International Spatial Development (ISD)Bachelor in 4 years at Breda University of Applied Sciences

International Spatial Development (ISD)

Cities grow at tremendous rates. More than half the world population lives in cities which leads to problems like: noise and air pollution, overcrowding, unsafe living conditions, traffic jams.

The world is in need of people who are capable of Shaping our Society. People who help guide changes in urban areas in a healthy and sustainable way, while also offering as many people as possible the chance to a better future

In some countries new cities are built for million inhabitants.

In other cities more and more people live in ‘spontaneous settlements’ wich lack good living conditions.

An increasing traffic leads to an increase of traffic jams and delays wich results in health and wellbeing issues.

Shaping Society Challenges

‘With a Dutch touch’We believe the world has a lot to offer us, and we have the Dutch touch to offer the world.

Common and recurring themes:

- Dutch Design- Sustainable (Urban) Mobility Planning- Smart Cities and Societies- Water Management- Planning for an Uncertain Future: Flexible Use of Space

NHTV’s technical professional bachelors programme International Spatial Development is a programme that lasts 4 years and is taught in English.

This programme prepares you for a career in the field of planning and design. You will be trained to become an international professional capable of optimization living environments.

After your graduation at NHTV Breda, you will be the International Spatial Development (ISD) expert who creates and implements sustainable solutions for the future, through the use of the latest technology, design and planning principles.

Your Career?

Graduates are likely to find jobs as Strategic Designer, Urban Planner and Sustainable (Urban) Mobility Managersat (inter)national companies:

• advisory agencies• multinationals• small and medium-sized enterprises• government services• housing associations• private developers• design firm

International Spatial Development (ISD)at the Academy for Urban Development, Logistics and Mobility, NHTV

Will you be the one Shaping our future Society by:Researching how you can keep your country accessible?Mapping out problems in disadvantaged districts?Designing the ideal residential area of the future?

Course characteristics

Year 1In the first year you will become acquainted with the field of International Spatial Development in a broader sense. You will learn about mobility, planning and design related to the main themes.

Year 2In the second year you will further broaden your view and also choose one of the profes-sional roles: strategic designer, urban planner or

sustainable manager moblity.

Year 3In the third year you will carry out a work placement at an engineering, project man-agement consultancy or design firm specialized in urbanism and planning in an international con-text.

Year 4In the first half year you will be able to choose an international minor to gain in-depth knowledge of a subject. In the second half of the fourth year you will carry out a 20-week graduation project of your own choice.

The ISD-programme starts with a broad bases of Spatial Development knowledge and gradually works towards specialization in the three main differentiations: planning, design and mobility.

Every year focuses on different skills and is a mix of practice, theory and application in projects (studio). The complexity and level of indepen-dence of the assignments in de studios increase every year.

Skills and knowledgeThe course is centered around integrated assignments, where you find solutions to real problems, anywhere in the world.

To support this we offer:• Integrated knowledge on ISD, including sustainability• Techniques and data skills• Visualisation skills• Knowledge on Governance, law and politics• Skills in management and communication

Shaping Society through specialization and differentiation

Strategic Designer

In this role you will focus on the integration of strategic design into the process of shaping society. Your objective during this will be to design future cities. Creative and practical thinking on spatial solutions are skills you will need to develop. You will become a master in strategically integrating social sciences, spatial design issues and financial aspects in order to design a sustainable plan.

You will attend projects and courses such as Illustrator and Photoshop, visualisation & drawing skills, design and urbanism.

Sustainable Urban Mobility Manager

The main focus in this path com-prises behavioural changes in the field of mobility like stimulat-ing active modes of transport such as walking and cycling. Further-more, you will look for solutions to optimise the use of public transport and integrate Smart Work and Smart Mobility into the daily lives of people.

During this path you will be involved in projects and courses such as traf-fic management, travel behaviour and safety, mobility management and road design.

After the first two integral years you start developing your specialization. For instance, you will choose one of the following study paths:

Urban Planner

In this role you will develop a long-term vision of planning while at the same time allowing scope for all stakeholders to collaborate and accomplish their own ideas. You will optimise and align functions like living, working and recreation. Skills such as proces- and project planning and knowledge about gouverne-mental institutions are used to create safer and more attractive places to live and work.

