1. URP Master Thesis Projects 2018-2019 Information meeting

2. Structure Why projects? What does it mean? Projects
How to inform yourself?
Registration
“Extra’s”
Internship
Fieldwork abroad
Overview deadlines

4. Why Projects? More focused More structured Guided by staff’s expertise
Peer group and help of fellow students
 Higher success rate

5. What does it mean? Peer group meetings Bilateral meetings
towards research proposal
kick-off meeting in December
theory meeting in January
at least 2 meetings more from February on
Bilateral meetings
towards definitive thesis
arrange with your supervisor
…in what groups?

6. Projects Covering URP topics:
Sustainable and climate proof urban development
Dilemmas of urban mobility
Changing actors and investment landscapes
Housing, Cities and Society
Housing under austerity globalisation
New arrangements for the delivery of urban collective goods: do they deliver the goods?
How new is the new? Socio-spatial innovative practices and institutions  
Mixed with HG:
Quantitative Approach
Rural transformation and geographies of belonging in South Africa
Industrializing the ocean, Sri Lanka

7. How to inform yourself? Start Follow up read documents
Thesis Topic Guide (on canvas)
Writing a master’s thesis (on canvas)
Course Manual Thesis Project (upcomming)
Follow up
General questions about the projects:
contact coordinator
first in person
then mail for an appointment
then ask question per mail
Project specific questions:
office hours of supervisors
through /individual meetings
see the Thesis Topic Guide on canvas

8. Registration Ultimately Sunday 18 November 2018 (23:59)
check canvas later this week
First and Second Choice (last selection counts)
what if a project is full?
 (informal) kick off meeting per project: 17/18/19 dec

9. Internship Own responsibility and at your own risk
supported, but not facilitated
pros: find out about stakeholders, get closer to your research object, gather or access data
cons: extra conditions, extra expectations, possible delay, sometimes issues of confidentiality

10. Foreign Fieldwork Own responsibility and at your own risk
no funding
strict time planning (for 10 June)
Not in countries with a negative travel advice (negatief reisadvies)
in principal

11. Overview Deadlines Task Deadline 1st chance research proposal
Monday 4 March, 2018, 10hr
2nd chance research proposal
Monday 18 March, 2018, 10hr
1st chance master thesis
Monday 10 June, 2018, 10hr (defences within two weeks!)
2nd chance master thesis
Monday 12 August, 2018, 10hr