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Centre for urban research
COSMOPOLIS. City, Culture
& Society

Free University Brussels

Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel
Tel: + 32 (0) 2 629 37 41
Fax: + 32 (0) 2 629 33 78
cosmopolis@vub.ac.be

COSMOPOLIS is related to the department of Geography at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and a member of the UAB Urban Studies Network, an interdisciplinary research and teaching network in urban studies.

Team

COSMOPOLIS currently counts 24 members with backgrounds in Philosophy, Geography, Urbanism, Sociology, Anthropology, Architecture, Cultural Studies, Political Sciences, Adult Education, Communication, Human Ecology, Arts… You can find their individual CV's in the menu on the left.

Prof. Dr. Eric CORIJN (founding member)
Director
Philosopher of culture and social scientist

Mukarram ABBAS (member since 2008)
PhD researcher
Architect and Urban Designer

Doaa ABOUELMAGD (member since 2008)
PhD researcher
Architect and Environmental Planner

Dr. Nurhan ABUJIDI (member since 2007)
Senior researcher
Architect and Urban Planner

Karim BAYOUMI (member since 2008)
PhD researcher
Architect and Urban Planner

Marion BERZIN (member since 2008)
PhD researcher
Geographer

Nadia CASABELLA (member since 2008)
Lecturer and PhD researcher
Architect and Urban Planner

Tim CASSIERS (member since 2008)
Researcher
Geographer

Muriel CLAEYS (member since 2010)
Researcher
Master in Political Sciences, International Relations, Third World & Master in Performing Arts

Stefan DE CORTE (founding member)
Academic coordinator and PhD researcher
Geographer

Ayat ISMAIL (member since 2009)
PhD researcher
Architect and Urban Planner

Ahmed Zaib KHAN MAHSUD (member since 2011)
Senior researcher
Architect, Urban Designer / Planner

Ivo KUYL (member since 2009)
PhD researcher
Dramatic art director

Seppe LAMBRECHT (member since 2006)
Coordinator Neighbourhood Files
Geographer

Quynh Xuan LE (member since 2010)
Researcher
Human Ecologist

Els LECLERCQ (member since 2008)
PhD Researcher
Urban designer

Sarah LEVY (member since 2010)
PhD researcher
Architect

Corentin LORAND (member since 2008)
PhD researcher
Master in Philosophy & European Urban Cultures

Celine OOSTERLYNCK (member since 2009)
Academic coordinator and researcher
Master in Art Science & European Urban Cultures

Jessica VAN DE VEN (member since 2008)
Communication
Master in Communication Sciences

Bas VAN HEUR (member since 2011)
Assistant professor in social geography
MA in Cultural History & PhD in Geography

Eefje VLOEBERGHS (member since 2006)
Academic coordinator and researcher
Master in Adult Educational and Cultural Studies & European Urban Cultures

Sofie VERMEULEN (member since 2008)
PhD researcher
Geographer

Zahraa ZAWAWI (member since 2008)
PhD researcher
Architect and Urban Planner