center for urban studies

CENTER FOR URBAN STUDIES

A public organization created by researchers convinced that city should be fair and comfortable.

The center was established to implement these values through the study of spatial and social processes that take place in cities.

OUR SPECIALIZATION

RESEARCH

We create independent research on current urban issues and key urban processes

EXPERIMENTAL
UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

We are developing the first master's program in urban planning and spatial planning in Ukraine in collaboration with the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture. The center is responsible for the socio-humanitarian part of the program, and KNUBA specializes in technical

EXPERTISE

CUS is a platform for interaction between
experts who study the city from the standpoint of different disciplines and are ready to professionally address certain issues faced by the city/region/district

CONSULTING

We advise stakeholders who work with the city, formulate policies and influence the processes in it (business, government, etc.) on how to act to make the city fair and convenient

PUBLISHING PROGRAMS

We form a corpus of knowledge and texts about the city: we publish the results of our own research, as well as translate into Ukrainian the most relevant texts in the field of urban studies

INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

We work with universities, experts and practitioners from other countries to share experiences and develop a foundation for profound changes in the field of urban planning

TEAM

Our team is experts in the fields of sociology and anthropology of the city, architecture and urban planning, urban history, urban economy, public management and governance, community building and mediation

SVITLANA SHLIPCHENKO

Head of the Center, analyst, researcher

MARIA GRISHCHENKO

Sociologist, researcher

VITA BAZAN

Project coordinator, community development specialist

TETYANA VODOTYKA

Researcher of urban history

MARIA BORISOVA

Communications

OUR PARTNERS

If you are interested in partnership, please write to us!