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IUSD Graduates wins First & Third Place at The Annual DAIDA Foundation Global Urban Thesis Award 2023

IUSD Cairo is thrilled to announce that its graduates from the 10th intake have once again emerged as winners of the prestigious DAIDA Foundation Global Urban Thesis Award. This marks the second consecutive year that IUSD graduates have achieved this remarkable feat. What makes this year's achievement even more exceptional is the fact that two graduates have secured the top honors for their thesis registered, developed and defended at Ain Shams University. The competition this year saw the ...
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Preserving Layered Narratives, Reconstructing the Future: Demystifying Egypt’s Tangible and Intangible Heritage (29/07/2023)

Hybrid International Workshop 28th -29th July 2023 Join us for a unique and immersive workshop that takes you on a journey through the tangible and intangible heritage of Egypt. This International workshop is organized as part of the work of the Heritage Living Lab Project in Luxor, we are excited to bring this innovative approach to the heart of Cairo, in collaboration between Ain shams University, Egypt and the University of Lincoln, UK. Over two days, we will explore the ...
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IUSD Cairo Info Session (19/07/2023)

Dear applicants and interested senior students, The IUSD Cairo team would like to offer an info session at IUSD Cairo premises at the Faculty of Engineering Ain Shams University on Wednesday 19.07.2023 at 6:00 pm. Please understand, that we cannot do individual application consulting and guide you through the application procedure.We would like to ask you to prepare short and specific questions to be able to handle as many questions as possible.
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TWO QUESTION AND ANSWERS SESSIONS (13/06/2023)

Dear applicants and interested students, The IUSD management teams of University Stuttgart and Ain Shams University would like to offer two joint question and answers online sessions during the application period. In case of interest, we ask you to register for the respective date. To do this, please click on "register here" and sign in the registration window. You will receive an email with the access data at the latest shortly before the start of the meeting. In case you ...
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IUSD Call of Application is Now Open (31/05/2023)

The call of application of the IUSD MSc Program is now OPEN until the 29th of July 2023. We are happy to announce that students can apply to the different program lines. 1) IUSD Cairo, offered by Ain shams University. You can apply from 1st of June 2023 until 29th of July 2023 for the winter semester of 2023/2024 or the winter semester of 2024/25. This is an online application on the portal of Ain Shams University Online portal Ain ...
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Renewal of MoU between Ain Shams University & University of Stuttgart (11/03/2023)

With great happiness and honor, we would like to share the news about the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two partner universities, Ain shams University and The University of Stuttgart; assuring the continuity of the existing cooperation between both of them through The Integrated Urbanism & Sustainable Design master programme (IUSD) and announcing the beginning of further cooperation.
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The Annual DAIDA Foundation Global Urban Thesis Award 2022 (10/03/2023)

We would like to congratulate our Alumna Diana Barrera-Salazar on wining 3rd prize of The DAIDA Foundation global thesis award 2022. The DAIDA Foundation annual thesis award aims to acknowledge and support master graduates who, through their work, help improve the urban infrastructure and living conditions for vulnerable groups in the rapidly growing cities of developing economies. The award theme this year was Climate Change, where 33 international master students coming from 11 different countries were competing altogether. Dina Barrera Salazar ...
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IUSD is preparing two Q & A sessions to reply to all your questions (31/05/2021)

Dear applicants, The IUSD management teams of University Stuttgart and Ain Shams University Cairo would like to offer two joint Question and Answers (Q&A) online sessions during the application period. The two dates are: QA session 1: June 14th, 2 pm, Cairo Time, CET (UCT +2) QA session 2: July 14th, 2 pm Cairo Time, CET (UCT +2) In case of interest, we ask you to register for the respective date. To do this, please click on it and sign ...
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IUSD Call of Application is Now Open (01/06/2021)

The call of application of the IUSD MSc Program is now OPEN until the 29th of July 2021. We are happy to announce that students can apply to the different program lines. 1) IUSD Cairo, offered by Ain shams University. You can apply from 1st of June 2021 until 29th of July 2021 for the winter semester of 2021/2022 or the winter semester of 2022/23. This is an online application on the portal of Ain Shams University Online portal Ain ...
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The Annual DAIDA Foundation Global Urban Thesis Award (25/02/2021)

