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Item Open Access Master of Science in Urban Regeneration and Planning (Department of City and Regional Planning Faculty of Architecture, Yıldız Technical University)(AESOP, 2024) Fikfak, Alenka; Scaffidi, Federica; Dabović, Tijana; Cotella, GiancarloThe 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.Item Open Access Bachelor programme in Urban and Regional Planning (Faculty of Architecture Yıldız Technical University)(AESOP, 2023) Dabović, Tijana; Perić, Ana; Fikfak, AlenkaThe 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.Item Open Access Master Programme in Regional Planning (Yildiz Technical University)(AESOP, 2020) Galland, Daniel; Silva, Paulo; Chettiparamb, AngeliqueThe Master Programme in Regional Planning delivered at the Yildiz Technical University is distinctive in its focus on the policy agenda at the regional scale. It brings together the following aspects of quality in planning education: - Programme Curriculum and Identity o An effective blend of core and elective subjects focused on regional planning with excellent exposure to international connections and networks. A good blend of theory and practice delivered by a well-qualified team in relation to the nature of the programme objectives. o The focus on contemporary societal changes, such as income inequality, resilience, access to public service, stagnation at regional and local scales. o Opportunities for students to develop critical thinking and reflective practice through comparative analysis and practical engagement. - Principles of Pedagogy o Nurturing research and inquiry skills in students through ‘research-based teaching’ and by facilitating research discussions between students and tutors. o Excellent level of student/alumni/employer’s engagement in curriculum appraisal and development using online platforms, reunion meetings, alumniled seminars, guest lectures and studio-jury involvement. Active involvement with the Chamber of City Planners ensuring the programme remains practicerelevant. o Encouragement of active and independent learning in students by motivating them to find topics of their own interests and carry out independent research, whilst enabling group and peer learning through team-based studio work.Item Open Access Master Programme in Urban Conservation and Planning (Yildiz Technical University)(AESOP, 2020) Galland, Daniel; Perić, Ana; Finka, MarošThe Master Programme in Urban Conservation and Planning delivered at the Yildiz Technical University is recognised as a study programme focused on the historic preservation, yet with a distinctive consideration of both management and implementation-oriented approach in addressing the topic of conservation planning. It brings together the following aspects of quality in planning education: Programme Curriculum and Identity • A pragmatic approach, i.e. the focus on implementation measures in a specific context, and not solely on the general principles of conservation. • Acknowledgment of professional ethics through different topics relevant to urban conservation (e.g. disinvestment/decay, pressures of gentrification, • displacement, large scale urban projects, including infrastructure investments, tourism development and dilemmas of keeping the authentic character) in relation to specified conceptual themes (e.g. sustainability, rights-based approaches in urban conservation, reduction of poverty, resilience). • A well-interlinked and content-coordinated system of subjects aimed at enabling a balance between planning issues and specific topics of urban • conservation. Principles of Pedagogy • Advanced models for providing the students with a broad research competence – from the basic skills for conducting fundamental research to those inherent in applied research and the dissemination of research results. • Best practice examples of student/alumni/employer’s engagement by enabling its members to develop stronger relations with the university’s community, find mentorship and gain access to new professional networks. • Stimulation of the studio project as a tool for practical reasoning and practical judgement. Strengthening active and independent learning through an array of diverse student tasks (essays, seminars, studio work, thesis).Item Open Access Master Programme in Spatial Organisation and Design (Yildiz Technical University)(AESOP, 2020) Galland, Daniel; Peric, Ana; Finka, MarosUniversity is acknowledged as an interdisciplinary study program in spatial planning efficiently backed by the environment of the Faculty of Architecture within which it is embedded. It brings together the following aspects of quality in planning education: - Programme Curriculum and Identity o Properly linked focus of the study programme to the main profile of the Department (City and Regional Planning) and the Faculty (Architecture). The clear response of design-centred curriculum to the profile of graduates compared to other study programmes offered by the Faculty. o The pragmatic dimension of professional ethic awareness as an inherent part of students’ practical study engagement. A close link between students’ academic tasks and demands of societal practice. o Understanding of contemporary societal change through the development of students’ individual awareness about their own role as experts for spatial organisation and design. - Principles of Pedagogy o Capitalising the potential of interdisciplinary staff and its pedagogical competences through encouraging the reflection on disciplinary biases. o Best practice example of student/alumni/employer’s engagement by enabling its members to develop stronger relations with the university’s community, find mentorship and gain access to new professional networks. o Fostering active and independent learning by providing the freedom to students when selecting the research topics within the given framework. Exploiting students’ knowledge and skills from different disciplinary backgrounds to achieve mutual learning through group work, studio project, open debates, and exchange with practitioners.Item Open Access Master Programme Urban Regeneration and Planning Yildiz Technical University(AESOP, 2016) Lo Piccolo, Francesco; Pinho, PauloThis programme fulfils the European quality standards of planning programmes according to the AESOP Charter, complemented by an effective internationalization of teaching and learning processes. This certificate is valid for a period of six years. Porto, 22 January 2016