About us.
A student-based consultancy tackling urban challenges by connecting young talent to the business world.
Cities are complex, yet their importance is easy to summarize using four numbers:
55, 70, 80 & 3.
First off, 55% of people live in urban areas, 70% of energy is consumed in cities, 80% of greenhouse gas emission comes from cities, yet only 3% of the earth’s surface is an urban environment.
Background
The abovementioned statistics underline the importance of the city. As a result of ever-increasing urbanization and of course, climate change, our urban areas are facing ever greater and more complex challenges. These large and complex challenges cannot easily be tackled by established methods, but require integrated and innovative solutions. It was precisely for this reason that the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) was founded by MIT, TU Delft, and Wageningen. Utilizing the Dutch capital of Amsterdam as a living laboratory, the institute is continuously investigating how to overcome the world’s greatest metropolitan challenges.
Despite the pioneering insights they are gathering, more people are needed to tackle the biggest challenges of our time. To guarantee a continuous influx of urban innovators, AMS has set up the MSc Metropolitan Analysis, Design & Engineering in cooperation with TU Delft and Wageningen. This Joint Master Degree aims to educate students that originate from various backgrounds related to the urban and built environment context. The students are trained to co-create and formulate integral strategies. By bringing these diverging disciplines together under the same curriculum, they become excellent interdisciplinary engineers.
Our mission
To optimally prepare these students for their future careers in the professional field, it is of unprecedented value that they apply their knowledge in practice. Although many practical assignments are already integrated during the master's, additional work experience fosters talent to develop even further. It is therefore our goal to bring these young urban engineers into contact with the professional business world. In return, we bring to light the potential for change and sustainable development in every challenge posed.
Our values
Young talent is the heart of our organization. Ultimately, they ensure that our name builds a good reputation. Equipped with the AMS knowledge base and working under structural supervision, there is no question that they should be rewarded for their work. In addition to providing a platform for them to develop their talent, we therefore also give them a salary that is in line with the market.