All Things Urban

Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi cordially invites you to the Master in Urban Planning and Development – Urban Innovation and Sustainability webinar which aims at helping students learn more about the program by giving an insight into the courses, structure, admission requirements, merit-based scholarships, preferential rates, application deadline. In addition, students have the opportunity to chat and interact with the head of the program and the admission team through the Q&A session. **A few reasons this program stands out to us at All Things Urban:** - Taught fully in English, an international cohort - A Sorbonne diploma and faculty, delivered in the Gulf - A straightforward UAE visa process - A focus on sustainability and climate resilience, studied on the ground in a region facing extreme heat **Speaker: Dr. Simone Safe** *Assistant Professor and Head of Program, Master in Urban Planning and Development – URBIS, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (UAE)* Architect, urban planner and geographer (PhD), Dr. Simone Safe is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Urban Planning at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, where she leads the Master’s programme in Urban Planning and Development – Urban Innovation and Sustainability (URBIS). Her research focuses on urban health, salutogenic landscapes, biophilic design and environmental inequalities, exploring how urban form and ecological planning can contribute to healthier, more resilient and socially equitable cities. Her work bridges urban planning, landscape architecture and public health through interdisciplinary approaches developed across North Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

Prospective students, urban planning professionals, architects, urbanists, sustainability practitioners, and anyone curious about studying urbanism in the UAE.

Established in 2006, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi brings the excellence of the French higher education system to the UAE. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across disciplines such as humanities, sciences, law, economics, and management, in a truly international and multicultural environment.