Master Villes et Environnements Urbains - Ingénierie des services urbains en réseaux : villes en devenir (ISUR-VED) at INSA Rennes

ISUR-VED is a national Master's degree track (Bac+5, created 2002) in the Villes et Environnements Urbains mention, co-accredited by INSA Rennes, EHESP and Sciences Po Rennes. It trains professionals to use urban network services (water and sanitation, mobility, energy, solid waste, digital) as a lever for urban resilience and inclusion, with an international focus on cities of the Global South. It is open in initial and continuing education.

Faculty: Sciences Po Rennes - École villes et environnements urbains; co-accredited with INSA Rennes and EHESP  |  Duration: 2 years (M1 and M2); 800 teaching hours in total  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Rennes, Bretagne, France

What you will study

About 800 hours over two years, 70% delivered in M2 by professionals, in six teaching units. M1 includes international relations, mobility and territories and GIS, plus a 'Villes en devenir' seminar. M2 runs from September to March in specialised teaching (about 400 hours) followed by a stage of at least 16 weeks, with group reports, role-play workshops, technical visits of networks and a conference or study trip in a Southern metropolis.

Career pathways

Consultant or project manager in specialist consultancies; project officer in large urban network service companies (strategic planning, business development); regional or country development manager; customer, asset or planning director roles; project officer in local authorities; officer in bilateral, multilateral and decentralised cooperation programmes in public administrations or international organisations; programme/project manager in NGOs and associations.

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