with an overview of the politics, economics and law of the European Union (EU), while also introducing you to Europe’s history, literature and culture. Such a broad perspective is crucial to making sense of the challenges facing Europe today, such as the euro crisis, the questions posed by multi-cultural societies, and the role of the EU in, for instance, its relations with the Ukraine and Russia. After this BA programme, you will have the knowledge and skills necessary to engage Europe’s complex present and future.

Degree

graduate degree / bachelor

Course Type

on-campus course

Region

Europe

Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR), Netherlands

AISSR

Developing Social Housing Projects (Short Course)

Postgraduate Diploma; Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)

One of the characteristics of developing countries is fast growing cities and the lack of affordable and adequate housing. Social housing policies try to address the housing problem but have often been implemented in such ways that the people in real need are not reached and/or the social housing projects do not improve the overall living conditions of people or lack a contribution to sustainable urban development to their problems. Developing and therefore allowing for better implementation of social housing contributes directly to the living conditions and to the growth of cities in the developing world. The course will draw on the long-term experiences and experiments of social housing in the Netherlands and of other international best practices. It focuses on the crucial elements that make social housing projects work.

Degree

other degree

Course Type

blended learning course

Topic

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Netherlands

Sociology: Gender, Sexuality and Society (MA)

Master Sociology; Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR)

It is generally accepted that differences between rich and poor, between skin colours, or between Christians and Muslims are undeniable factors in people’s lives. Functioning as a woman or a man, with particular sexual dispositions, holds comparable significance. Gender, Sexuality and Society is devoted to enhance our understanding of the differences among groups of women and groups of men - as well as between women and men - in an era of globalisation. This programme offers a systematic attempt to address structurally embedded prescriptions concerning gender relations and sexual behaviour on a par with other analytical variables such as class, ethnicity, religion, age, or political ideology.

Degree

post-graduate degree / master

Course Type

on-campus course

Topic

Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR), Netherlands

AISSR

Urban Management Tools for Climate Change (Short Course)

Postgraduate Diploma; Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)

Cities are increasingly expected to undertake concrete actions to adapt to sea level rise, floods, droughts and other natural disasters exacerbated by climate change and climate variability. The impact of climate change differs for rural and urban areas, coastal cities, mountain cities and low-latitude cities. What concrete activities should coastal cities undertake?  This course offers management tools for urban policy makers, planners and environmentalists. By the end of the course, participants will be able to prepare local climate change plans, which address the global challenges yet focus on concrete local actions. The course will offer specific practices to manage urban design and environmental infrastructure, in particular energy, transport, housing and water.

Degree

other degree

Course Type

blended learning course

Topic

environment

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Netherlands

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