Congratulations to our own IUSD 8th Intake Graduate Maria Valverde for getting first prize in the annual DAIDA award on her M.Sc. Thesis " Urban Waterscapes and water service provision in Informal settlements; Lessons for sustainable water access in Lima Peru" The annual DAIDA foundation Global Urban Thesis Award aims to acknowledge and support master graduates who, through their work, help improve the urban infrastructure and living conditions for vulnerable groups in the rapidly growing cities of developing economies. Eligible participants are ...
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Apply Now For IUSD M.Sc. Intake XI, Class 2021/2022 (01/06/2020)

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IUSD Graduation Ceremony for Class of 2019 (19/09/2019)

The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design Masters Programme (IUSD) celebrated the graduation of the Seventh Class on Thursday, the 19th of September 2019. The IUSD is a double-degree Masters Programme between Ain Shams University in Egypt and Stuttgart University in Germany. The graduation ceremony was held under the auspices of Dr Mahmoud El-Metiny, President of Ain Shams University, at the main Plaza of Faculty of Engineering Campus – Ain Shams University, Cairo. During his Address speech, Dr. El-Metiny praised the ...
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IUSD Call for Application for Class X is Open (01/08/2019)

Apply Now for IUSD MSc Program Class X (WS 2020/21) # Note: Application Deadline for EPOS Scholarship is 15th Oct 2019
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Application Period Extended For IUSD M.Sc. (15/06/2019)

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Apply Now For IUSD M.Sc. (15/05/2019)

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Apply Now to IUSD M.Sc. Program Ninth Intake for Winter 2019 (01/08/2018)

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DING The Simulation (08/06/2018)

An interactive Summer School that rings the bells of Simulation-Aided Design in Architectural and Urban contexts June 2018 WHY SIMULATION-AIDED DESIGN? Simulation software tools gives us with the ability to quantitatively test the performance of our designs without having to go through the costly implementation phase. Mastering simulation tools as well as simulation-aided design techniques is an absolute necessity for all professionals in the field of shaping the built environment. DING summer school targets young professionals and beginners to introduce ...
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Rooftop gardening workshop with the community of the Informal area of Helwan, 2017 (31/01/2017)

This year, the ICS module took place in “El-Mala’a” which is an unplanned settlementon arable land located in Helwan district, at the fringes of South Cairo. The main theme focused on ruralisation and urbanisation of unplanned areas of Cairo, looking through the lens of resilient development for areas in transformation. To develop design projects, The students went through five successive phases. In the preliminary phase, students conducted desk top research to understand the phenomenon of “r-urbanisation” around the world. They ...
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Apply now for IUSD MSc (15/05/2018)

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Fayoum field trip: Exploring the State of the Environment in Shakshouk village (21/04/2018)

Students of Intake VII went on a field trip to Shakshouk village in Fayoum governorate. It is a small settlement of fishermen and farmers living on the shore of Lake Qarun, and part of the protected area of Qarun. During the excursion, we visited the salt extraction facility ‘EMISEL’ that works on reducing the salinity of the water of the lake. We then conducted a focus group with the local community to understand the socio-economic conditions as well as ...
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The Launch of “IUSD -Urban Climatic Lab” (10/02/2018)

We are pleased to announce the launch of IUSD - Urban Climatic Lab (UCL) at IUSD Cairo Lab, Ain Shams University, on Saturday 10th of February 2018. IUSD-UCL is established under the framework of the project “Sustainable Urban Planning via establishment of Urban Climatic Labs in Arid Cities”; a collaboration between Ain Shams University and Freie Universitaet Berlin , and funded by the DAAD. IUSD-UCL focuses on the field of Simulation Aided Design using different modeling and simulation tools in ...
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Apply Now for The IUSD M.Sc. Program 2018-2020 (15/12/2017)

The IUSD’s new application period has started !! Apply now for the upcoming programs starting in September 2018. The application deadline for this cycle will be February 15th, 2018, 11:59 pm (CLT). For More info on the available programs & requirements click here. For info on Available Scholarships & Study Fees click here.
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IUSD Public Lecture : The Global Housing Strategy (06/12/2017)

