The different course options of urban studies.de are being offered by the faculty of architecture at Darmstadt university, Darmstadt (Germany)
The University of Darmstadt is one of the leading technical universities in Germany and offers specialized courses on planning and building overseas since 1971.
Founded in 1877, The Technical University of Darmstadt (TUD) has the reputation of being a working university, with demanding studies and high standards. Its continuous efforts to further its research and teaching standards have been both locally and internationally appreciated and confirmed in various rankings and recommendations.
Besides aiming to educate and produce the best future professionals, the university also provides attractive clubs and societies to satisfy the cultural and intellectual needs of its students. Such activities include language courses, sports and other cultural experiences.
The student population is 17500 with an international student percentage of 14%. Darmstadt has a considerably higher international student percentage than other German universities making it a very diverse campus in addition to one that serves every possible needs of a developing young professional. Engineering Sciences has had the largest intake over the past few decades.
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The postgraduate urban studies unit is attached to the faculty of architecture and it’s urban development unit (Lehrbereich Stadt) within the University of Darmstadt.
www.architektur.tu-darmstadt.de
Given the interdisciplinary nature of the subject, a large number of course options are being organized in co-operation with other faculties (such as building engineering and social sciences) and with nearby universities (including, for example, the University of applied Sciences in Darmstadt).
‘PAR’ stands for ‘Planen und Bauen in außereuropäischen Regionen’ a German term meaning ‚planning and building overseas’. Since the 1960s, the department specializes in urban planning issues in countries in the South.
Past and present urban-studies students may associate themselves with the interplan-alumni network, offering a load of useful information resources related to planning, architecture and development issues in the South. Apart from the publicly accessible pages they may also enter their contact details for professional advertising and networking.4
Consortium Linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research
TUD is member of the CLUSTER network - a consortium of 10 leading European Universities of Technology or including a faculty of engineering. CLUSTER institutions cooperate at different levels: from institutional to departmental level. Of special interest for students is the collaboration in the field of student exchanges: the close contacts between the people in charge of student exchanges in CLUSTER institutions are a guaranty of successful exchanges. Besides, students holding a degree from a CLUSTER institution are considered like local students for admission to master studies in the other CLUSTER institutions. The same is true for master graduates wishing to start a PhD.
TRIALOG is an association of German speaking professionals working in the field of planning and building in the South. The association organizes conferences, carries out research and publishes a quarterly journal with the same name. TRIALOG was founded at Darmstadt university and PAR department in 1983.
The university of Darmstadt is member in a number of other networks.
For details please follow the link:
http://www.tu-darmstadt.de/international/partner/netzwerk.tud