Create innovative solutions for future proof cities through critical & creative research, multidisciplinary and international collaboration and co-creation as a strategy for innovation.

Cities worldwide are developing interventions and strategies to cope with challenges like climate change, social inequality and economic insecurity. Making cities more resilient towards such challenges by designing more sustainable, inclusive and future proof solutions for current (urban) practices is the focus of the programme Creating Resilient Cities.

Comparative research and working abroad
Making cities more resilient is a complex challenge. During this programme you learn to contribute to that by developing an applicable solution through applied research in Rotterdam and a partner city abroad. While working on your research project you will gain deeper understanding of resilience, learn to approach a resilience challenge from the perspective of your own profession, develop the capacity to design a solution through multidisciplinary and international collaboration and learn to share results through workshops and interactive meet-ups.

Three competencies

These competencies are key making cities more resilient:
1. The critical and creative researcher
2. The team player in multi-perspective context
3. The self-steering professional
Lectures, excursions, workshops, fieldwork in Rotterdam & abroad and coaching support you in acquiring these competencies.

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Are you enthusiastic and eager to start this programme? To enter into the programme you will have to meet the admission requirements.

Completed years of studies
• 3 years of a 4-year Bachelor's degree
• 2 years of a 3-year Bachelor's degree
You will enrol in the 4th year of the programme.

Study area
Students from all fields are welcome to apply with sufficient motivation. Most of our students have a background in the field of Energy and Built Environment, Urban Studies or any other related areas.

Language requirements
All exchange programmes require a good command of English, as all classes are conducted in this language. Although exchange students are not required to submit an official English test score during their application, we would like to stress that exchange students are expected to have an English level similar to IELTS 6.0, CEFR B2 or TOEFL 550 / iBT 80 / 213 cBT. We trust our partner universities to only nominate students who meet this requirement, therefore ensuring they will not face any difficulties in class due to the language.

Articles, relevant websites and / or book chapters will be made available on the electronic learning environment of the minor. This includes sources like:
https://www.resilientrotterdam.nl/en/                                                                                                                                                                                                                      https://www.unisdr.org/we/campaign/cities
https://www.100resilientcities.org/                                                                                                                                                                                                                          http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/culture-and-development/the-future-we-want-the-role-of-culture/disasters/

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Assessment
Individual and group assignments, both written and visual
Organization of and participation in knowledge sharing events
Oral portfolio assessment

Literature
Articles, relevant websites and / or book chapters will be made available on the electronic learning environment of the minor. This includes sources like:
https://www.resilientrotterdam.nl/en/
https://www.100resilientcities.org/

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/culture-and-development/the-future-we-want-the-role-of-culture/disasters/

https://www.unisdr.org/we/campaign/cities

More information

For more information, please contact Matthijs van Lente, the minor coordinator: M.m.g.van.lente@hr.nl

Join our online webinar

This webinar is an interactive online meeting via Teams. You will receive a short presentation about the minor and can then ask the teacher questions. You can participate on your mobile, laptop or tablet.

By clicking on the date of the information below you will enter the Teams meeting.

• Tuesday april 2nd 16.00 – 16.30 uur