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ihs-master prog the master programme provides a unique opportunity to invest in your future it will enable you to become an innovative urban manager a leader who analyzes and develops cities based on a thorough understanding of urban theory and practice mrjunrongliubrunoold port xiamen china

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gramme ihs-coursebrochure13

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ihs-masterprogramme14 master of science programme urbanmanagementanddevelopmentumd whoisitfor the programme is designed for persons with at least a bachelor s degree and professional experience in urban management and development bachelor graduates in related fields of study without working experience may be accepted the entire programme is taught in english and fluency in the english language is required content core period urban studies 4 months rrrrrrrr diploma 12-month master of science programme at a reputable and highly-ranked european university the programme leads to a master of science in urban management and development the course has been accreditated by the dutch ministry of education as an specialization and elective courses academic master programme the stringent quality 4 months criteria applied by the dutch government are based on r managing urban governancemug european standards for higher education r urban social development usd r housing development strategies hds r land development strategies lds r urban environmental and infrastructure management ueim r urban and regional development strategies urds urban studies policy and planning economics local government finance social studies public management research methods and techniques infrastructure and services thesis period 3 months

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ihs-masterprogramme15 linkingtheoryandpractice the master programme in urban development and management links theory to practice the practical focus and worldwide experience of ihs is combined with the urban research of erasmus university rotterdam and lund university sweden the lincoln institute of land policy adds latin american research and experience the experiences of dutch and other european cities are also incorporated into the programme s study of urban processes through its comprehensive approach the master programme examines the economic social physical managerial and political aspects of urban management and development it combines lectures with case studies working groups best practices discussions field visits and fieldwork the programme culminates in participants writing a thesis on a topic of their choice the intensive 12-month master programme includes a core period and provides participants with the opportunity to focus on one of the specialization areas within urban development `the ihs master programme is such a knowledgeintensive and cultural trip we benefit from experienced and committed teachers advanced education methods and facilities enthusiastic classmates from all over the world thuythithunguyen­vietnam master student 2008-2009

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ihs-masterprogramme16 coreperiod the core period offers in-depth insight into urban problems policies and trends around the world you will learn to analyze urban challenges from various perspectives and will be introduced to urban development management and housing in europe in working groups and specialization groups you will apply urban theory and management tools within your area of choice specializationperiod during the specialization period you can focus on a particular aspect of urban management and development along with one chosen specialization you may choose five elective courses from other specializations during the specialization period you will take part in discussion groups make in-depth analyses and develop the use and application of management tools thesisperiod you will write a thesis on a topic of your choice supervised by specialized staff examples of theses r perceptions planning and principles of public open spaces ­ realities of cape town and kosovo informal settlement south africa 2008 environmental management in the toll road sector towards sustainable urban transport a study of jakarta intra urban toll road indonesia 2008 property tax reforms a tool for improvements in urban services delivery ­ the case of kampala city council uganda 2007 the dynamics of land-use in lahore inner city a case of mochi gate india 2007 using a public-sector comparator for private finance initiative decision-making in china case study of the xiamen solid waste treatment center china 2006 rrrr

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ihs-masterprogramme17 iraklizhvania­georgia master student 2007-2008 `ihs is acquainting me with dutch and international experience through excursions lectures and other activities which gives us as participants additional energy and motivation

