Master in Smart and Sustainable Cities

Interest in cities has been spreading as awareness grows that they are unavoidable in the development dynamics of societies and humanity. But, at the same time, there is also a growing perception that this crucial role should be played based on a logic that articulates economic development and the creation of wealth and well-being with respect for the resources that the planet offers, maintaining a focus on people and in the social groups in which they are organized. This requires a comprehensive understanding of urban environments and systems and an ability to explore technology-based solutions to optimize the operation and resources used in building and managing cities. The Master in Sustainable and Smart Cities aims to cover the need to qualify professionals with sustainability and urban intelligence skills in transversal logic, collaboration and innovation.

Citizens fulfilling the following requirements may apply for the master’s degree:
a) Holders of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent awarded by a national higher education institution in the areas of engineering, sustainability, urbanism, or related areas of science and technology, as well as in management, economics or geography;
b) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organized following the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this Process in the areas referred to in a);
c) Holders of a national or foreign higher academic degree, which is recognized by the Technical-Scientific Council of ISEC as meeting the objectives of the degree in the areas referred to in a);
d) Holders of an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum recognized by the Technical-Scientific Council of ISEC as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies.

Holders of this master’s degree in Sustainable and Smart Cities will be oriented to apply their skills, among others, in organizations specialized in the study and design of solutions for sustainable urban habitats and/or smart urban networks. Within this scope of specialization, private study and project companies in those areas can be identified, and public administration organizations with a national, regional or local incidence need multidisciplinary teams with solid training in sustainability and urban intelligence. Holders of this master’s degree are also qualified to integrate research and development teams, and the acquired knowledge can serve as a stimulus to creating companies or projects.

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Holders of the Master in Sustainable and Smart Cities will have acquired a set of knowledge and developed skills and abilities that include (but are not limited to): • Knowledge regarding the sustainable production of the urban environment, built and non-built, as well as the risks to which it is subjected; • Capabilities associated with urban governance, as well as management and entrepreneurship in an urban context; • Skills related to the exploration of intelligent and sustainable solutions for solving city operative problems (energy, mobility, water supply and waste management); • Data and information analysis skills, and their application in optimizing the operation of infrastructures and urban systems and associated decision-making.

Holders of this Masters in Sustainable and Smart Cities can apply for doctoral programs (3rd cycle) in the areas of engineering (several), sustainability, urbanism, or related areas of science and technology, as well as in management, economics or geography.