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The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is India’s leading nationalthink tank on urban planning and development. Five students of the master Governing the Large Metropolis have to study 3 projects of the CITIIS program.

The MOOC "Data and Urban Governance" is available for free on the Coursera platform. The Cities and Digital Technology Chair offers urban professionals a better understanding of the social, political and economic challenges of data and digital technologies.

JEANNE VARALDI is a consultant at Cabinet Utopies. She is also a visual artist who creates murals from construction materials. She says having two professional activities is in line with what she is taught at Sciences Po.

Guillaume Saraf is the Head of Real Estate and Logistics at the University of Lille. He graduated from the Urban Planning Programme in 2000. Saraf says the real estate industry is driven by investment and ROI.

Six students on the Large MetrOPOLIS MASTER’s Programme present an inventory of new approaches to measuring urban development. Their report, entitled “Beyond GDP”, analyses some of these alternative indicators in cities around the world.

Dr. Champaka Rajagopal is an international renowned Indian urban planner. She studied architecture at CEPT University in Ahmedabad and Urban Design at the University of California in Berkeley. She recently obtained a PhD in Urban Planning and International Development at University of Amsterdam.

Ilaria Milazzo takes over the executive direction of the Urban School. She replaces Guillermo Martin at the Executive Education of Sciences Po. Ilaria began her career at Capgemini Consulting as a management consultant.

Thomas is a Policy Officer with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre in Sydney. He works to influence public policy around housing and homelessness services. He also works on a climate justice project with the NGO.

The project aimed at identifying key elements for successful territorial strategies for economic and social reconversion of highly carbon-intensive regions in Europe. The issue of transitioning carbon-dependent territories is at the heart of the European Green Deal strategy aiming towards carbon neutrality by 2050.

The guide was made as part of a capstone by Rim Ayouch, Kenza.Fahim, Hermine Martinez, Mocktoub Razaki and Juliette Yaniv, students of the Governing the Large Metropolis. The guide will focus on digital sobriety and frugality.

Cécile is project manager for prison and justice projects at APIJ. She has a Master's degree in Urban Planning and Sustainable SustainableDevelopment Law. She is trained in law and the environment with contracting authority management.

Camille Larminay and Orane Le Saout came 2nd in the Positive Future competition. The competition was led by the Institut d'études avancées de Paris.

The 12th edition of the Palladio Scholarship Campaign took place from November 2020 to May 2021. 16 young talents, including 6 forrenewal, were awarded the 2021 scholarships for the innovative nature of their training or research projects.

Floriane is Manager and Adaptation Lead at The Carbon Trust. She is passionate about climate change and the urban world. She has worked in Colombia, South Africa, China and the USA.

Students of Governing the Large Metropolis carried out a comparative analysis between five cities across four continents. They found that France as a country is remarkable in that it bears no apparentweaknesses in any of the aspects presented in the Holistic SustainabilityAnalysis.

Vienna is one of the most fascinating European cities. Once the capital of an Empire that disappeared after 1918, it was known as Red Vienna. Students tried to examine the legacy of Red Vienna, and its influence in contemporary policies.

The students of the Executive master Regional governance and urban development were in Barcelona from 15 to 18 September. This study trip allowed to immerse the students in a European city where the major current issues are at stake. We would like to thank all the local actors we met for their time and hospitality.

The students in second year of the Master in Governing the Large Metropolis went to Dubai from 4 to 9 September. The trip aimed at understanding how the metropolitan development of Dubai is governed.

Yunqing graduated in 2017 with a Master in Governing the Large Metropolis. She is now a technical manager at C40 Cities in Beijing. Her job is to help cities manage their climate policies.

Philippe Rio, mayor of Grigny and graduate of the Urban planning programme, has been elected World Mayor 2021. The City Mayors Foundation is an international think tank dedicated to urban affairs. The foundation awards the World Mayor Price every two years.

Inaugural lecture organized as part of our welcome week took place lastAugust 26. Find the replay above. "HOW ARE CITIES FACING COVID CHALLENGES?"

The graduation ceremony was held on Monday, June 28. The event was for students studying regional planning and regional planning. Find the entire ceremony in the video above.