The Master in City Challenges aims to analyze the current challenges and the respective responses to transform them into sustainable, smart, efficient, resilient and inclusive cities, taking into account the following dimensions of the sustainable development goals: the Physical Dimension; the Social and Educational Dimension; the Environmental Dimension; the Technological Dimension; the Governance Dimension; the Economic Dimension.

Teaching is in Portuguese, Galician and Spanish, and each curricular unit is taught by two professors, one from one of the three universities in Galicia and another from one of the three universities in northern Portugal. The teamwork of the teaching staff makes it possible to offer complementary and holistic visions, considering the nature, identity and idiosyncrasy of the two countries, Portugal and Spain.

Be in possession of the degrees in Civil Engineering, Geography, Computer Science, Information Systems, Social Sciences, Education, Architecture, Economics or similar;

Persons in possession of a foreign higher academic degree recognized by the competent bodies of all HEIs, which satisfies the objectives of the degree, in the areas of knowledge mentioned in letter a).

Order of university preference, chosen by the candidate himself in relation to the Master to be taken, using the form provided for this purpose, at the time of application;

The adaptation of the access qualification and the study plan to the contents of the master's degree, in accordance with the established access conditions;

Academic and scientific curriculum (extracurricular training, participation in scientific and academic activities related to the objectives of the Master, etc.);

Professional experience relevant to the study cycle, etc.

The Interuniversity Academic Commission will determine, in the relative access through degrees from other branches, their adequacy to the contents of the Master. The academic works will have a maximum weight of 70% of the total, and the other merits - Portuguese Universities (UTAD, UMinho and U.Porto) - a maximum weight of 30%. If so, the tiebreaker will consist of an interview, in which the candidates will be evaluated based on their behavioral, relational and motivational skills.

Admissions Option 2

The 90 ECTS master's degree is developed in 3 semesters, of 30 ECTS each.

The first semester includes 6 teaching units of 5 ECTS credits, all of them compulsory.

In the second semester, students will have 2 mandatory subjects (Practices in an institutional or business environment and Research Methodology and Thesis Plan) and 4 subjects to choose from an offer of 12 subjects.

The third semester is dedicated to the preparation of the Thesis.

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Holders of the master's degree in City Challenges will acquire extensive knowledge of contemporary urban problems, their diversity, evolutions and possible solutions, as well as policies, plans and interventions, acquiring advanced professional skills to intervene well in public institutions (autonomous, municipal, local and other territory management entities) or in private companies involved in the development of the territory.

Master in Challenges of Cities

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