IHS 1-year Master’s in Urban Digital Transformation and Innovation: Governance and Economics of Cities
1-year Master’s in Urban Digital Transformation and Innovation: Governance and Economics of Cities
Gain an in-depth insight into how digital technology and innovation reshape our cities and inform urban policy. From using big data to manage traffic flows to employing the Internet of Things (IoT) applications to manage energy consumption in public places, technology has become an inherent aspect of running our cities.
The Urban Digital Transformation and Innovation master track is one of four trajectories in the MSc in Urban Management and Development. This course focuses on the long-term effects of using technology to change the city and trains participants to develop a critical approach to governing urban digital innovation and transformation. It is organised in two parts, allowing students to gain insights into both socio-economic and socio-technological transformation in the first part and to further specialise in one of the two overarching topics – economic development or algorithmic governance, privacy and ethics, in the second part.
What are some of the special features of this Master track?
Next to studying at Erasmus University Rotterdam, an institution that is consistently ranked among the top 3% of the world’s best universities, following the Urban Digital Innovation and Transformation track also means that you will get to:
- Learn from high-profile academic staff with real-life experience in urban policy design.
- Get introduced to key methods and techniques such as machine learning, big data analytics, network analysis in the context of digital governance.
- Specialise further in economic development or algorithmic governance based on your professional interests.
Apply by 16 April to benefit from €1000 Early Bird tuition fee waiver*
Scholarship highlight
Holland Scholarship: € 5,000 partial scholarship awarded to three Non-EU/EEA students per year based on academic excellence.
Do you have any questions? Do not hesitate to contact us at courseinquiries@ihs.nl.
