Studies and Teaching

The working group Urban Studies teaches theoretical and methodological knowledge for dealing with urban challenges in different geographical contexts. One focus is on societal change processes in the context of urban human-environment-technology interactions. The main aim is to support students in learning to identify and describe complex interactions and to evaluate them in terms of sustainability criteria (SDGs). Here a close connection between research and teaching takes place.

Our working group is responsible for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Urban Studies (4Cities) programme at the University of Vienna (coordination and teaching). The 15th and last cohort is currently running. The last application deadline was in 2023; further applications will no longer be accepted.

Starting in the winter semester of 2025, we will be offering a specialisation in Urban Studies as part of the new Master's programme Geographies of Global Change and Sustainability Transformations at the University of Vienna.