Studies and Teaching

The working group Urban Studies teaches theoretical and methodological knowledge for dealing with urban challenges in different geographical contexts. One focus is on societal change processes in the context of urban human-environment-technology interactions. The main aim is to support students in learning to identify and describe complex interactions and to evaluate them in terms of sustainability criteria (SDGs). Here a close connection between research and teaching takes place.

Our working group is responsible for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Urban Studies (4Cities) programme at the University of Vienna (coordination and teaching). The 15th and last cohort is currently running. From the winter semester 2025, we will offer a specialisation in Urban Studies in the new Human Geographies Master's curriculum at the University of Vienna.