Why study USS at NCU?
In a world shaped by rapid urbanisation, both cities and rural areas are vital for a sustainable future. The joint Bachelor in Urban Sustainability Studies, designed by the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) Alliance, offers an innovative, interdisciplinary education to tackle real-life challenges head-on. Customise your learning path, explore diverse landscapes, and lead the way in urban sustainability across Europe with YUFE!
Over three dynamic years, you will shape your learning journey to match your strengths and interests. The first year covers essential skills at your starting university. In the second and third years, you personalise your studies through YUFE minors and study at two to three different universities across Europe. The programme culminates in a dissertation to showcase your expertise. You finish the Bachelor with a degree awarded by seven European Universities.
Throughout your bachelor’s programme, you work internationally with students, teachers, and businesses to address real-world issues in a creative, international and interactive setting. With input from 10 European universities, each a YUFE partner (seven Degree Awarding Partners and three Mobility Partners), the programme offers a diverse curriculum that explores sustainability issues in urban and rural settings. Shape the world you want to live in!
Key facts:
- Degree name: Urban Sustainability Studies
- Level of studies: Bachelor
- Language of instruction: English
- Study time: 3 years (6 semesters) full-time studies (180 ECTS)
- Programme start: 2025/2026 (semester starts in October)
- Study location: Toruń and two semesters at partner universities (with Erasmus scholarship)
What will you learn during the studies?
- You will understand historical, social, political, and economic processes shaping urban sustaibability.
- You will generate strategies, measures and approaches to sustainable urban development.
- You will research urban sustainability issues applying social theories, methods and techniques.
- You will navigate complex sustainability challenges with a multidisciplinary approach.
- You will communicate your ideas in a range of disciplines and to various audiences.
- You will demonstrate flexibility and adapt to collaborate in international and intercultural contexts.
- You will organise your work and make decisions on your future carreer.
Why study Urban Sustainability Studies?
- The program addresses the critical environmental and social challenges of the contemporary Europe.
- The open curriculum allows students to design a substantial portion of their course of study, tailoring it to their individual interests and goals.
- Academic Advisors support students in their curriculum design process.
- Mobility is obligatory: you will spend two semesters completing Minors abroad (you will receive Erasmus scholarship to cover the costs of your stay abroad).
- Fully international study program is jointly implemented by ten universities from ten different countries.
- You will receive joint diploma from seven degree-awarding universities.
Why choose NCU as your starting university?
- Free of charge education! This studies are for free, also for international students.
- Accommodation opportunities. You can apply for a place in dormitories at our campus where you can live, study and socialise.
- Rich students’ life at the campus with many amenities: sport facilities, places for rest, students clubs, concert halls, social gardens and many others!
- Support during your whole studies: from academic advising, to psychological support if needed.
- Toruń is a UNESCO-listed Gothic gem, where cultural life is vibrant and the cost of living is affordable.
