Promotion: Spain's IE University has launched a Masters in Architecture that has been specifically designed for global architects who are "committed to sustainability and social impact".

Taught in Madrid or Amsterdam, the IE University programme will qualify students to become architects in Spain and other European Union countries.

The university has designed the Masters in Architecture course for practitioners who already have international profiles but are also particularly "committed to sustainability and social impact".

Spread over ten months, the full-time, in-person programme is taught in English and consists of three core elements.

Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of the Amsterdam-based UNStudio leads the final thesis project, while the architectural design and building construction modules are led by Spanish architect Fuensanta Nieta.

The third element is the three-course sequence design management module, which was created to arm students with business training and entrepreneurial thinking within the fields of architecture and design.

"These courses will help students formulate their own career plans and will give them the tools to implement it," said IE University.

During the course, students will get the opportunity to travel to Amsterdam and work closely with the team at UNStudio.

Each year before the programme starts in September, IE University will award one incoming student the UNStudio Merit Scholarship.

This will grant the recipient up to 30 per cent of their full tuition fees while studying, and the possibility of completing a paid internship of no less than three months at UNStudio after graduation.

"The scholarship is awarded to an outstanding applicant who shows special promise as a student and future professional in architecture and related fields," said the university.

"We architects have a key role to play in building a sustainable future," added the dean of IE University School of Architecture and Design David Goodman.

"That's why we need to join forces to have the greatest impact. And the aim of the new Architecture Professional Licensure is to work in that direction – to train young architects and designers with an international profile who will create a more sustainable, beautiful and just world for all," said Goodman.

For more information, visit the course on the IE University website.

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