[oberlist] WEB# call/edu/arch: Rethink the City; New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges

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Free Online Course on Urban Challenges in Emerging Countries is Open for
Enrollment:
http://www.archdaily.com/804892/free-online-course-on-urban-challenges-in-emerging-countries-is-open-for-enrollment

"Rethink the City; New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges" is
a free online course given by Delft University of Technology in the
Netherlands, starting on March 28, 2017.

The course aims to address urban challenges in emerging countries to
provide a new perspective in understanding and analyzing the southern
hemisphere. For this reason, the content is structured in the following
three thematic axes: "Spatial Justice," "Housing Provision and
Management," and "Urban Resilience".

Enrollment is now open through the Edx.org online education platform. The
course has a duration of six weeks between 3 to 4 hours per week and is
aimed especially at undergraduate students, especially those in Latin
America, Asia, and Africa, according to the course content.

The coordinating team is composed of Luz Maria Vergara d'Alençon,
architect of the Catholic University of Chile, and Igor Pessoa, urbanist
of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; both are PhD candidates at
Delft University of Technology.

The official language of the course will be English but the classes will
be translated into Spanish and even Chinese to facilitate the
understanding of students, according to Vergara d'Alençon. In the case of
Spanish-speaking students, they will be able to solve specific doubts
through interaction with academics who speak the language.

In addition, one student who completes the course will be awarded the
"Rethink the City" award, gaining entry to participate in the Summer
School "Planning and Design with Water," also offered by Delft University
of Technology.

The summer school program will be held between the 17 - 28 of July this
year at Delft. By participating in the Rethink the City; New Approaches to
Global and Local Urban Challenges free online course, students will be
given the opportunity to enter in the running to enroll in the summer
program with flights to Holland and accommodation paid for (visa costs
will not be covered). More information will be given during the
introductory week of the course.

Those interested in learning more about the course and registering can do
so here.


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