Smart Rurality University of Namur

Overview

About Smart Rurality from University of Namur

There are many issues at the heart of rural development - which is itself at the centre of European, national and local politics - including agricultural and forestry production, energy, environment management, mobility, rural planning, quality of life, economic diversification, sustainable tourism, rural entrepreneurship, etc.

Taking into account the advantages of the rural environment, you will analyse, manage and design rural zones to meet the challenges of the rurality of the future.

This extremely cross-cutting and interdisciplinary course will enable you to suggest innovating technology, adapt high-level research and take a multidisciplinary scientific approach to facilitate the evolution of rural areas in the context of a post-carbon economy.

By the end of your Master in Smart Rurality at University of Namur, you will be able to:

• identify complex problems with scientific, societal and human implications;

• identify and understand the approaches of the different disciplines involved in these problems;

• communicate with specialists and local community stakeholders;

• use and design procurement, modelling and data processing tools to develop innovations which will support participatory processes;

• work with others to build compromises with a coherent vision, geared towards action.