The programme is aimed at the next generation of Urban Designers, combining the best of the Russian Academia and the cutting-edge experimental project-based education. It will offer:

• Strong emphasis on critical, conceptual, and design thinking
• Working environment of an interdisciplinary ‘lab’ for both designers and analytics
• Pioneering “Research-Based Design” methodology created and tested at the Strelka Institute
• Unique courses tailored for the new demands of contemporary urban theory and the next practices
• Project modules with innovative briefs and real clients in Russia and South Africa
• Team of tutors from the best world universities and practitioners of leading international firms
• Access to the vast network of experts and clients of both the Strelka Institute and the HSE University Russia