During this path you will take part in projects and courses focusing on research methods, financial control, proces- and project management.

Course planning

possible work placement assignments in your third year• make a master plan for ‘airport city’, China• make an urban design for a floating resort with luxury villa’s and a marina, Maldives• make a development strategy for the transformation of a deserted railroad track into a comfortable and well work-ing public space, GB• Cycle route Analysis in New York City

possible graduation assignments in your fourth year • develop a gentrification strategy for Kaloleni, former New Town, Nairobi - Kenya• review the Mon Tresor Masterplan, Mauritius• make an integral plan for the redevelopment of the poor neighbourhood Scharloo Abou, Curacao• Research on making urban masterplanning in China more sustainable • Transit Oriented Development Analyses in Portland, Cal-gary, Perth, Medellin and Salt Lake City

International Spatial Development: workplace assignments

Testimonials

How Elmira experienced NHTV

‘The atmosphere in the Academy is very in-formal. It also has a small-scale character, that’s why you know most of your fellow students and they know you.I am also satisfied with the contact with lecturers. They are very open and ap-proachable, you are not just a number because they know you by name. I really feel that I can always turn to them, that I am always welcome with my questions. I noticed that following a higher education programme is very different from second-ary school. You have much more respon-sibility. Lecturers teach, but you have to challenge yourself to go deeper into the subject matter in order to get to know more.’

Elmira Pasbanstudent International Built Environment / International Traffic Management

How Joeriexperienced NHTV

‘The good thing about this academy is that there is room for all sorts of people.What-ever you do, it is all right: if you just come to NHTV to study, that is OK. But if you come to study AND want to build an active student life, that is OK too. What makes this possible, is the ‘open door’ culture. You can ask questions any time of the day, and you will always get an answer, no matter what the question. Moreover, the facili-ties at the academy make for an agreeable work environment, just think of the Medi-atheek (library), Servicedesk, and various study areas.’

Joeri de Visserstudent International Built Environment / International Traffic Management

Why study International Spatial Development at NHTV?

• Good career prospects and relatively high starter salary• International classroom, approx. 75% foreign students and 12 nationalities• Upon completion the possibility to follow to 1-year master’s programme• Practice-oriented learning through close collaboration with the international industry• Personalised coaching

Why NHTV?

• The programme was voted No.2 within its category in the Nationale Studentenenquête 2014 (Student Survey). • According to Keuzegids HBO 2015 (Dutch) NHTV is the best large university of applied sciences in the Netherlands. • Keuzegids HBO 2015 ranked the ISD pro-gramme high in its own category. (As International

Spatial Development starts in September 2015 as the renewed

programme behind International Built Environment,

analyses are based on International Traffic Management)

We look forward to welcome you to ISD at NHTV !

How to applyWhen you have decided on a course of study and you meet with the admission requirements, you can apply.

Make sure you register before the deadline:• For EU/EEA students: 1 September• For non-EU students: 1 May

Students with a diploma from a non-Dutch educational institution must apply by:1: Studielink, the national administration system for higher education in the Netherlands http://nhtv.studielink.nl2: the Student Office of NHTV.

Please refer to our website for more information.

Stay informed

Because International Spatial Development is a new study programme, there is a possibility of regular changes and updates to the programme as it progresses. If you would like to be kept updated or have any questions, please send an email to academieslm@nhtv.nl.

Administrative specifications

Administrative specifications Type of education: Professional Bachelor's Programme

Degree title: Bachelor of Science Degree titles resulting from new legislation will be introduced gradually.

Language: English

Fulltime: 4 years

Fast track: 3 years 1. pre-university education. e.g. vwo, Hochschulereifezeugnis 2. vocational education - mbo level 4 3. a propaedeutic year at another higher education institution or university

Numerus Fixus: no

Tuition fee: 1. in most cases: € 1,951 2. otherwise: € 8,910 3. Check the website for more information on tuition fees

Starter salary: between € 1.970 and € 2,220 , depending on the specialisation profile chosen