On Wednesday 6-12-2017 at 5:30 pm, IUSD held a Public Lecture titled "The Global Housing: A Paradigm Shift Towards Adequate Housing For All" by Prof. Mohamed El Sioufi, the lecture was held at IUSD Video Conference Hall @ Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University. To have a look at the lecture slides, Short Bio on IUSD's Guest Lecturer: Prof. Mohamed El Sioufi is an international urban development advisor with over 40 years of experience. For 20 years ...
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IUSD 5th Intake Graduation (21/09/2017)

The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design Masters Programme (IUSD) celebrated the graduation of the fifth cohort on Thursday, the 21st of September 2017. The IUSD is a double-degree Masters Programme between Ain Shams University in Egypt and Stuttgart University in Germany. The graduation ceremony was held under the auspices of Dr Abdelwahab Ezzat, President of Ain Shams University, at the main Plaza of Faculty of Engineering Campus - Ain Shams University, Cairo. The Ceremony was attended by Prof. Dr. Khaled ...
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Design for Age-Friendly City WorkShop (05/07/2017)

On the 26th of April 2017, the MSc Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design at Ain Shams University, master program organized a workshop about “Design for age-friendly city” as part of the module, Integrated Research and Design, IRD. For the first time, the master program opened the call for externals to join. The workshop was diversity of different experiences vary from undergraduates, fresh graduates, master students and PhD candidates. The workshop aims to shed a light on the impact of place ...
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Call for Application (15/05/2017)

Call for Application for the IUSD MSc Program is now open until the 1st of August 2017. For any queries regarding the application or if you're facing any technical problems with the application portal send us an email on iusd@eng.asu.edu.eg You could also check the FAQ on our website.
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Building with Earth Workshop (30/03/2017)

On the 30th of March 2017, the Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design at Ain Shams University (IUSD-Lab Cairo) together with the Egyptian Earth Construction Association (EECA) have organized a three days workshop on Building with Earth. The event was hosted at "Marzouk" farm; a private farm located in Obour City, Cairo; whose owners are interested in organic farming and sustainability, and with human interaction with Earth and mutual learning. The workshop aimed at providing the participants with a practical Hands-on ...
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Cultural heritage & Livelihood of Bedouins of South Sinai Workshop (Apply Now) (21/10/2017)

This workshop is coordinated by the University of Lincoln (School of Architecture & Design) UK & Ain Shams University (IUSD Program) Cairo, Egypt. This is a fully funded international research workshop that brings together leading British and Egyptian academics, researchers and innovation sectors to find joint solutions to the challenges facing Egyptian Sustainable Development in South Sinai. The project is an international research collaboration between the Lincoln School of Architecture and Design, UK and Ain Shams University, Egypt; funded by ...
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Design for Age-Friendly City WorkShop (Apply Now) (26/04/2017)

Urban transformation and intensification processes need to incorporate urban design to maximize the benefits of public spaces. Well-designed public spaces can facilitate the enjoyment of neighbourhood life and better support density of activities, uses and users. In general, slums are characterised by a very limited amount of public space, since land is occupied for residential and private uses, with weak or no provision for public uses. In such contexts, public space is crowded and supports many different activities and functions. ...
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Nuweiba Workshop – December 2016 (01/12/2016)

In the first week of December 2016, the IUSD-ASU carried out its annual workshop in Nuweiba, Egypt. This workshop was an intensive one-week module ‘Planning & Design in Practice’ which is part of the IUSD MSc Programme. The workshop offers the students a learning experience which links them to ‘real life’ settings and expose them to different context other than Cairo. The Team was divided to two tracks; urban and architectural both tracks had different approach and output. The output ...
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Nuweiba Excursion 2016 (20/12/2016)

Nuweiba Excursion 2016 was part of The ‘Design Projects’ module 2016/2017. Students spent a week in Nuweiba, South Sinai, where they worked with the local community on two scales, the architecture scale and; urban planning. For architecture scale, the idea was to build a small structure connected to the school of Basata Eco-lodge, the structure meant to be an area that students could use for small activities or maybe extended later on to be a class room for the students. ...
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Apply Now for The IUSD M.Sc. Program (15/12/2016)

