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Planning at the intersection of housing affordability and climate resilience
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Cities are the sites of many crucial conversations – and decisions – that shape our shared future. In Metro Vancouver, much of that conversation currently focuses on the acute need for affordable housing. Yet any discussion of housing must also…
Courage, expertise and the power of thinking like a fox
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By Dr. Justin Bull, Academic Director of the MEL and MHLP
Gaining the communication skills to move from expertise to influence
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Students enter the MEL and MHLP programs with a clear purpose: to gain the credential, skills and network that will support their transition into leadership positions.
Tools for leaders: Data analytics and visualization
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Tell us about the course you teach and how it fits into the curriculum.Students in the Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) program pursue an interdisciplinary curriculum that includes sector-specific technical courses and business courses taught…
Holistic education blends urban planning and urban engineering
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UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems blends planning, engineering and business to prepare professionals from diverse backgrounds for leadership roles in urban infrastructure and sustainability.
Regenerative design for high-performance buildings
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Tell us about your background.I’ve always been interested in multiple perspectives and interdisciplinary thinking. My undergraduate degree is in integrated sciences and my master’s thesis for my degree in architecture focused on regenerative…
Thermodynamics & energy systems in the clean energy engineering program
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Tell us about the course you teach.We want to make sure our students have the knowledge of thermodynamics they need to analyze energy systems. The course I teach on Energy System Fundamentals is designed to do just that: students learn the…
Expand your scope of opportunities
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By Jon Mikkelsen, Program Director of the MEL in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
Professional growth can spur system transformation
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By Ashley Scott, Program Director of the MHLP in
Addressing climate change in city planning
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Climate change is having – and will continue to have – a disproportionate impact on our cities. Urban centres are major contributors to climate change, and they also acutely experience its effects. Coastal cities are affected by rising sea levels,…