European Postgraduate Masters Program in Urbanism

The Master of Urbanism, Landscape and Planning (MaULP) is a four-semester academic program at KU Leuven, focusing on multi-faceted and multi-scalar issues of contemporary urban development. It is designed for a select group of international candidates with advanced design skills or a related background in urbanism and/or planning. The program addresses critical challenges such as social and environmental inequity, and the urgent need for renewed approaches in urbanism, spatial planning, and landscape intervention. It aims to develop new strategies to tackle social exclusion, unequal resource distribution, and spatial contradictions, drawing inspiration from diverse global urbanisms. Students gain a critical understanding of contemporary conditions in settlements, cities, and urban regions, learning innovative concepts and strategies for qualitative interventions through projects, plans, and policies across various scales. The program offers specializations in urbanism, planning, or landscape. It is also part of the European Postgraduate Masters in Urbanism (EMU) certificate program, offering opportunities for study abroad at partner universities.