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ihs-masterprogramme18 specialization managingurban governancemug a joint programme of ihs and the department of public administration social science faculty erasmus university rotterdam city managers of today must perform in increasingly dynamic and complex environments where there is pressure to achieve value for money within a context of scarce resources while decentralization implies more authority it also brings with it more responsibility and accountability being closer to the people means that citizens and civil society have more to say about how decisions are made managers realize that they cannot do it all but that governments need to work with other actors from the private sector and the community level local governments must learn to steer and facilitate change and to manage in an arena of complex decision making specialization urban®ional developmentstrategies urds a joint programme of ihs and regional harbour and transport economics rhv erasmus school of economics strategies are critical to help cities and regions thrive and survive in an increasingly competitive world the strategies must be developed creatively to make the best use of limited local resources planning participation institutional development and finance must be well integrated to foster economic development and to carefully balance this with sustainable development specialization urbansocialdevelopment usd a joint programme of ihs and the social science faculty erasmus university rotterdam on a global scale poverty is rapidly urbanizing the urban poor are generally exclued from services and emploment making them particularly vunerable to such shocks as a sudden illness in the family loss of income or natural disasters the specialization urban social development takes a bottom-up approach to improving the livelihoods of the urban poor and including all in urban life objectives the specialization enables you to create and manage strategies to develop cities and regions to analyze existing strategies based on the latest concepts and practices and to apply action and strategic planning tools objectives this specialization enables you to analyze and develop social policies based on new social development paradigms it develops skills in the formulation and implementation of integrated urban social policies content r urban sociology social exclusion the focus of the specialization is on objectives the specialization focuses strategies for local economic developon innovative and practical approaches ment carefully balanced with sustainability the specialization makes strong on theories and tools that help city use of an experiential case-based managers improve urban governance approach to ensure maximum learning systems it looks at how city managfrom both theory and its application ers are working to identify key areas in practice the tools-based sessions of change assess current levels of ensure that skills are developed as well performance and implement strategies to improve the functioning of local as developing a theoretical framework government in this specialization you will discuss analyze and assess aspects content of local government reform essential to r concepts for development good urban governance strategies r local economic development content r tools for strategy development and implementation r local government management r citizens and local democracy y five optional courses can be selected from other specializations r public-private partnerships y five optional courses can be selected from other specializations and spatial segregation r urban poverty livelihood strategies at household level r governance of local social policies r financial crisis impact on work and income of the poor y five optional courses can be selected from other specializations

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ihs-masterprogramme19 specialization housingdevelopment strategieshds specialization landdevelopment strategieslds specialization urbanenvironmental &infrastructure managementueim a joint programme of ihs and erasmus centre for sustainability and management social science faculty erasmus university rotterdam a joint programme of ihs and a joint programme of ihs housing development and and lincoln institute of land management lund university policy cambridge ma usa sweden access to adequate and affordable housing remains unattainable for large parts of today s urban population as is evidenced by a multiplication of slums squatter settlements and poorly served and overcrowded tenement housing housing policies and subsidized housing schemes have often failed newly developed residential areas frequently disregard actual housing needs and worsen the situation particularly for lowincome households this specialization addresses these problems and develops knowledge and skills on housing policies finance and implementation that will enable you to make decisions and manage housing processes effectively creative instruments to mobilize private and community resources and partnership arrangements are important the specialization focuses on these aspects and is supported by empirical evidence international comparative policy research and case studies the demand for urban land housing and infrastructure is increasing at a pace that makes it difficult for formal land-delivery systems to match consequently we are witnessing a multiplication of ghettos informal settlements informal housing and a wide range and modalities of informality and inefficiencies in land use the majority of cities around the globe are experiencing severe environmental problems overcrowding strong competition for and unequal distribution of space unproductive travelling times on overloaded roads noise pollution and is the land market providing sufficient poor urban infrastructure and services opportunities for different income negatively affect the health of inhabitgroups to access land for housing com ants and the attractiveness of the city mercial and industrial activities this situation calls for environmental do the legal and fiscal dimensions of governance and for urban professionland management support urban expan als capable of developing policies and sion how can large urban projects be actions that are multidimensional that made more financially feasible safeguard the health and wellbeing of these and other questions will urban citizens and lead to sustainable be addressed throughout this cities specialization objectives the course aims to objectives this specialization focuses equip urban professionals with the on the formulation and implementation latest insights and skills to identify and analyze environmental problems of land policies and land development and to manage sustainable urban strategies to make serviced urban land development objectives the housing specialization accessible for all the course enables enables you to assess design and imple you to compare land policy strategy and ment policies programmes and projects management approaches it develops content for housing delivery particularly to low the skills necessary to design land poli r urban environmental management income families the programme builds cies and strategies r environmental policies understanding of the functioning and r sustainability and liveability performance of the housing sector and content r corporate environmental housing delivery processes management r land markets and management tools y five optional courses can be selected from other specializations content r property rights r housing markets and policies r land policies and primer on property tax r housing development and management r smart growth urban sprawl and land use planning r housing finance r settlement planning r the use of gis ­ geographical information systems y five optional courses can be selected from other specializations y five optional courses can be selected from other specializations

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ihs-admission a procedures to apply for ihs education programmes simply download the application form from the ihs website www.ihs.nl and send it along with the other required documents through regular post or e-mail please pay attention to the application deadlines tucavieiraconcórdia square são paulo brazil

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and application ihs-coursebrochure39

