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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.

Every year, STU Master’s students make their first study trip to a French city. The students carry out a collective survey on the issues of the visited territory. Nantes has distinguished itself over the past twenty years by an urban action widely recognized.

Urban planning students went to Genoa from 25 to 29may, 2021. The trip focused on the strategic orientations of the city in the face of thedecline of the industrial port.

Juliette Hazard and Thaïs Sarrebourse d'Audeville are currently cycling around France as part of their gap year. They met in the master’s degree and discovered that they share values and interests.

The Palladio Foundation and the Agorize open innovation platform launched the "Make the City Challenge" last September. Students from all over France, from all curricula and disciplines were invited to “imagine cities and places of life that are more human, inclusive, livable, environmentally friendly and sustainable" The team of our students "Dans ta rue" won this first edition of the challenge.

Marion Waller, graduate of the master Governing the Large Metropolis, is currently Advisor to the Mayor of Paris. She previously worked as advisor to the deputy mayor of Paris in charge of urban planning and architecture.

The Ruhr is an industrial and urban space located in the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the west of Germany. The challenges of this trip were to understand the evolution of the IBA model.

Naomi Fagla-Medegan received two awards for her association Gbobètô. She received the Social and Humanitarian Trophy of THE _Trophées des Français de l’étranger_ 2021. She also received the 1st _Terre de Femmes_ Prize 2021.

First year students of the master Governing the Large Metropolis went to South Korea. The trip was to question the dimension of the ‘smart city’

The group project is at the heart of the pedagogy of all the Urban School's Masters programmes. Students respond to a real territorial issue posed by a public, private or associative organization. Each project concludes with a presentation of the final results to the partner.

Students of the masters of Regional and Urban Strategy, Governing EcologicalTransitions in European Cities and Urban Planning Programme travel to Europe. The trips are a highlight of the course, for the richness of the input and the creation of links between students.

Pranav Kuttaiah is one of the 15 winners of the 2020 Palladio Scholarship. He is a second-year student of the Master Governing the Large Metropolis. Pranav will join the University of California, Berkeley, to complete a 5-year PhD.

The Urban School of Sciences Po and the Urban Planning Department at the UCLA Luskin School have launched a new dual master’s degree in urban planning. The new degree builds on the corestrengths of both universities. The program consists of two years, the first at UCLA and the second at Sciences Po.