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YUFE Joint Bachelor with 7 universities on the diploma
YUFE is launching the Joint Bachelor in Urban Sustainability Studies, a three-year programme culminating in a diploma issued by 7 European universities. The programme includes two semester-long mobilities to partner universities.
Set to begin in the academic year 2025/2026, this innovative programme*, developed by the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) alliance, aims to prepare a new generation to tackle urgent environmental challenges faced by urban and rural areas. Aiming for graduates to become leaders in sustainable urban development throughout Europe.
This unique three-year degree will offer students the opportunity to engage with sustainability issues in diverse European contexts, providing them with a comprehensive, hands-on education. Participants will explore solutions to the most urgent urban and rural sustainability challenges while earning a joint Bachelor's degree, recognized by seven top universities within the YUFE network.
Andrzej Romański
The programme provides a dynamic and flexible educational experience. Students can start their studies at any of the seven partner universities. During the first year, they will focus on foundational skills and knowledge. In the second and third years, the programme can be personalized by selecting course modules (YUFE Minors) from 10 universities. Courses can be tailored to individual strengths and interests, with a guidance from an academic advisors. Students not only choose their academic focus but also their study destinations, gaining international experience by studying at multiple locations across Europe. The programme culminates in a bachelor's thesis, showcasing students' expertise in urban sustainability.
YUFE's Joint Bachelor in Urban Sustainability Studies is not just about academics; it's a collaborative, global learning experience. Students will work alongside peers, professors, and industry leaders from across Europe, tackling real-world sustainability challenges in a creative, interactive environment. This programme fosters lifelong professional connections, equipping graduates with the skills, knowledge, and networks necessary to lead in the evolving field of urban sustainability.
With application periods varying across partner universities, prospective students are encouraged to join one of the upcoming YUFE webinars to learn more about this exciting opportunity.
For more information about the Joint Bachelor in Urban Sustainability Studies and to start your application, visit YUFE website.
At Nicolaus Copernicus University, the programme is offered by the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management - more details.
Degree-awarding universities and contact emails:
- University of Antwerp: yufeadmissions@uantwerp.be
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń: admission_yufe@umk.pl
- University of Eastern Finland: yufe@uef.fi
- Carlos III University of Madrid: admission.yufe@uc3m.es
- University of Rijeka: admission.yufe@uniri.hr
- University of Essex: yufestudentmobility@essex.ac.uk
- Maastricht University: yufe-admission@maastrichtuniversity.nl
*The programme has been officially accredited by NVAO (Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders) following an external peer review as part of the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes. National recognition is in progress in all countries of the degree-awarding partners.
YUFE is one of 65 consortia selected by the European Commission to build and test the European University model - open, non-elitist and inclusive, and promoting innovation, interdisciplinarity and the highest quality in research and education. YUFE is made up of ten dynamic, young, student-centred research universities (with over 190,000 students and more than 32,000 employees) and 2 non-academic partners focused on higher education, the labour market and entrepreneurship. YUFE members work together to promote their educational programmes, develop mechanisms to facilitate student and employee mobility, and create a model of higher education that is borderless yet well-embedded in the local context, responsive to changes in society and the labour market. YUFE seeks to strengthen the idea of lifelong learning, emphasizing the values of multiculturalism, multilingualism and European integration.
