The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements. IIHS aims to establish India’s first independently funded and managed National University for Research and Innovation focused on the multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional challenges and opportunities of urbanisation. The IIHS is pleased to announce the Programme for Working Professionals in Urban Development (PWP-UD), commencing in October, 2012.
The 21st Century will be an urban century. By 2050, India will add nearly 300 million new people to its cities in a historic urban transition that poses both a challenge and an opportunity. Harnessing the potential for this transition demands a new generation of urban professionals who can work across disciplinary and sectoral divides.
The PWP-UD equips aspirants to shift their careers with the perspectives, knowledge, tools and skills of urban practice. No matter the academic training or work-experience, the PWP-UD prepares participants for a career path in this emerging sector building upon and re-orienting their existing training and capacities.
The program’s focus on inter-disciplinary learning and practice across sectors and institutions is ideal for multiple learning and career trajectories and particularly relevant to Indian urban realities. Our diverse and experienced faculty brings together theory and practice to both equip participants from government, public and private institutions with the ability to address institutional issues facing our cities as well as support a new generation of entrepreneurs with combination of in-depth knowledge alongside a set of core skills in leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy.
Come join the IIHS in shaping India’s urban transition and your own professional life. For more details on the PWP-UD including eligibility and course structure as well as to apply, see www.iihs.co.in/pwp-ud or call: +91 080 41337705 / 8453000924
Third stage of applications to the programme is now open. Deadline: September 14th, 2012.
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