Management of Smart Cities Master’s Programme

Do you work in public administration, local authority services, in companies or development agencies and are searching for innovative and comprehensive solutions for your municipality or city? Perhaps you do business with public administration and develop innovative solutions that provide advanced services in the fields of IT, energy, mobility, public utilities, spatial planning solutions, environmental protection, and sustainable development? Learn about the latest global practices and apply them to your local community. Get a master's degree in of one of the most topical development fields.

In-demand competencies that you will develop

Strategic management and leadership

Understanding the concept of smart cities, formulating development policies and managing complexity.

Advanced tehnologies

Understanding tehnologies for an inclusive, empowered, comfortable and efficient life of citizens.

Generating and managing innovation

Using technologies and analytics to innovative citizen-oriented solutions.

Global and sustainable development

Knowledge of global challanges for introducing sustainable solutions.

Communication and participation

Knowledge of strategies, platforms, tools and tehniques for effective communication.

Programme structure

1st year (60 ECTS)

Compulsory Courses

Understanding and Management of Smart Cities 9 ECTS
Information Technology and Systems for Smart City Management 9 ECTS
Innovative Business Processes, Relations and Models 9 ECTS
Applied Urban Sociology 9 ECTS
Research Methodology 9 ECTS
Economy of the City of the Future 6 ECTS
Economic, Environmental and Social Sustainable Development and Glocalization 9 ECTS

2nd Year (60 ECTS)

Compulsory Courses

Communication, Participation and Stakeholder Involvement in Smart City Governance 6 ECTS
Public Policy and Project Management in the Public Sector 6 ECTS
Integrative Project 6 ECTS
Elective Course 1, 2 and 3 (6 ECTS + 6 ECTS + 6 ECTS)
Master's Thesis 24 ECTS

Elective courses list

Elective courses are chosen by the student from a common pool of elective courses, provided they are not also compulsory courses within the student’s program. The faculty offers those elective courses for which a sufficient number of students have registered.

Business for Social Responsibility and Business Ethics 6 ECTS
Intelectual Property 6 ECTS
Chinese with Asian Business Culture 6 ECTS
Cognitive behavioural coaching 6 ECTS
Communication and Lobbying 6 ECTS
International Business Law 6 ECTS
International marketing 6 ECTS
International Business Finance 6 ECTS
Measuring and Assuring the Quality of life 6 ECTS
Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Business Innovation and Digital Management 6 ECTS
Personal coaching 6 ECTS
Positive Psychology 6 ECTS
Attraction, Selection, and Employment of Staf 6 ECTS
Educational psychology 6 ECTS
The Psyhology of Leadership 6 ECTS
Sustainable and smart mobility systems 6 ECTS
Sustainable human resource management and Health and Safety Management 6 ECTS
Energy management in cities, smart buildings and processes 6 ECTS
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Business Intelligence (BI) 6 ECTS
Big Data Management 6 ECTS

Curricula of Elective Courses

The curriculum includes the changes to the study program adopted at the Senate session on December 20, 2023

Minimum number of students for program implementation: 15 enrolled students.

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Pedro B. Ortiz,

Expert on urban issues of metropolises, consultant at the World Bank and former mayor of Madrid

Cities and communities are the main venues of key challenges of modern times, which we have to understand and be able to solve by including citizens to enhance sustainable development and quality of life.

Pedro B. Ortiz,

Expert on urban issues of metropolises, consultant at the World Bank and former mayor of Madrid

Unique advantages for your study success

Innovative learning

Modern pedagogical approaches and active studying with the support of professors and tutors.

Projects for companies

The result of the student’s work on concrete projects are 12 applicable projects for companies during the study.

Student Support

We support prospective students, students and alumni from the first inquiry through graduation and beyond.

International Environment

Students have the opportunity to study in internationally varied groups and work with other international students.

Master's and Career

After completing the programme, you will be equipped with modern systemic and management knowledge for managing project teams in urban development and the development of smart cities. You will be able to successfully engage in cross-sector connections and in the management of development projects in municipalities and other public administration fields. A master’s degree in management of smart cities will help in your search for new opportunities in development-oriented companies and institutions with a vision of co-shaping the development of smart cities of the future.

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