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- June 1, 2025
Call for Applications for the M.Sc. Program Urban Design 2025
Application portal is open from 1st June to 15th July!
The application period for our interdisciplinary master programme Urban Design at HafenCity University Hamburg is about to start!
Please note, that starting this year, the program will be fully taught in English, and therefore proof of English language proficiency is required for all applicants. Check the about section on this website for recognized evidence.
Important Dates:
- General application period: June 1st - July 15th, 2025.
- Application period for applicants who require recognition of foreign educational qualifications (via uni-assist portal): March 1st - July 15th, 2025.
- Online information event about the study program: June 24th, 2025, 5:30pm (zoom link will follow)
If you have questions about your application, do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail and consider joining the online information event on June 24th, where you will have the chance to exchange and connect with members of the student body as well as members of the teaching and research staff.
More information on the application process can be found here.
Photo: Students of Project Management Seminar WiSe 2024-25
contributors
Prof. Dr. Regula Valérie Burri
Professor, Science and Technology Studies
Prof. Dr. Hanna Göbel
Professor, Methods of Urban Practice
Prof. Dr. Monika Grubbauer
Professor, History and Theory of the City
M.A. Anna Hentschel
Academic Staff, Ph.D. Candidate
Prof. Dipl. Ing. Bernd Kniess
Professor, Urban Design
M.A. Antonia Lembcke
Academic Staff, Ph.D. Candidate
2024/2025
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