As a student in the MSc in Urban Studies, you will interact with research-active teaching staff from two universities and become acquainted with various types of urban expertise and disciplinary skills. You will also receive support from a dedicated group of administrative and logistical staff.
teaching staff
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Manuel Aalbers
Manuel B. Aalbers is professor of Human Geography at KU Leuven/University of Leuven (Belgium) where he leads a research group on the intersection o... -
Nele Aernouts
Nele Aernouts is an assistant professor of housing and urbanism at the Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research. She teaches in the MSc in Urban Design... -
Line Algoed
Line is an urban anthropologist and human geographer specialized in land tenure, participatory urban planning, and affordable housing. She is a pos... -
Aristide Athanassiadis
Aristide Athanassiadis is a senior researcher at the non-profit Metabolism of Cities. For over ten years he carried out academic research on urban ... -
Francesc Baró
Francesc Baró is an (urban) environmental scientist appointed as Asst. Professor at VUB and member of Cosmopolis and BRISPO research groups. He is ... -
David Bassens
David Bassens is Professor of Economic Geography and Director of Cosmopolis: Centre for Urban Research at VUB, a research group dedicated to urban ... -
Philippe Bouillard
Philippe Bouillard holds an MSc in Civil Engineering (Université Libre de Bruxelles ULB, Belgium, 1990), a PhD in Engineering (ULB, 1997) and a Hab... -
Kobe Boussauw
Kobe Boussauw is Associate Professor of Spatial Planning and Mobility, member of the Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research at the Vrije Universiteit... -
Patrick Deboosere
Patrick Deboosere teaches demography at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is emeritus at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. -
Tatiana Debroux
Tatiana Debroux is postdoc researcher and lecturer in the MSc Urban Studies and Erasmus Mundus MSc 4Cities, where she teaches Urban Analysis, Resea... -
Rika Devos
Rika Devos is an engineer architect and holds a PhD in engineering sciences: architecture from Ghent University (2008). She teaches history of cons... -
Anya Diekmann
Anya Diekmann is professor in tourism at the ULB and holds the Chair ‘cultural tourism’. Additionally, she teaches at the University of Mumbai and... -
Ana Daniela Dresler
Ana Daniela Dresler is a researcher and teaching assistant at the Cosmopolis Centre for Urban research. As spatial planner and designer, her resear... -
Els Enhus
Els Enhus was full professor in Criminology at the Department of Criminology of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Since September 2018 she is p... -
Sylvie Gadeyne
Sylvie Gadeyne holds a Master's degree in Sociology (University of Ghent, 1992), a Master's degree in Demography (Université Catholique d... -
Lena Imeraj
Lena Imeraj is the postdoctoral research coordinator of the Brussels Centre for Urban Studies. In addition to her role at the Centre, she holds pos... -
Dirk Jacobs
Dirk Jacobs (°1971) is full professor at Université Libre de Bruxelles. He is affiliated to the Group for Research on Ethnic Relations, Migration a... -
Serge Jaumain
Serge Jaumain is full Professor of Belgian and North American history at the Université Libre de Bruxelles where he is co-director of the Interdisc... -
Wojciech Kębłowski
Wojciech Kębłowski is an Assistant Professor based at Hong Kong University, joining VUB's Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research as guest profes... -
Pepijn Kennis
Pepijn Kennis sees the city as a place for everyone, created by everyone. -
Ahmed Z. Khan
Ahmed Z. Khan is Professor and Chair Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism at the BATir department of ULB, Brussels, Belgium. He is academic co-coo... -
Louise Knops
Louise Knops is Professor of Environmental Humanities in the Master on Environmental studies at ULB. She is part of the research group SONYA of the... -
René Kreichauf
Dr. René Kreichauf is Professor in Urban Studies and Planning, FWO postdoc fellow, and lecturer in the Erasmus Mundus MSc 4CITIES and the MSc Urban... -
Philippe Lebeau
Philippe Lebeau is a member of the Mobilise research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. -
Cathy Macharis
Cathy Macharis is a full professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in the Faculty of Economics. She has a passion for the transition to a more su... -
Lucas Melgaço
Lucas Melgaço is Professor of Urban Criminology in the Department of Criminology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and coordinator of the Cri... -
Michael Ryckewaert
Michael Ryckewaert is associate professor at Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research. He teaches urban design studio as well as history and theory of ... -
Nick Schuermans
Nick lectures in various educational programs at VUB. -
Mathieu Van Criekingen
Mathieu Van Criekingen is a professor of geography and urban studies at IGEAT - Université libre de Bruxelles. -
Stephanie Van de Voorde
Stephanie Van de Voorde holds a Tenure Track position in Architectural and Construction History at the Department of Architectural Engineering of t... -
Elke Vanempten
Elke Vanempten is a project coordinator and scientific collaborator of the Institute for agriculture and fishery research (ILVO), where she conduct... -
Bas van Heur
Bas van Heur is professor of urban studies, director of the Brussels Centre for Urban Studies, and programme director of the VUB-ULB MSc in Urban S... -
Fabio Vanin
Fabio Vanin is professor of landscape urbanism at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and co-founder and director of LATITUDE Platform for Urban Researc... -
Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe
Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe is professor in Sociology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. -
Benjamin Wayens
Benjamin Wayens is coordinator of the interdisciplinary network for Brussels Studies (EBxl) at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), and respons... -
Anne Winter
Anne Winter is Professor of History and Director of the research team Historical Research into Urban Transformation Processes (HOST) at the VUB.
administrative and logistical staff
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Stefan De Corte
Stefan De Corte is administrative coordinator of the VUB-ULB MSc in Urban Studies and the Erasmus Mundus MSc 4Cities. -
Elena Solonina
Elena Solonina holds an MA degree in Linguistics and Communication Sciences. She is the first point of contact for students of the International Ma... -
Benjamin Wayens
Benjamin Wayens is coordinator of the interdisciplinary network for Brussels Studies (EBxl) at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), and respons...