The IUSD’s new application period has started !! Apply now for the upcoming programs starting in September 2017. The application deadline for this cycle will be February 15th, 2017, 11:59 pm (CLT). For More info on the available programs & requirements click here. For info on Available Scholarships & Study Fees click here.
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IUSD Fourth Intake Graduation Ceremony (22/09/2016)

The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design Masters Programme (IUSD) celebrated the graduation of the fourth cohort on Thursday, the 22nd of September, 2016. The ceremony witnessed the graduation of 14 students from several countries (Egypt, Germany, Jordan, Tunisia, Ethiopia and Peru). The graduation ceremony was held under the auspices of Prof. Dr Mohamed Ayman Ashour, Dean of Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University, at Palestine Hall in the Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University, Cairo. The ceremony was ...
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From “Ashwa’eyat” to “Habitat Spontané”: Transformation and Informal Urbanism - Case of Hey Ettadhamen (23/07/2016)

From 23-31 July, IUSD Lab Cairo together with Habitat Unit, TU Berlin conducted a two-week intensive workshop on informal areas in Tunis, in cooperation with Tunisian universities of L’ENAU and L’ESAD. The main goal of this workshop was to learn from the Tunisian experience in dealing with informal urbanism, from the national to the local level including exploring how the state manages the processes of institutionalization within the framework of the transformation process. In addition, the researchers examined the mechanisms ...
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Apply Now for The IUSD M.Sc. Program (15/05/2016)

The IUSD's new application period is now open !! The new application cycle is from 15th May to 15th July 2016. For More info on the program & requirements click here. For info on Available Scholarships & Study Fees click here. In case you have any further questions considering the IUSD Masters program, contact us via iusd@eng.asu.edu.eg.
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Aswan Excursion 2015 (30/12/2015)

The ‘Design Projects’ module 2015/2016 was held at Aswan, as part of the elective modules. The module focused on two scales, the architecture scale and; urban planning. The Design project aimed at renovating an old Sabil in the Gharb seheil village .In the village a variety of constructions can be found. Most notably bricks of varying degrees of density are used alongside natural stones sourced locally. Virtually all-new constructions are concrete frame constructions with brick infill on a faced base. ...
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Forgotten Spaces Kickoff Workshop (15/01/2016)

This workshop is part of the Integrated Case Study (ICS) module activities for the 4th intake of the IUSD MSc Program. Forgotten Spaces Project official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheForgottenSpaces Workshop objectives: Prioritizing the needs resulted from the kids workshop held earlier Spatial organization of the prioritized actions Connecting the NGOs and the residents with the entity of Forgotten Spaces Location: Forgotten Space I Date: Friday 15.1.2016 Duration: 5 hours (1:00 – 6:00 Pm) Targeted Groups: NGOs + Residents in Istabl Antar ...
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IUSD @ GAMP 4th Strategic Meeting (15/11/2015)

The GAMP 4th network strategy meeting took place in Bonn between 15th & 16th November. DAAD and GIZ facilitated this meeting with the GAMP representatives at the universities in Germany, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan. Representatives of all five members of GAMP (German-Arab Master's Programmes) were present at the meeting including program directors, coordinator & Alumni representatives. The various programs presented their current status to the plenary with an assessment on what has been achieved so far. The GAMP Alumni Representatives ...
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IUSD in Engagement Weltweit 2015 (14/11/2015)

The IUSD participated on this year's "Engagement Weltweit/Commitment to one world 2015", Germany’s only professional fair on working in development cooperation that took place in Bonn on Saturday 14th November. IUSD presented in the fair the M.Sc. Study program to interested professionals & possible applicants in the year to come. @IUSD booth a selection of printed materials was presented including; Case Study reports, M.Sc. abstract booklet, flyers & various IUSD mementos.
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IUSD PR Movie (16/06/2015)

We proudly announce our latest IUSD PR movie that has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. Enjoy!
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Summer School Transforming Johannesburg – Reshaping socio-ecological landscapes through collaborative practices (12/09/2015)

