III - Excellence in Planning Education

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    Bachelor programme in Urban and Regional Planning (Faculty of Architecture Yıldız Technical University)
    (AESOP, 2023) Dabović, Tijana; Perić, Ana; Fikfak, Alenka
    The BSc in Urban and Regional Planning delivered at the Yildiz Technical University is distinctive in its focus on theoretical and methodological courses, interdisciplinarity and regional science. It brings together the following aspects of quality in planning education: Programme Curriculum and Identity - A blend of substantive planning courses and courses focused on communicative and strategic spatial planning constitute the three main pillars of the curriculum: knowledge, skills for professional competencies, and values and ethics, making the latter a crucial component of the curriculum. - Focus on contemporary research areas in urban and regional planning enable students to understand, research and apply their knowledge, skills and attitudes to solve complex problems and recognise and enable future opportunities in cities and regions. - Progression from mainly compulsory courses in the 1st year towards more elective ones on the final year stimulates the progression in student’s responsibility for their education and future professional engagement in urban and regional planning. - An excellent balance and exposure to theoretical, methodological and policy-based courses delivered by a highly qualified teaching team engaged in public services, visiting professors from a well-established global network, stakeholders and practitioners foster the intentional distinctiveness of the programme to integrate planning theory with practice while safeguarding professional ethics.
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    Master in City and Regional Planning (Polytechnic University of Madrid)
    (AESOP, 2023) Galland, Daniel; Fikfak, Alenka; Chettiparamb, Angelique
    The MSc in City and Regional Planning delivered at the Polytechnic University of Madrid is distinctive in its focus on theoretical and methodological courses, interdisciplinarity and regional science. It brings together the following aspects of quality in planning education: Programme Curriculum and Identity - A compelling blend of compulsory and elective courses focused on contemporary research areas in urban studies and regional planning. The programme combines practice and research, including direct participatory approaches of different stakeholders, citizens and other experts. An excellent balance of theoretical, methodological and policy-based courses delivered by a highly qualified teaching team concerning the interdisciplinary character of the programme. - Practical exposure to contemporary socio-spatial challenges across the five main modules of the curriculum: basis in urban planning, professional research, thematic intensification, and master thesis dissertation. - Fostering awareness about global change, its relevance and implications on different spatial scales, from local to regional and beyond. - Excellent transfer of knowledge supported by project-based learning methodology to develop analytical, critical and interpretive thinking through studio-based courses. The structure of courses and leaders’ profiles supports the multidisciplinary approach of PBL methodology based on balanced practice and research tasks.
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    Master of Science in Urban Regeneration and Planning (Department of City and Regional Planning Faculty of Architecture, Yıldız Technical University)
    (AESOP, 2024) Dabović, Tijana; Cotella, Giancarlo; Fikfak, Alenka; Scaffidi, Federica
    The MSc in Urban Regeneration and Planning delivered at Yildiz Technical University is distinctive in its focus on courses in urban regeneration and planning with a specific focus on the socio-spatial, economic and political issues for urban transformation. It brings together the following aspects of quality in planning education: Programme Curriculum and Identity - An effective blend of compulsory and elective courses focused on contemporary research areas in urban regeneration and planning. An excellent balance of theoretical, methodological and policy-based courses delivered by a highly-qualified teaching team in relation to the interdisciplinary character of the programme. - An effective exposure to contemporary political, economic and socio-spatial challenges across the modules of the curriculum. - Fostering awareness about global change, its relevance and implications at the regional scale and beyond. Principles of Pedagogy - Providing students with theoretical and practical knowledge whilst enabling them with opportunities to develop analytical, critical and interpretive thinking through methodological and studio-based courses. - Excellent level of student’s/employer's engagement in facilitating research-oriented and proactive curriculum appraisal, and bridging the gap between planning education and reallife practices through real-world projects, field trips, site visits, and guest lectures. - Encouragement of active, independent and peer-learning in theoretical and studio-based courses through reflective learning, project-based learning (PBL), work in teams, workshops, and presentations. Best Practices - Providing lectures promoting practical reasoning, fostering interactive and engaging reflection on court cases, and addressing contemporary social and spatial challenges. - Offering course such as the "Planning, Urban Transformation, Implementation Studio (SBP 5201)" that involve the municipalities, focusing on problems, and finding innovative solutions. It also shows how the gap is bridged.
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    Master's Programme in Urban Planning and Management (Faculty of Planning, Environment and Urban Management Polis University)
    (AESOP, 2024) Dabović, Tijana; Cotella, Giancarlo; Di Marino, Mina; Fikfak, Alenka
    The MSc in urban planning and management delivered at Polis University is the only 5-year study programme (300 credits) in Albania in the field. It brings together the following aspects of quality in planning education: Programme Curriculum and Identity • A strong structure of compulsory and elective courses focused on people’s quality of life with an orientation in Sustainable Development Goals. An excellent balance of theoretical, methodological and policybased courses in relation to the interdisciplinary character of the programme. • An effective exposure to contemporary political, economic and sociospatial challenges, but strongly preserving the core of planning issues on spatial, territorial, and strategic level, across the modules of the curriculum. • Awareness about local and global changes is reflected through the teaching and learning process, which is accompanied, through different courses, by integrative and practical formative activities. Principles of Pedagogy • Gradual increase of autonomy and independency of students within the study programme (transition from theoretical to practical courses and studios in which the students can work more independently) • Arranging interdisciplinary courses in which the audience consists of students in planning, architecture, environment and/or engineering, and business/administration. The students work on concrete planning tasks through interdisciplinary approaches. • Group learning: students work in small and large groups in seminars, studios and practical works, from the regional to micro-level projects. • Individual learning: which seeks to emphasize the role of an individual within a group. Interactions between students and all those involved in the learning process (teachers/stakeholders/professional experts) to mastering presentation skills and communicating visions and scenarios to a large audience.