The course is ongoing!

The 2010 SC-course has started. We have 13 enthusiastic participants. I hope that the course will be successful!

SC web-course starts at 7th of October!

The participants of the SC web-course are now chosen. More information of the timetable and structure are sent soon to the participants! Thanks for the good applications!

The course enrollment is closed!

The deadline for the web-course has passed. We received very good applications and the course participants have been chosen. The course starts at 6th of October 2010.

Still time to enroll in the new course!

There are still open spaces in the REACHING SUSTAINABILITY IN URBAN PLANNING Continuing Education Course.

To give you time to finish your enrollment we have postponed the deadline to 31st of August. I
hope that you are able to submit all your enrollment documents to ulla.heinonen@tkk.fi by
end of this month. 

Based on the feedback, we have also decided to offer a tailored course (3 credits) for
those participants who are not able to participate in the major course due to tight
working schedules.

10 days to enroll!

The enrollment for the new SC- course is still open for ten days! Please send the needed documents to Ulla Heinonen by 15th of August!

Enrollment for the new course is open!!!

Reaching Sustainability in Urban Planning- Continuation Education Course


The enrollment for the course is open from 15th of July to 15th of August, 2010. Please send your
1)Registration form (Please, use the given form)
2)CV (with current work position)
3)Motivation letter
4)Abstract of the personal case study (max 1000 words)
5)Letter of recommendation

to ulla.heinonen@tkk.fi by 15th of August.
The course participants will be informed by 13th of September, 2010.

REACHING SUSTAINABILITY IN URBAN PLANNING -Continuing Education Course

Aim of the Course Reaching Sustainability in Urban Planning is an extension course for
the previous continuing education courses on Sustainable Communities. This web-based
continuing education course addresses sustainable urbanization by giving practical
examples and methods how to use city planning as a tool for sustainable development. The
course focuses particularly on inclusive planning and climate change prevention and
adaptation. Participation, good governance, crisis prevention and environmentally sound
basic services are key topics presented in the course. The course aims to elaborate the
topics of the previous courses, deepen the analysis of the individual case studies and
strengthen the existing Alumni network. By using the knowledge of the students and their
real life cases, the course provides in-depth understanding of planning procedures in
different cultures, presents realities faced as well as offers insight to diverse
pioneering ways to reach the obstacles. Course Content The course is structured by
on-line lectures, group works and individual assignments to exchange information between
the participants and the lecturers as well as to enhance communication and professional
networking among the participants. In the course the participants will present their own
case studies about the planning methods used and the obstacles faced. The course aims to
follow-up the situation of the participant?s case studies during the last years and to
develop the case studies further collaboratively with the course participants. The
students will make further analyses of the cases by exploiting the new information gained
from the course as well as the comments of their colleagues.The course duration is
approximately five months (6th of October, 2010 to 20th of February, 2011). There will be
organized online sessions every third week and between these sessions the participants
will work individually with the cases (reading and searching for relevant reading
material and analyzing the case studies). The case studies are presented, discussed and
analyzed in the tailored on-line workshops in the Flash meeting platform. The final
comments to the cases and the analyses are given by the course mentors and the given
experts. Target Group The course is targeted for individuals who have participated in the
Sustainable Communities course - Bridging the Gap between Research and Action - in
2007-2009 and for the PhD students that have acted as resource persons in these courses.
The course accommodates totally 24 students. Credits and Assessment Reaching
Sustainability in Urban Planning continuation education course offers 6 credits for those
students who have participated 80% of the group works and submitted the needed analyses
by the deadline of the course (20th of February, 2011). The course is graded 1-5. The
final mark will consist of the evaluation of the on-line group works and the written
assignments. Registration Fee The registration fee for the course is 50 Euros (64 US$).
Enrollment The enrollment for the course is open from 15th of July to 15th of August,
2010.