Geomatics at WUT

🌍 Study Urban Planning on a European Campus

Did you know that by joining the MSc specialisation Smart Environmental Planning and Design (SEPD) at Warsaw University of Technology, you become part of the ENHANCE Alliance – one of Europe’s leading alliances of technical universities?

ENHANCE brings together 10 renowned European universities under the vision of One European Campus, offering students access to international learning opportunities, mobility, interdisciplinary collaboration, and shared educational pathways across Europe.

One of these opportunities are the Urban Planning Thematic Paths, which allows students to build a specialised international study profile by combining learning experiences offered by ENHANCE partner universities. Thematic Paths are designed to connect the strengths of different institutions, provide simplified recognition of academic achievements, and create additional opportunities for international projects, summer schools, and master's thesis cooperation.

At SEPD, students learn how to address some of today's most pressing challenges:
🌱 Climate change adaptation and mitigation
🌿 Biodiversity conservation and nature-based solutions
🏙️ Sustainable urban and regional development
📍 Geospatial technologies and spatial analytics
🤝 Participatory governance and smart city planning

Last week, from 26–28 May 2026, representatives of the Alliance met at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in Valencia to further develop innovative educational pathways and strengthen the vision of a shared European learning environment. Warsaw University of Technology actively contributes to these initiatives, helping shape the future of international engineering and planning education.

🎓 Admissions are now open!

Learn more about the Smart Environmental Planning and Design programme:
https://www.gik.pw.edu.pl/zgpinsp_en
learn more about ENHANCEAlliance and thematic paths:
https://enhanceuniversity.eu/thematic-paths

Program SEPD was developed and is offered under the project OMNIS2.

ENHANCE Thematic Paths Explore ENHANCE Thematic Paths, structured training programmes that provide advanced expertise through curated courses recognised across member universities.

🌍 22 May – International Day for Biological Diversity

How can spatial planning help reconnect fragmented ecosystems and protect biodiversity in a rapidly urbanising and climate-changing world?

This question is becoming increasingly important globally — including in the context of the upcoming IPBES assessment report on “the spatial planning and ecological connectivity assessment”, highlighting the critical role of landscape connectivity and spatial governance in biodiversity conservation.

At the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw University of Technology, students of the English-taught specialisation Smart Environmental Planning and Design in Spatial Planning Program, explore these challenges using advanced geospatial technologies.

During the course Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Environment, students work on real spatial analyses related to:
🦊 wildlife conservation
🌿 ecological connectivity
🛰 remote sensing and spatial data analysis
🗺 habitat fragmentation and migration corridors
⚙ automated geoprocessing workflows using open-source CASE tools

Using datasets such as Sentinel-2 Global Land Cover and OpenStreetMap, students develop Least Cost Path (LCP) analyses to model probable migration routes for wildlife species and identify ecological corridors essential for maintaining biodiversity connectivity.

The projects combine:
• GIS and spatial analytics
• landscape ecology
• sustainable spatial planning
• biodiversity conservation
• environmental decision support

The final outcome?
Professional analytical maps supporting evidence-based planning for more resilient and connected landscapes.

Because protecting biodiversity also means planning space responsibly.

🎓 Study in English
🌍 Work on real environmental challenges
🛰 Learn geospatial technologies for sustainability

Applications for the MSc specialisation Smart Environmental Planning and Design are now open.
More info: https://www.gik.pw.edu.pl/zgpinsp_en

🌍 Faculty Seminar – International Edition

The Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography at Warsaw University of Technology warmly invites you to an international seminar dedicated to contemporary challenges in regional planning, green infrastructure, and climate change adaptation.

📅 21 May 2026
🕘 9:00 AM
📍 Room 317

The seminar will feature presentations by experts from Austria, Lebanon, and Poland, focusing on metropolitan cooperation, nature-based solutions, and the implementation of climate projects in European and international contexts.

🔹 Dr. Kinga Hat
“Collaborative Governance in Regional Development – Case Study of the Vienna Metropolitan Region Development Management”

🔹 Dr. Yaser Abunnasr
“Assessment of the State of Urban Nature-Based Solutions in the Middle East and North Africa Region”

🔹 Dr. Katarzyna Rędzińska
“What Model of City–Region–FUA Cooperation for Implementing Climate Projects in the EU 2028+ Perspective?”

The seminar will provide an opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss the future of metropolitan cooperation, climate-neutral transformation, and integrated territorial governance.

We warmly welcome students, PhD candidates, researchers, and everyone interested in sustainable urban and regional development.

🌍 Seminarium Naukowe Wydziału Geodezji i Kartografii w międzynarodowym wydaniu!

Serdecznie zapraszamy na seminarium naukowe poświęcone współczesnym wyzwaniom planowania regionalnego, rozwiązaniom opartym na naturze (NBS) oraz wdrażaniu działań na rzecz klimatu.

📅 21 maja 2026
🕘 godz. 9:00
📍 sala 317

W programie wystąpienia ekspertów z Austrii, Libanu i Polski.

🔹 Dr. Kinga Hat, SUM, Wien/ Niederösterreich, Austria
„Collaborative Governance in Regional Development – Case Study of the Vienna Metropolitan Region Development Management”

🔹 Dr. Yaser Abunnasr, American University of Beirut, Liban
„Assessment of the State of Urban Nature-Based Solutions in the Middle East and North Africa Region”

🔹 Dr. Katarzyna Rędzińska, WGiK, PW
„What Model of City–Region–FUA Cooperation for Implementing Climate Projects in the EU 2028+ Perspective?”

Seminarium będzie okazją do wymiany doświadczeń i dyskusji nad przyszłością współpracy metropolitalnej, wdrażania projektów klimatycznych oraz zintegrowanego zarządzania rozwojem terytorialnym.

Zapraszamy pracowników naukowych, doktorantów i studentów zainteresowanych tematyką zrównoważonego rozwoju
i transformacji klimatycznej miast i regionów.

Thinking about your Master’s abroad?
Admission to the Smart Environmental Planning and Design specialization in the Spatial Planning program starts on 11 May 2026
5 Reasons to Apply:
1. Study in English in the EU
2. Learn GIS, UAV, and remote sensing
3. Work on real urban challenges
4. Focus on climate and sustainability
5. Affordable European capital: Warsaw

More info:
https://www.students.pw.edu.pl/