From 12 - 26 September, IUSD Lab Cairo and Stuttgart, together with Politecnico di Milano - Laboratory of International Cooperation, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies and Wits City Institute, Johannesburg; co-organized a Summer School on urban transformations in Johannesburg, South Africa. The workshop focused on five themes for development in the Informal area of Kya Sands in Johannesburg. These were: Rethinking infrastructure: Urban Landscaping for alternative services provision and ecological remediation; eco-incremental housing: typologies and systems for an integrated ...
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IUSD Third Intake Graduation (17/09/2015)

The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design Masters Programme (IUSD) celebrated the graduation of its third cohort on Thursday, the 17th of September, 2015. The ceremony witnessed the graduation of 17 students from several countries (Egypt, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Tunisia). The ceremony was held under the auspices of Dr Hussein Eissa, President of Ain Shams University, at Al-Zaafarana Palace in Ain Shams University, Cairo. It was honored by the presence of Prof. Dr. Youhansen Eid, President of the National ...
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GABAKHANA FESTIVAL (13/01/2015)

Activation Project of Istabl Antar Place: Istabl Antr, Ezbet Khairallah in front of the Gabakhana. Date: Saturday 17th January 2015, 10:00am - 06:00pm.
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The application portal is open! (15/12/2014)

The new application period started. Apply now for the upcoming program starting in September 2015. Online portal Ain Shams University Online portal University of Stuttgart The application deadline will be February 15th, 2015. In case you have any further questions considering the IUSD Masters program, which cannot be answered by this website, contact us via iusd@eng.asu.edu.eg.
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IUSD at the Urban Thinkers Campus (04/11/2014)

IUSD joined the Urban Thinkers Campus in Caserta, Italy. In preparation to Habitat III in 2016 to formulate a „New Urban Agenda“, the Campus was coordinated by UNHABITAT. The meeting gathered practitioners, academia, civil society to reflect on a consensus document „The City We Need“ (Initiated by the „World Urban Campaign“) a global coalition by urban stakeholders. Within the Urban Thinkers Session 7 on „The Role of Capacity Development in the new urban Agenda“ Franziska Laue, from the IUSD team ...
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LECTURE 06 AHMED DORGHAMY (16/10/2014)

IUSD is happy to welcome Ahmed Dorghamy on 21st October for an IUSD lecture on "Sustainable Mobility and Paratransit in Greater Cairo" in Labor 8 at 5.00 p.m. The event will be videoconferences to Cairo.
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New Yearbook 2013/2014 (10/10/2014)

We are happy to announce the new publication of the Yearbook 2013/2014. The yearbook presents an overview of the rich experiences and results of the MSc IUSD program of the last year, including selected activities, projects and papers that were produced by the students during their first year in Stuttgart (part 1) and by the students in the second year in Tunis and in different locations for their master thesis research (part 2). We wish you a pleasent reading.
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IUSD 2nd Intake Graduation Ceremony (02/10/2014)

The Graduation Ceremony of IUSD's 2nd Intake took place, on Thursday 15th of September from 6:30 pm till 8:00 pm. The Ceremony took place in the Fabulous "El-Genina Theatre" at Al-Azhar Park, Cairo, Egypt. 20 Students of the 2nd Intake Celebrated the finalization of their two year study program along with their ASU & USTUTT Staff, family and friends and IUSD Alumni. The Ceremony was attended by the ASU President, Egyptian Ministers, German Officials and Civil society Representatives.
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Orientation weeks in Cairo (02/10/2014)

Following the common tradition between Ain Shams University and Stuttgart University, the IUSD team in Cairo organized an interesting program for the students of the third IUSD intake who are starting their second year in Cairo. The Orientation weeks is the Cairo version of the Introductory weeks in Stuttgart, where the students tend to know more about their new city Cairo as well as other important aspects of living in Cairo and in Egypt. The program included, among ...
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Updated YouTube Channel! (29/09/2014)

We just updated our Youtube Channel „IUSDmsc“ with the latest IUSD Monday lectures. Please click here - or simply use the YouTube symbol on the left side - to get some impressions.
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Uncharted Territories (29/09/2014)

