Sustainable Urban Planning and Design

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Course Info

Subject
Design
Languages
English
Duration
2 years
Degrees
Master

Course General Description

The master’s programme in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design focuses on the interrelationship between the built environment and social, economic and institutional forces. The programme provides professionals with a profound and broad understanding of the multiple factors in sustainable urban development. Students are trained to alter planning and design practices to respond to the environmental conditions and societal needs of the future.

Tuition Fees

Non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens: The tuition fee for the full programme is SEK 310,000 Non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens are generally required to pay an application fee of SEK 900. EU/EEA/Swiss citizens: There are no tuition fees for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens

Disciplines

Urban planning
Social Sustainability
Regional Development
Public Space
Urban Form
Green Cities
Community Participation
Sustainable Transport
Urbanism

Requirements

English test results
ID documents - all international students must submit a copy of their passport or other ID document
Application fee payment
Academic essays and portfolios
Letters of motivation, recommendation letters and essay summaries

Grants and Scholarships

KTH Scholarship KTH One-Year Scholarship KTH India Scholarship KTH Joint Programme Scholarship ​​​​​​​External Scholarship ​​​​​​​

Course Notable Alumni

Cristina Covelli
Aysegul Alayat
Farhana Rashid
Ardina Putri Rahtama

Course Notable Academia

Marcus Adolphson
Yifang Ban
Oskar Blom Vastberg

School Info

Region
Europe
Country
Sweden
City
Stickholm
Year of Establishment
1827
Number of students
14500
QS Rank
104
THE Rank
187
Webometrics
NA

School General Description

Since its founding in 1827, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation.KTH is Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world dedicated to advancing knowledge.

School Contacts

https://www.kth.se/en
info@kth.se
+46 8 790 60 00

Connections with Businesses

Ericsson
Saab
Sandvick
Scania
Skanska
Vattenfall
ABB
Volvo
Intel

Connections with other Schools and Educational Institutions

TU Berlin
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

School Notable Alumni

Salomon August Andrée, Gustaf Larson, Ernst Alexanderson, Joe Armstrong, Kurt Atterberg, Peter Arvai etc

School Notable Academia

Joacim Bengtsson
John Per Mikael Berquist
Flora Bahram
Victor Edman
Per Gunnar Elde
Federico Favero

Exchange Programmes

Summer courses at partner universities in China and an exchange programme in entrepreneurship with the National University of Singapore. KTH also offers a variety of joint Master’s programmes together with other prominent universities, giving students the chance to spend a year at each university and receive a degree from both.

Extra-curriculum life and facts of interest
KTH Football Club, KTH-Hockey, and KTH Basketball Club

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