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ihs-admissionandapplicationprocedures40 admissionrequirements master and short course requirements in order to participate in the master programme or a short course you are required r to have at least a bachelor s degree from a recognized university or similar institute in a field related to the chosen course r to show evidence of a sufficient oral and written command of the english language if english is not your mother tongue an english language test is required r working experience in relevant fields are preferred r to have the ability to interact and work with people from very diverse cultures and backgrounds applicationprocedure to apply you should complete the application form which can be downloaded from www.ihs.nl or can be sent to you by post if requested the number of students that can attend the ihs master programme is limited acceptance rates of students who make use of the early bird application are typically higher than those under regular admission to meet early bird application requirements you need to submit the complete application package before feb01 early bird applicants are eligible for the nfp fellowship which shares the same deadline feb01 englishlanguagetest we accept certificates from toefl or ielts as official language tests submitting an early bird application can increase your chance of being accepted to the programme toefl test of english as a foreign language score 550 paper-based 213 computer-based 79 internet-based more information www.toefl.org ielts international english language testing system score min.6.0 subtest not lower than 5.5 more information www.ielts.org this test is obligatory for chinese students for obtaining the neso certificate www.neso-beijing.com

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ihs-admissionandapplicationprocedures41 applicationdeadlines master programme r tuitioncosts tuiton fee master programme msc urban management and development 10,500 feb012010 early bird application deadline july012010 regular application deadline short courses dec152009 international courses on housing and urban development r may012010 making housing affordable for all r apr102010 urban management tools for climate change r june202010 land management and informal settlement regularisation r tuiton fee short courses ichud international courses on housing and urban development lmis-land management and informal settlement regularisation umtcc urban management tools for climate change hpp making housing affordable for all 5,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 please note however that some fellowship programmes require much earlier submission dates for more detailed information see www.ihs.nl for the tuition fee of executive courses please check our website www.ihs.nl/executive executive courses to apply for an executive course you should complete the application form which can be downloaded from www.ihs.nl or can be sent to you by post if requested in general the closing date for the receipt of applications is one month in advance of the commencement of the course check the website for exact information generalcosts administrationcosts livingcosts per month incl accommodation insurance per month current official fee internationaltravel-costs depending on airline distance etc visa costs depending on country 900 870 36,5 -

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ihs-admissionandapplicationprocedures42 ihs accommodation rates as per october 2009 revised yearly r r financialsupport 410 100 60 before applying for a fellowship that fits your credentials you should obtain letters of endorsement from appropriate authorities letters of acceptance from ihs must often support applications for the latter purpose ihs will grant provisional admission to qualified candidates procedures to get a fellowship take time we advise you to approach donors and funding agencies at least six months in advance of the commencement of the course please note that the deadlines for scholarships and fellowship programmes are quite early the exact information can be obtained on the websites rentper month guarantee/depositrefundable handlingfeenon-refundable all costs are subject to change donors/fellowships may have extra budgets or may cover the costs only partially these are agreements exclusively between the donor and the participant r it is recommended that participants bring their own laptop interest free loans with which to buy a laptop are offered to msc participants netherlands fellowship programme http www.nuffic.nl/nfp hsp huygens scholarship http www.nuffic.nl/hsp ihs partial fellowship http www.ihs.nl/prospective_students fees_cost_scholarships other websites on funding r r the dutch ministry www.grantfinder.nl www.studyin.nl nuffic for nfp and hsp www.nuffic.nl worldbank http go.worldbank.org/deylg799v0 united nations http www.un.org http www.undp.org http www.unep.org r r if you require assistance or have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at admission@ihs.nl

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ihs-admissionandapplicationprocedures43 mrarunrameshbhandari-india master student 2007-2008 `i am excited and enthusiastic about the way the experts deliver their lectures with dust on their shoes as if they ve come directly from the field reporting fresh and sometimes novel ideas

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ihs-admissionandapplicationprocedures44 contact information ihs p.o box 1935 3000 bx rotterdam the netherlands visitingaddress burgemeester oudlaan 50 t-building 14th floor woudestein campus erasmus university 3062 pa rotterdam the netherlands p 0031 10 408 9825 f 0031 10 408 9826 e ihs@ihs.nl admission@ihs.nl instituteforhousingandurban developmentstudies rotterdam,thenetherlands september2009 maintext jan fransen and others editor yicheng guo copyeditor sharon welsh mainphotographer rein van der zee and others conceptandgraphicdesign zee grafisch en architectonisch ontwerpen rotterdam printing de maasstad rotterdam edition 3000 specialthanksto ihs partners www.ihs.nl ihsistheinternationalinstituteofurbanmanagement oferasmusuniversityrotterdam

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