Have you ever wondered what pursuing a PhD at IHS is like? Join us for an engaging online panel discussion with current PhD candidates as they share insights into their research journeys.
PhD programme
The PhD on Urban Development & Governance is a 4-year flexible trajectory programme that fuses urban management with governance.
The programme has a wide range of topics to choose from:
- Urban Governance
- Climate Change & Resilience
- Urban Planning
- Housing
- Urban Social & Spatial Development
- (Digital) Infrastructures & Smart Cities
- Social Justice & Gender
In this Panel, two of our researchers will share their perspectives and reflect on their experiences at our institute and life in The Netherlands.
Meet the panelists and host below
Issa Tafridj
Issa's research explores the complexities of urban middle-class housing in Indonesia’s metropolitan cities, where a growing supply-demand mismatch is pushing the urban middle class out of affordable housing options.
Dasup Lim
Dasup is analysing the relationship between the social well-being of the elderly and the quality of public spaces in East Asian metropolises; Tokyo, Seoul, and Taipei.
Prof. Dr Dr Lasse Gerrits
The session will be led by Prof. Dr Dr Lasse Gerrits, professor of Governance of Complex Urban Transformations at IHS and the academic director of the institute.