We cordially invite you to the following event: "Uncharted Territories - Landschaftsarchitektur in fremder Umgebung" at the Leibniz University Hannover. It will be a panel debate between Prof. Udine Giseke (TU Berlin), Prof. Regine Keller (TU München), Prof. Antje Stokman (Uni Stuttgart) and Prof. Christian Werthmann (Uni Hannover). It will be moderated by Andres Lepik (Architektur Museum München) The panel debate will be held in German. 24. October 2014 – Time: 11:00 am The event takes place at the Leibniz ...
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Welcome IUSD IV! (02/09/2014)

As the IUSD Master students of Intake IV are arriving in Stuttgart, we would like to say a warm-hearted WELCOME! We are very happy to have you here and are also excited to start our introduction weeks with many joint actions and enriching experiences. We already would like to announce the official welcoming event with professors and staff, which will take place on the 9th of september from 6 to 7 p.m. in the room "Labor 8" (K1, 8th floor).
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International Summer School - ISLAND OF DJERBA (TUNISIA) (03/10/2014)

Application until 23.07.2014 Open for Bachelor/Master students of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Stuttgart. „Towards a Sustainable Development of the Littoral Coast in Tunisia, Case study of: LELLA HADHRIA Lagoon, Island of Djerba“ - Landscape, Tourism and Integrated Coastal Management - The Island of Djerba is a specific example of a human community adapting to its environment and has been recognised by the UNESCO as „Patrimony of Humanity“ just recently. Since the 1960’s the island has been witnessing intensive ...
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Successful accreditation (10/11/2014)

The quality of IUSD MSc. program is successfully tested in an accreditation process. Further information on study programmes with the quality seal of the Accreditation Council and central database
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IUSD SALON: ALUMNI TALK (16/10/2014)

IUSD is happy to welcome Ahmed Dorghamy on 21st October for an IUSD lecture on "Sustainable Mobility and Paratransit in Greater Cairo" in Labor 8 at 5.00 p.m. The event will be videoconferences to Cairo.
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LECTURE 06 AHMED DORGHAMY (16/07/2014)

Cordially invites you to: An Open Presentation and Discussion of experiences of the MSc Integrated Urbanism & Sustainable Design Alumni Venue: Seminarroom 9.06 Faculty Building (K1) ,Keplerstraße, 11, 70174, Stuttgart IUSD Video conferencing hall – 1 El Sarayat street- Abdo Pasha square, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture Building – Ground floor, Cairo. Graduates from the first intake 2011 will talk about where they came from study, work experience, why they decided to join IUSD and where it took them. The event ...
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MONDAY LECTURE 05 MICHEL SAMAHA (Lebanese University, Beirut) (04/07/2014)

Our next and final Monday Lecture ML05 by Michel Samaha, will deal with the challenges in planning in the context of rehabilitation ofhistiric city centres in Lebanon - the case of Saida. Michel will join us via skype. For our friends outside of Stuttgart, we will provide the video via our youtube channel soon. Yalla, same time (2pm), same place (Labor 8)!!! in Stuttgart
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IUSD SALON: ALUMNI TALK (16/10/2014)

IUSD is happy to welcome Ahmed Dorghamy on 21st October for an IUSD lecture on "Sustainable Mobility and Paratransit in Greater Cairo" in Labor 8 at 5.00 p.m. The event will be videoconferences to Cairo.
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4th IUSD Monday Lecture 2pm Uni Stuttgart Room 8.06 (07/07/2014)

The team from the international MSc Program "Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design" (IUSD) at University of Stuttgart and AinShams University Cairo gladly invites you to our 4th Monday Lecture. This time Bernd Hörmann will be talking about his "Experiences in the field of environment, sustainable development and climate change in the UK - from NGO to local government". Content: Bernd Hörmann will be presenting on his experience as a university graduate struggling to get that ‘first job’ in a career ...
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Invitation to our latest IUSD Monday Lecture ML 03|2014 (16/06/2014)

We gladly announce our next IUSD Monday Lecture taking place in Stuttgart next Monday, 16 June at 2.00 p.m. in room 8.06, aka Labor 8. Berlin based architect and planner Thomas Stellmach from Uberbau will present „reality bites“ taken from his work experience in different cultural contexts – from Iraq to Russia. Date: 16. 06. 2014 Place: Labor 8 (Room 08.06) Time: 02.00 p.m.
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Guest lecture by Camillo Boano (03/06/2014)

