UniCity

Street artist MRKUBUS, whose art can be seen in the video above, is known for his Friendly Heroes. Inspired by UniCity, he designed a Friendly Hero in Griftpark, a location frequented by the programme.

The hero rides a skateboard over a curved lamppost, symbolizing Griftpark's changes in space and use over time. The piece symbolizes exactly what we study at UniCity: the interests, engagements, and many stories that make up our society and future.

• Insight into how your own discipline relates to societal challenges in the city
• Unique forms of education, research, and community-building not found elsewhere at the university
• Collaboration with students, scientists, and city residents from various disciplines and backgrounds, where everyone is equal
• Weekly roundtable discussions full of inspiration, knowledge exchange, and reflection 

UniCity is for everyone, and its strength lies in its diversity. It’s important that you’re interested academic research and can work in an environment with flexible frameworks. You enjoy connecting with people, including strangers, and approach every interaction with respect and professionalism.

Since this programme runs alongside your Master's and takes place in the evenings, it's important to consider the following:

• Am I motivated?
• What can I contribute to the group?
• Can I manage it in terms of study load?
• Can I balance the programme with my work/ sport/social life?
• Can I be physically present in Utrecht throughout the programme? (mandatory)

Please collect the following documents before registering:

1. Motivation and assignment: Use this document to argue why you want to participate in the UniCity programme, and complete the (small) assignment.
2. Study progress overview: We ask your Bachelor’s and Master’s course overview if applicable.We will not be looking at grades, but rather at what subjects you have completed. This will give us a good impression of your academic background, which is important to make our honours programmes as diverse as possible
3. CV (max. 2 A4):Include a short description of your academic performance so far, extra-curricular activities and other valuable skills or life experiences. Please also specify your level of English.

Save the above documents as a single PDF.Save this file under the name: Last Name-First Name-UniCity, for example: Johnson-Maria-UniCity. Next, add the file to the application form available on this page.

After the deadline has passed, you will be invited for a group interview. Shortly after the group interview, you will be informed by email whether or not you have been selected.

There are 15 available places per city research project.

"UniCity (…) has transformed my relationship with Griftpark in how I perceive it, engage with it, and talk about it. I've learned about perspectives and ideas that I would've never encountered on my own, and I'm sure (…) this project will stay near and dear to my heart for years to come!" – Student 2024-2025

“Here you get the chance to work very practically with knowledge. Also, I appreciated learning to specifically attend to the senses (like smelling/hearing) and experiencing how your sense of place changes because of it.” – Student 2024-2025