Minor International Urban Redevelopment
Cities around the world are aiming to reduce their car dependency and unrestricted growth, which needs a new way of thinking about urban areas and mobility. In the minor in International Urban Redevelopment you will work it out and the best team is going to visit the project sponsor.
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Choosing a minor is an important decision. That's why we will help you make your choice.
Why choose this minor?
- You will develop a vision to improve the sustainability and livability of urban areas
- You learn about the most pressing urban issues of our time
- Sophisticated combination of theory and hands-on action for achieving behavioural change
- Multidisciplinary approach in an inspiring learning community
About this minor
Fancy tackling real-world challenges in cities like Calgary, Seattle, Los Angeles and Bilbao? This minor gives you the chance to work on one of today’s biggest urban issues – cutting car dependency and sprawl while boosting air quality, liveability and social cohesion.
You will team up across disciplines to blend spatial design, behavioural change and community engagement, creating evidence-based visions and detailed designs that make a real impact. Plus, you will present your ideas to local experts, gain international experience and build a portfolio backed by genuine project sponsors.
You will work in teams of four to six on challenging international case studies, carrying out in-depth analyses and creating integrated solutions that combine infrastructure, behavioural campaigns and community participation. Each team will deliver a 10-page vision document, visual materials and a detailed background report, with top teams earning the chance to present their work internationally.
After this minor
You could pursue a career in government agencies, urban design studios, mobility consultancies or research institutes. You will be equipped to lead projects that transform cities in a sustainable way, conduct social science research and develop strategies that change how cities function and how people move around.
Practical information
When
Monday 31 August 2026 – Friday 31 January 2027
Where
All classes and meetings will take place on the BUas campus in Breda.
Teaching method
During coaching days we combine interactive feedback to your team with plenary feedback sessions. Masterclasses and mini-lectures will be provided on these days.
How to apply?
You can choose this minor if you study at BUas, but students from other higher education institutes are also warmly invited to join. This makes for a diverse and inspiring classroom!
- How to apply: BUas students
For BUas students, the application option in Osiris opens from 23 to 27 March 2026 (fall semester) & 5 to 9 October 2026 (spring semester). When you apply in Osiris you can indicate two preferences, these can be two different minors at BUas, but you should also indicate if you prefer to take an external minor. For more detailed information please visit the Minor Desk page on the student portal.
Please note that applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis or via a selection procedure as mentioned at the admission requirements on this page.
- How to apply: non-BUas students
All information regarding the minors for 2026 -2027 is available on Kies op Maat. From 2 February to 15 May, the application option and thus the download of the learning agreement will be open on Kies op Maat.
The full step-by-step plan:
- Download the learning agreement on Kies op Maat. Ask your own university of applied sciences to sign the learning agreement for approval.
- Start your application via Studielink – this is possible until 26 June. Go to the Study Programmes tab and click 'add new enrolment application'. Then click at 'Educational institution' on Breda University of Applied Sciences and enter 'Minor' or 'KOM' as search term. A list of BUas KOM minors per academy will appear. Make sure you apply for the right minor. Check the learning agreement to see where your minor belongs to. After registering in Studielink you will receive two emails: one confirming your registration with BUas and immediately afterwards an email containing the login codes for and the link to Osiris Registration from BUas. If you do not receive the second e-mail, check your spam first and otherwise send an e-mail to [email protected].
- Receive access to My Online Application. Here you can complete – and keep track of – the next steps of your application.
- Upload the signed learning agreement in My Online Application (note: the learning agreement must be signed by your own university of applied sciences and yourself before uploading it on My Online Application)
- Since you are coming to BUas temporarily for a minor, it is important that you arrange payment in a correct manner via the following steps to arrange your proof of payment, a so-called BBC (Bewijs Betaald Collegegeld).
- Arrange the payment at your own institution
- Go to Studielink and request a BBC for BUas. Click here to go to the correct webpage (search on this page for the "Request for proof of paid tuition fees") for the step by step plan.
Make sure you complete all steps on time, as mentioned there are deadlines for downloading the learning agreement and starting your application. Once you have made a start in My Online Application, you have until 1 September / the start of the minor at the latest to complete your steps. Please note:
- Some minors have limited numbers of places available. Students will be admitted in order of application.
- If you are a student of an institution affiliated to Kies op Maat, the rules and agreements of Kies op Maat apply. The costs of the minor will be settled between BUas and your home institution. As a student, you won’t notice anything about this.
- If you are a student from a government-funded institution that is not affiliated to Kies op Maat, we will make separate arrangements about financing the minor before the start of the minor.