subject: Iihs Announces Third Stage Of Admissions For Programme For Working Professionals In Urban [print this page] IIHS announces third stage of admissions for Programme for Working Professionals in Urban Development
The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) announced its 2012-13 Programme for Working Professionals in Urban Development (PWP-UD), Indias first interdisciplinary, practice-based, full-time, certificate programme. The PWP-UD 2012-13 will run from October, 2012 to June, 2013.
The PWP-UD is for early and mid-career professionals from any disciplinary background with interest in South Asian urban development, who wish to augment their capabilities and professional worth, add value to existing careers or future career tracks, and who wish to participate in this tremendous urban transformation.
The PWP-UD begins with a Foundation Term that introduces key concepts, tools, trends and debates on urban development. This is followed by two specialised Concentration tracks of high transformational potential and career opportunity:
(a) Economic Development, Land, and Housing
(b) Infrastructure Services and Urban Sustainability
The PWP-UD also offers a series of Skill Labs and Practica, to enable participants to acquire skills, tools and methods vital to urban practice. Students will also get an opportunity to conduct personalised research and practise through a 6-week faculty-guided individual project, and, a faculty curated 3-week long set of exposure visits to the diverse and challenging reality of national and international urban contexts. The course will be conducted at IIHS new Bangalore city campus.
All applicants must at least have a Bachelors Degree (in any discipline) with at least 3 years of work experience; OR a Masters Degree (in any discipline) with at least 2 years of work experience; OR a PhD or be a Doctoral Candidate with research and teaching experience directly relevant or applicable to urban issues.
