Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies

Final application deadline: 1 July

Are you a European applicant or from a country that doesn’t require an entry visa to the Netherlands? Then you can still apply to our MSc programme until 1 July!

Explore the programme!

Education

IHS offers higher education in urban management, development and governance.

Research

Tackle urban challenges and identify capacity gaps in the urban context with our research services.

Advisory

Work with IHS staff to find innovative solutions, embedded in and relevant for your local context.

Tailor your learning trajectory for the MSc in Urban Management and Development
For the upcoming academic year, the programme introduces a tailored learning trajectory, allowing students to customise their curriculum.
- Wednesday 11 Mar 2026
- General
IHS Urban Research Day 2026
Submit your abstract for the IHS Urban Research Day by 30 July 2026! Explore how cities tackle the global polycrisis at the event, happening on 8 October 2026.
- Thursday 4 Jun 2026
- General
Rethinking urban value & community
Discover key insights from the Utopian Hours festival in Rotterdam. Read the blogpost from IHS student Rojano Mohammadi to learn more about her experience.
- Monday 1 Jun 2026
- Blogpost

Beyond the mountain: photography exhibition by Feiyue Liu
Exhibition opening & artist talk by photographer Feiyue Liu
- Thursday 23 Apr 2026, 16:00 - Thursday 25 Jun 2026, 18:00
- General
RePIC CityLab Rotterdam
CityLab Rotterdam invites students to go beyond the appearances of city materiality & urban transformations and, perceive the urban beyond the visible instead.
- Monday 7 Sep 2026, 09:00 - Friday 11 Sep 2026, 17:00
- Workshop
Onboarding session for PhD candidates (Edition 1)
In our onboarding sessions we like to welcome all new PhD candidates to the Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities (EGSH).
- Tuesday 29 Sep 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
- Introduction

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Final application deadline: 1 July

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Tailor your learning trajectory for the MSc in Urban Management and Development

IHS Urban Research Day 2026

Rethinking urban value & community

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Beyond the mountain: photography exhibition by Feiyue Liu

RePIC CityLab Rotterdam

Onboarding session for PhD candidates (Edition 1)

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