"The Production of Recovery Space: Architecture and Reconstruction Challenges". The students of IUSD Intake III have the pleasure to invite Prof. Camillo Boano (UCL) for a lecture in Stuttgart (as part of the Monday Lecture Series), this Tuesday. He will give his lecture within the frame of the seminar "War Destruction & Reconstruction". Date: 03.06. 2014 Place: Labor 8 (Room 08.06) Time: 11.00 a.m.
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IUSD at the Berlin Module (26/05/2014)

The third intake of the IUSD program joined the other German-Arab Master Program Students (GAMP) in Berlin last week for the so called "Berlin Module". Due to the ongoing and political and social reform processes in several Arab countries, the module is emphasizing on the interplay of institutions and organizations. During this one week, the participants will study the process of changing rules and regulations, based on practical examples, presented by actors in the German governance system on three different ...
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IUSD joins AGEP (11/05/2014)

We gladly announce that IUSD is now part of AGEP, the “German Association of Postgraduate Programmes with Special Relevance to Developing Countries” after joining the biannual meeting of AGEP, held in Stuttgart on 25 April 2014. Its formal application has been unanimously assented by all association members. This gives IUSD the opportunity for mutual events and teaching activities within Germany. We are looking forward to an enriching collaboration and exchange with other international Master programs. Furthermore, the new AGEP homepage ...
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IUSD Monday Lecture Series ML 2|2014 (28/04/2014)

We gladly announce our next IUSD Monday Lecture taking place in Stuttgart next Monday, 28 April at 2.00 p.m. in room 8.06 (transferred to Cairo via VC). ML2 28 April 2014 Hilmar von Lojewski (Deutscher Städtetag, Berlin) TITEL: TRANSFORMATION OF THE CITY THROUGH TRANSFORMATION OF THE STRATEGIES
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USD IV application process (26/03/2014)

We are happy to announce that we never had this amount of applicants as this year! Especially the opening to all nationalities is really interesting for the IUSD program. We are still in the middle of the selection process and will probably announce the results in the first two weeks of April!
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Launching our latest IUSD Monday Lecture Series ML|2014 (14/04/2014)

We gladly announce our next IUSD Monday Lecture taking place in Stuttgart next Monday, 14 April at 2.00 p.m. in room 8.06 (transferred to Cairo via VC). ML1 14 April 2014 Ebba Augustin (SAANED for Development and Philanthropy Advisory) TITEL: STRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE ARAB REGION The lecturer will be Ebba Augustin (see CV on the poster) presenting an analysis of her experience in developing and accompanying strategic planning processes in the Mashreq and Maghreb countries. Her experience covers work ...
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Our first IUSD Salon (07/04/2014)

IUSD is happy to announce its first IUSD Salon, organized by the colleagues from IUSD Ain Shams. From 6.00 to 9.00 p.m., experts and practitioners will discuss around the subject of "Water Sensitive Landscape Design". It will take place on 7 April in the premises of Ain Shams University (IUSD VC room) and transferred via videoconferencing into IUSD Stuttgart's Labor 8. We are looking forward to a lively discussion among all our expert guests and interested listeners.
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IUSD attending a workshop on the occasion of the Africa Days of the BMBF in Berlin (23/03/2014)

On 16-18 March 2014, the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) held a workshop in Berlin, called “Africa Days of the BMBF”. On this occasion several hundred international experts and representatives from universities, research centers and donor organizations discussed current and future activities to strengthen the German-African Cooperation in Education and Research. The event was structured into four parallel workshops tackling climate change, health, bioeconomy, and transformation.
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IUSD III goes GIZ (24/01/2014)

The IUSD students of the third intake were participating actively at the GIZ Hochschultag at the German headquarter of the GIZ in Eschborn with students from international Master programs in the field of development. The GIZ introduced itself as potential employer and gave examples of it's work in the Urban Fields all over the world. After the presentations, the students were joining several group discussions around the topic of urban development.
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