Northumbria University Amsterdam is hosting
high-profile debate workshops on sustainable urban development in collaboration
with Netherlands-based global consultancy firm Arcadis.
Beyond
Sustainability: Designing Future Urban Living Environments is open to
academics, students and members of the public between March 2nd and 3rd, and
will be held at Northumbria’s Amsterdam campus.
Together with the Arcadis Future Minds
initiative, Northumbria is using these debating workshops to help identify and strengthen
young talent, promote excellence and increase knowledge and innovation. The initial focus will be on current urban society models, and will aim to identify
impact-actions to drive the future sustainability agenda and human interactions
with their living environments.
Professor
Christine De Lille, Director of Northumbria University Amsterdam Campus, said: “We are delighted to be collaborating with Arcadis. We have the ambition to make an impact on the
increasingly complex ecological, economic, and social challenges of the present
and the long-term future. During the Debate Sessions we will explore the
challenges and opportunities of urban regeneration in highly interactive debates
and workshop sessions over two days. The aim is to take a broad and deep look
at the future and from that future to come up with solutions for today. I would
encourage anyone with an interest in this area to attend.”
Northumbria’s Amsterdam campus is situated within
the teaching facilities of its partner the Amsterdam University of Applied
Sciences (AUAS). In line with a shared commitment to sustainability throughout
the campus, Northumbria and AUAS offer a joint master’s degree in Global
Sustainable Business Management delivered in Amsterdam.
Operating in over 70 countries,
Arcadis delivers sustainable design, engineering and consultancy solutions for
natural and built assets.
The
debating sessions are being held on the 2nd and 3rd March
at Northumbria University Amsterdam Campus, Hogeschool van Amsterdam.
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