ISURU Institut Supérieur d'Urbanisme et de Rénovation Urbaine Bruxelles

WHY CHOOSE ISURU?

Look around you... The ever faster changes being made to the city, landscape and environment require the input of a growing number of competent designers and managers: town planners. These experts are trained to advance projects to build our future surroundings and to see them through to completion. Recent legislation is calling for new town planning schemes to be drawn up by qualified town planners.

ISURU produces such town planners by awarding Postgraduate Diplomas in town and country planning at the end of a three-year, postgraduate evening course. This three-year training gives graduates the right to move freely and practise professionally in all European Union countries. ISURU is also aimed at those who require training or information on town planning to tie in with their chosen profession, for urban living or to complement other studies. The Institute also admits unenrolled students seeking courses to meet their own specific needs.
Interdisciplinary teaching, covering both theory and practice, is provided by a team made up of high-level practitioners and research lecturers. The Institute has trained a large number of Belgian and foreign students over the last fifty years and over two hundred of its graduates are now practising around the world.

The Institute was founded in 1947 as the Institut Supérieur et International d'Urbanisme Appliqué (higher international institute of applied town planning) by the French town planner, Gaston Bardet, and the Belgian architectural engineer, Henri Gilis. ISURU is a member of the Association of European Schools of Planning, as well as the Association for the Promotion of Study and Research in Town and Country Planning. It contributes to the Urbamet network, a European database of town and country planning.

TEACHING

Graduates are awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Town and Country Planning.
The study programme involves theory courses, seminars and town planning workshops. These workshops provide the opportunity to broach the practical aspects of town planning within interdisciplinary teams of students and lecturers. The workshops focus on projects for real town and city district environments. Regular seminars are held with renowned Belgian and foreign speakers being invited.

The theory courses end in May and are followed, at the end of the month, by exams. June is given over exclusively to intensive practical work. There is a further period of exams in September.

The programme contains 1,800 periods (totalling 1,500 hours) divided amongst the following courses:

- in the first year: General aspects of town and country planning

• Introduction to the perception of space
• Introduction to law
• Interdisciplinary integration
• Epistemology and methodology
• History of towns and regions
• History of town planning
• Theory and practice in town planning
• Analysis of physical space
• Demography
• Environment: general approach
• Urban and rural landscape
• Physical, urban and rural geography
• Applied statistics
• Topography, cartography, photogrammetry
• Drawings and documents, the tools of the town planner
• Town planning workshop
• Town planning seminars

- in the second year: Specific aspects of town and country planning

• Spatial economics
• Urban and rural sociology
• Techniques for roads and other networks
• Dealing with the landscape and urban and architectural sites
• Spatial composition
• Town planning techniques and methods
• Environmental and town planning law
• Urban functions
• Town planning management and administration
• Social practice and policy analysis
• Transport, circulation and communication techniques
• Ethics and practice of the town planner
• Housing analysis
• Urban modelling and information processing
• Drawings and documents, the tools of the town planner
• Town planning workshop
• Town planning seminars
• Thesis project

- in the third year: In-depth aspects of town and country planning

• Urban renewal and renovation
• Town planning questions in the Developing World
• Environment: impact studies
• Documentary research seminar
• Writing and presentation of final thesis

ADMISSION CONDITIONS

Admission is open to holders of qualifications, in a field related to town or country planning or the environment:

• to university level, involving diploma courses and degrees, or the equivalent, awarded by a university within the European Union;
• to higher, non-university level involving short- or long-term studies, or the equivalent, awarded by a higher education establishment within the European Union.
Upon agreement by the Study Board, the Institute may admit students not fulfilling the above conditions. An admissions test may be set to verify candidates have the required background knowledge.

OPPORTUNITIES

The three-year programme allows graduates to work freely anywhere within the European Union (EC). The diploma is officially recognised in all countries and permits the holder to be appointed as project designer for town planning schemes.

There are numerous opportunities for town planners holding the ISURU diploma, such as:

• national, provincial, regional and local public planning and development bodies in Belgium and abroad;
• town planning architects practices, research units;
• urban and regional planning offices;
• research, study and teaching bodies;
• planning and development projects.

PRACTICAL ASPECTS

ISURU is recognised and supported by the Ministry of Education for the French-speaking community. It is classed as a Higher Education establishment for social promotion. The diploma is recognised and accredited by the Ministry of Education. The academic year begins on October 1st, ending at the start of July. It includes the usual holidays observed by educational establishments.

Enrolments take place from the start of September through to mid-October for each academic year. ISURU enrolment fees will be notified by the secretary's office. Classes take place between 6pm and 9pm each evening, as well as certain Saturday mornings. Studying at ISURU therefore allows you to continue working or to pursue other studies. Also, students have the option of spreading their studies over more than three years.

The detailed course programme and all further information may be obtained upon request by:

• visiting or telephoning ISURU during term time between 5pm and 8pm;
• writing or e-mailing requests to isuru@skynet.be at all other times.

