Master SPRING

SPRING stands for Spatial Plan­ning for Regions in Growing Economies and is a two-year Master´s degree pro­gram that addresses current topics of spatial plan­ning in developing and emerging countries. In lectures, for instance, SPRING participants discuss the challenges of rapid urban growth, reflect on the conflict between environmental protection and economic development, define strategies to cope with impacts of climate change or develop concepts to improve transport systems. The first year of the SPRING pro­gram, starting each year in October, takes place at TU Dort­mund University, followed by a second year at one of the five partnering universities in Ghana, Tanzania, The Philippines, Brazil or Chile. Language of instruction is English. The SPRING pro­gram awards a M.Sc. Degree in “Re­gio­nal Development Plan­ning and Management”. Both final documents (certificate and transcript) are jointly issued by TU Dort­mund University and the respective partnering uni­ver­si­ty of the second year.