Smart Cities and Urban Informatics

The programSmart Cities and Urban Informatics (SCUI) at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem capitalizes on the joint strengths of Hebrew University’s Urban Planning program and the Geoinformatics track in the Department of Geography, drawing on their renowned lecturers as well as other experts in various fields.

Designed to meet the growing demand for experts in cutting-edge smart city technologies, this master’s program in Smart Cities and Urban Informatics (SCUI) at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem equips a new generation of urban planners, analysts and policy makers with the requisite tool box for developing smart cities. This includes both hands-on analytical skills as well as the ability to address current and anticipated future challenges posed by smart cities.

Key Facts

Volunteered geographic information and cellular navigation are just two examples of the innovative technologies used in modern urban development. In fact, the list of cities adopting 'smart' technologies is constantly growing. Smart cities integrate information, communication technology and various physical devices to optimize the efficiency of city operations and services, connect to citizens, and improve urban quality of life. Hebrew University’s M.A. in Smart Cities and Urban Informatics program prepares students for this exciting and future-oriented field.

Graduates of the program are prepared for positions in national and local government, private companies providing location-based and urban data-analytics services to municipalities, and transportation and infrastructure agencies in Israel and worldwide. They will be prepared to work as members of urban planning teams, as technical and information experts, infrastructure consultants, and urban policy makers, among other positions.

Courses include:

• GIS and Urban Informatics

• Urban Remote Sensing

• Urban Planning: From Modernism to Urbanism and Smart Growth

• Smart Cities
• Reality in the Making

• Spatial Justice and Smart Cities