See Masters Programs in Urban Development 2019/2020 in Barcelona in Spain

The Master is designed under the framework of the Smart City concept, in order to provide the participant with a multidisciplinary approach, taking into account the emerging technological tools in the different urban contexts.

We train students to become a Smart City Manager, who will lead Smart Cities departments, with the aim of providing coherence to all the initiatives and projects of a city, from a smart and sustainable approach.

Today, 55% of the world's population lives in urban areas and it is projected that by 2050 this figure will increase by up to 68%

In this context, the sustainable development of cities is more relevant than ever. The new urban models must be conceived from a more respectful and sensitive perspective with the citizens and the planet.... [-]

We live in a world of cities, and our planet is increasingly urban. Cities are the new engines of the global economy, and at the same time, they can be the main actors to face the challenges of climate change and fight against inequality and poverty. If in the past we lived through stages in which the world was organized by empires and then by nation-states, in the future we will live increasingly in a world of cities, in a world of SuperCities.

We are living an unprecedented "digital revolution" at the confluence of 4 megatrends that are cloud computing, mobile devices, social networks and intelligence applied to "Big Data". We have never had more computing capacity or easier access to information, or better physical and digital communication options and this is changing the way people live, work, have fun, learn and relate. Politics, the economy, society, and of course cities are also changing, which today enjoy opportunities that previously didn’t exist.... [-]