Dear Colleagues,
A big ask follows. If you have even a sliver of insight into one or more of
these programmes, I'd greatly appreciate hearing from you. Please email me
privately.
Long story short: I have an especially promising undergraduate in
environmental studies/governance who has a scholarship for a masters degree
programme of his choosing. He's narrowed his options down to the three below,
with explanations. None of these programmes are known personally to me. If
you have any recommendations among the three ('which programme would you
recommend to your student?'), or know anything about them that could help my
student make an appropriate selection, I'd love to hear from you.
Time is short. He needs to decide next week.
Gratefully yours,
Michael
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Dear Professor Maniates,
Thank you so much for offering your assistance with my graduate school
applications a couple of weeks back. Apologies for taking a while to get back
to you as work took over a little.
Here are the list of programmes I'm considering, and some descriptions of what
I want to learn in graduate school:
Overall, I feel like what I want to get out of graduate school is a
specialization of what I've learnt in YNC. I think that specialization for me
now is in urban governance - learning how to lead sustainability
transformations specifically within urban environments like Singapore. This can
manifest in engendering transport policy change, or influencing housing
policies, or pushing for urban agriculture. I'd like to focus on programmes
that focus on urban sustainability governance, and understanding how
transformative change can really be pushed forward, with the city at its core.
Below are some programmes that I believe will help me along these goals.
1. MSc Urban Management and Development (Urban Environment, Sustainability &
Climate Change Track) - Erasmus University
Rotterdam<https://www.ihs.nl/en/master/urban-environment-sustainability-climate-change/programme-overview>
* Learning to lead urban transformations towards climate-neutral cities,
with a focus on both climate mitigation and resilience building
* Core compulsory modules of 'Urban Complexity', 'Urban Governance &
Finance' and so on provide a focusing angle into urban governance through
different perspectives
* Professors in this programme include Dr Paul Rabe (studies the
land-water-human nexus), Dr Alberto Gianoli (studies urban governance from the
perspective of finance, and data science), and Dr Qian Ke (flood risk
management and water resources)
* Being based in Rotterdam - I consider the Netherlands a deep inspiration
for sustainable urban practices (with the cycling culture, availability of
plant based meals etc.) that would be both a personal and professional
motivator while I continue into graduate school and sharpen my focus in making
these changes possible within Singapore, and possibly beyond
1. MSc in Sustainable Cities - University of
Leeds<https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/i429/sustainable-cities-msc#overview>
* Similar to the Rotterdam programme, this one focuses on the intersection
of urbanism and sustainability, to learn how to lead urban sustainability
transitions
* Their core modules focus on specific aspects of urban scholarship, such
as mobility, sustainable housing, energy etc., taught one at a time, which
allows for sequential immersion into these specific sectors
* Working with professors such as Prof Paul Chatterton (scholarship and
work on social housing projects & promoting cycling & walking), Prof Milena
Buchs (policies and transitions towards post-growth societies), and Dr Caroline
Mullen (green transitions in mobility & transport, as well as mobility
governance)
1. Master Governance of Sustainability Transformations - Wageningen
University<https://www.wur.nl/en/education-programmes/master/msc-programmes/governance-of-sustainability-transformations.htm>
* A bigger picture programme that looks at governance more generally, and
focuses on the design and possibility of novel governance arrangements
* Strong intersection of life science and governance studies, given that
WUR is such a strong life and agri-science research university
* Overall, I feel like studying governance at the place at the forefront of
technological research into science-based solutions will bear fruitful
intersections
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