Each semester, the Institute of Geography invites a renowned scholar for a one-week block seminar on topical issues of urban transformation. Attendance to this 6 ECTS course is open to all graduate students (Master and PhD level) from the University Alliance Ruhr (UAR). As long as we can only deliver BISTUS online, we also welcome registrations from our partner university in the UNIC network (www.unic.eu). The workload is divided into reading, 15 hours in class, and the writing of a seminar paper yielding the final grade.

BISTUS offers students an easy opportunity to interact with leading international scholars and to experience international cultures of teaching and learning, both contributing to their international competencies. For the Institute, BISTUS is a cornerstone for the internationalisation of its teaching profile, but also an instrument to maintain and develop its international network in teaching and research