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 submission of 38 theses from 20 institutes across 6 countries, all vying for recognition under the theme of “Cities for All: Addressing Minorities.” proposing Inclusive city ideas for 26 cities across 7 countries.
Amongst the talented contenders, Girisha Sethi from India claimed the 1st prize for her outstanding thesis titled “Whose Right? Whose City? Conflicting claims and contestations around the ‘right to the city’ of informal settlements in Delhi, India.” Girisha’s thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salheen from Ain Shams University and Prof. Dr. Astrid Ley from the University of Stuttgart, our partner university in establishing IUSD programme.
Furthermore, Merna Maher Labib from Egypt secured the 3rd prize for her exceptional thesis titled “The Impact of Streets Physical Characteristics on Children’s Independent Mobility: A Case Study from New Cairo, Egypt.” Merna’s thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salheen from Ain Shams University and Prof. Dr. Manal Abou El-Ala from Benha University.
The DAIDA Foundation Global Urban Thesis Award is an esteemed international event that aims to acknowledge and support Master graduates of Architecture, who through their work, help improve the urban infrastructure and living conditions for vulnerable groups in the rapidly growing cities of developing economies.
This recent achievement by IUSD graduates adds to the university’s track record of success in this competition. In 2022, Diana Barrera Salazar won the 3rd prize under the theme of Climate Change, while Maria Valverde achieved the same distinction and won the 1st prize in 2020 under the theme of Water and Development.
IUSD extends its warmest congratulations to Girisha Sethi, Merna Maher Labib, and all the participants for their exceptional contributions. Their dedication and innovative ideas are an inspiration to future generations of urban planners and architects.
The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD) at Ain Shams University was established in 2011 and has so far graduated more than 200 students from more than 30 countries. The program attracts students from all continents due to its research and applied research environment and cultural diversity that has developed over the 13 years since its establishment, as well as its association with many international universities and its permanent communication with a distinguished group of professors and researchers from all countries that are dealt with as well as many international institutions within the framework of various partnerships and research projects that we intend to invest and expand with launching a PhD track
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 submission of 38 theses from 20 institutes across 6 countries, all vying for recognition under the theme of “Cities for All: Addressing Minorities.” proposing Inclusive city ideas for 26 cities across 7 countries.
Amongst the talented contenders, Girisha Sethi from India claimed the 1st prize for her outstanding thesis titled “Whose Right? Whose City? Conflicting claims and contestations around the ‘right to the city’ of informal settlements in Delhi, India.” Girisha’s thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salheen from Ain Shams University and Prof. Dr. Astrid Ley from the University of Stuttgart, our partner university in establishing IUSD programme.
Furthermore, Merna Maher Labib from Egypt secured the 3rd prize for her exceptional thesis titled “The Impact of Streets Physical Characteristics on Children’s Independent Mobility: A Case Study from New Cairo, Egypt.” Merna’s thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salheen from Ain Shams University and Prof. Dr. Manal Abou El-Ala from Benha University.
The DAIDA Foundation Global Urban Thesis Award is an esteemed international event that aims to acknowledge and support Master graduates of Architecture, who through their work, help improve the urban infrastructure and living conditions for vulnerable groups in the rapidly growing cities of developing economies.
This recent achievement by IUSD graduates adds to the university’s track record of success in this competition. In 2022, Diana Barrera Salazar won the 3rd prize under the theme of Climate Change, while Maria Valverde achieved the same distinction and won the 1st prize in 2020 under the theme of Water and Development.
IUSD extends its warmest congratulations to Girisha Sethi, Merna Maher Labib, and all the participants for their exceptional contributions. Their dedication and innovative ideas are an inspiration to future generations of urban planners and architects.
The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD) at Ain Shams University was established in 2011 and has so far graduated more than 200 students from more than 30 countries. The program attracts students from all continents due to its research and applied research environment and cultural diversity that has developed over the 13 years since its establishment, as well as its association with many international universities and its permanent communication with a distinguished group of professors and researchers from all countries that are dealt with as well as many international institutions within the framework of various partnerships and research projects that we intend to invest and expand with launching a PhD track