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DrAura Istrate

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Urban Planning & Sustainable Urbanism

School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy

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  • Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Urban Planning & Sustainable Urbanism
    School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy
  • +353873528450
  • University College Dublin, School of Architecture Planning and Environmental Policy

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

I currently serve as the Progamme Director for the Master of Science in Urban Design & Planning at UCD.

I have been teaching various urban design, planning, and GIS modules, framed as studios (Local Planning Studio, UCD; Planning, Design, and Development, UCD), theoretical courses (Introduction to Spatial Planning, CDIC), practice and research-led seminars (GIS and Planning; Local Area Development and Planning, CDIC). 
Other modules taught prior to joining UCD include neighbourhood planning, design thinking for social innovation, urban design studio, for either postgraduates or undergraduates. Since 2010, I have overall served as a (guest) lecturer, tutor, or teaching assistant across departments of Architecture, Planning, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, and Human Geography (in Ireland, the UK, Czechia, Sweden, China, India, and Romania).

TEACHING