Telephone: +32 2 537 34 96

Address: rue de la Victoire 177, B-1060 Brussels (Belgium)

	Higher Institute of Town Plnning and Urban Renewal
	WHY CHOOSE ISURU? Look around you... The ever faster changes being made to the city, landscape and environment require the input of a growing number of competent designers and managers: town planners. These experts are trained to advance projects to build our future surroundings and to see them through to completion. Recent legislation is calling for new town planning schemes to be drawn up by qualified town planners. ISURU produces such town planners by awarding Postgraduate Diplomas in town and country planning at the end of a three-year, postgraduate evening course. This three-year training gives graduates the right to move freely and practise professionally in all European Union countries. ISURU is also aimed at those who require training or information on town planning to tie in with their chosen profession, for urban living or to complement other studies. The Institute also admits unenrolled students seeking courses to meet their own specific needs. Interdisciplinary teaching, covering both theory and practice, is provided by a team made up of high-level practitioners and research lecturers. The Institute has trained a large number of Belgian and foreign students over the last fifty years and over two hundred of its graduates are now practising around the world. The Institute was founded in 1947 as the Institut Supérieur et International d'Urbanisme Appliqué (higher international institute of applied town planning) by the French town planner, Gaston Bardet, and the Belgian architectural engineer, Henri Gilis. ISURU is a member of the Association of European Schools of Planning, as well as the Association for the Promotion of Study and Research in Town and Country Planning. It contributes to the Urbamet network, a European database of town and country planning. TEACHING Graduates are awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Town and Country Planning. The study programme involves theory courses, seminars and town planning workshops. These workshops provide the opportunity to broach the practical aspects of town planning within interdisciplinary teams of students and lecturers. The workshops focus on projects for real town and city district environments. Regular seminars are held with renowned Belgian and foreign speakers being invited. The theory courses end in May and are followed, at the end of the month, by exams. June is given over exclusively to intensive practical work. There is a further period of exams in September. The programme contains 1,800 periods (totalling 1,500 hours) divided amongst the following courses: - in the first year: General aspects of town and country planning • Introduction to the perception of space • Introduction to law • Interdisciplinary integration • Epistemology and methodology • History of towns and regions • History of town planning • Theory and practice in town planning • Analysis of physical space • Demography • Environment: general approach • Urban and rural landscape • Physical, urban and rural geography • Applied statistics • Topography, cartography, photogrammetry • Drawings and documents, the tools of the town planner • Town planning workshop • Town planning seminars - in the second year: Specific aspects of town and country planning • Spatial economics • Urban and rural sociology • Techniques for roads and other networks • Dealing with the landscape and urban and architectural sites • Spatial composition • Town planning techniques and methods • Environmental and town planning law • Urban functions • Town planning management and administration • Social practice and policy analysis • Transport, circulation and communication techniques • Ethics and practice of the town planner • Housing analysis • Urban modelling and information processing • Drawings and documents, the tools of the town planner • Town planning workshop • Town planning seminars • Thesis project - in the third year: In-depth aspects of town and country planning • Urban renewal and renovation • Town planning questions in the Developing World • Environment: impact studies • Documentary research seminar • Writing and presentation of final thesis ADMISSION CONDITIONS Admission is open to holders of qualifications, in a field related to town or country planning or the environment: • to university level, involving diploma courses and degrees, or the equivalent, awarded by a university within the European Union; • to higher, non-university level involving short- or long-term studies, or the equivalent, awarded by a higher education establishment within the European Union. Upon agreement by the Study Board, the Institute may admit students not fulfilling the above conditions. An admissions test may be set to verify candidates have the required background knowledge. OPPORTUNITIES The three-year programme allows graduates to work freely anywhere within the European Union (EC). The diploma is officially recognised in all countries and permits the holder to be appointed as project designer for town planning schemes. There are numerous opportunities for town planners holding the ISURU diploma, such as: • national, provincial, regional and local public planning and development bodies in Belgium and abroad; • town planning architects practices, research units; • urban and regional planning offices; • research, study and teaching bodies; • planning and development projects. PRACTICAL ASPECTS ISURU is recognised and supported by the Ministry of Education for the French-speaking community. It is classed as a Higher Education establishment for social promotion. The diploma is recognised and accredited by the Ministry of Education. The academic year begins on October 1st, ending at the start of July. It includes the usual holidays observed by educational establishments. Enrolments take place from the start of September through to mid-October for each academic year. ISURU enrolment fees will be notified by the secretary's office. Classes take place between 6pm and 9pm each evening, as well as certain Saturday mornings. Studying at ISURU therefore allows you to continue working or to pursue other studies. Also, students have the option of spreading their studies over more than three years. The detailed course programme and all further information may be obtained upon request by: • visiting or telephoning ISURU during term time between 5pm and 8pm; • writing or e-mailing requests to isuru@skynet.be at all other times. Telephone: +32 2 537 34 96 Address: rue de la Victoire 177, B-1060 Brussels (Belgium)