MSc Integrated Urbanism & Sustainable Design (IUSD)
Dear colleagues and friends,
The following call for applicantions for the German - Arab double-degree program MSc
Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD) may be of interest to you. Please
disseminate it widely to suitable candidates. Apologies for cross posting.
MSc Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD)
Double-degree master by University of Stuttgart and Ain Shams University Cairo
Application period for 2015 opens on 15th December 2014 and closes on 15th February 2015
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The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design trains and prepares a new generation of
urban practitioners to face the tremendous environmental, cultural, socio-economic and
governance challenges resulting from the dynamic urban transformation around the globe.
It is open to graduates and young professionals from the fields of architecture, urban
planning, landscape architecture and regional planning. Professionals with bachelor degrees
in geography, sociology, environmental management, civil engineering, political science or
economics and cultural studies, Arabic, African or Islamic studies with relevant professional
experience will also be considered but should also provide proof of relevant professional
experience in fields related to architecture, urban and development planning or ecological
design. The Masters program strongly encourages applications from young professionals
working in public institutions, private sector, civil society initiatives or NGOs all over the
world who are interested in IUSD-related topics and who have a high level of interest in
knowledge transfer and achieving a social benefit. We welcome applicants from many
different backgrounds and countries.
Our philosophy is based on transnational learning exchange between students with different
regional backgrounds applied to a specific urban reality. Our current learning hubs are
focused on the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and Germany.
Students will study their first year at Stuttgart University and their second year at Ain Shams
University in Cairo. The program focuses on hands-on skills and interdisciplinary teamwork
on site-specific projects in cooperation with local communities and with different stakeholders, organizations and institutions, locally and internationally. IUSD students acquire
reflective and practical skills to develop integrated and transdisciplinary solutions for
planning, managing and designing landscapes, cities and buildings.
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The Masters program is part of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) «Emerging
Country Programme» and funded with resources from the German Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the German Federal Ministry of Education
and Research (BMBF) and the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE).
A limited number of DAAD scholarships including travel grants and language courses are
available for students from Egypt, MENA and Germany.
For full details of the program, the application requirements and fees please consult our
website: www.iusd.uni-stuttgart.de or e-mail: info@iusd.uni-stuttgart.de
Best regards,
IUSD Team
Prof. Dr. Astrid Ley, Course Director University of Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salheen, Course Director Ain Shams University Cairo
Prof. Antje Stokman, Director of Admissions University of Stuttgart
MSc
Integrated Urbanism
& Sustainable Design
(IUSD)
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www.iusd-program.net
info@iusd.uni-stuttgart.de
iusd@eng.asu.edu.eg
facebook.com/groups/MScIUSD
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IUSD Office
University of Stuttgart
Faculty of Architecture
Keplerstrasse 11
70174 Stuttgart/Germany
Course Director
Prof. Dr. Astrid Ley
astrid.ley@si.uni-stuttgart.de
Program Coordination
Dr. Bernd Eisenberg
Dipl.-Ing. MSc. Franziska Laue
Dipl.-Ing. Raoul Cyril Humpert
info@iusd.uni-stuttgart.de
+ 49 711 685 83370
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IUSD Office
Ain Shams University
Faculty of Engineering
1 El-Sarayat Street
11517 Abbasiya, Cairo/Egypt
Course Director
Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. Salheen
mohamed_salheen@eng.asu.edu.eg
Program Coordination
Dr. Marwa Abdelatif
Eng. Abdulmoneim AlFiky
Dina Mohamed
iusd@eng.asu.edu.eg
+20 224662361