Fellowship: Post-Graduate Diploma Course International Course on Housing and Urban Development (ICHUD)

This is Lavita from The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, The Netherlands.
The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, The Netherlands, is an international center of excellence associated with the Erasmus University Rotterdam and operating on a global scale.
 IHS offers specialized post graduate education, training, advisory services and applied research in the fields of urban management , housing and urban environment with the mission to develop human and institutional capacities to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in cities.
 
This is to inform you about a 3-Months Post-Graduate Diploma Course - International Course on Housing and Urban Development offered by IHS.
Duration of the course: 3 MONTHS
Course Date: 09 February - 06 May 2011
Degree Awarded: Post Graduate Diploma
 
This course has a practical orientation, combining the field experience with conceptual framework and methodlogies.
 
If academic standards are met, the candidate will be awarded with credits for the master program in urban management and Development. This will enable you to complete the master program at a later date.
 
Specializations:
Housing Development Strategies:                   
- Housing Policies and Strategies, and
- Housing Finance
Urban Environmental Management:
- Environmental Policy and Assessment, and
- Local Environmental Management Practice
Urban Social Development:
- Urban Poverty and Household Strategies,
- Spatial Structures and Social Behaviour
Land Development Strategies:
- Urban Land Theories and Policies,
- Urban Land Strategies and Instruments.
Managing Urban Governance:
- Local Democratic Governance,
- Management of Effective Public Organizations
Urban and Regional Development Strategies:
- Concepts for Integrated Planning Strategies,
- Concepts for Economic development Strategies

This course is for :
- Urban professionals with 3 years and above of working or researching experience
- Middle and senior level policy makers and practitioners
- Professionals working for Government or NGOs
- Professionals in private sector organizations
- Professionals in educational institutes.

FELLOWSHIP OPTIONS:
Fellowship from the Dutch Government (Netherlands Fellowship Programme - NFP) is available for this course .The probability of being offered a fellowship for this program is very high. We therefore urge you to apply for this course at the earliest.
 
The details of the program can be found at : http://www.ihs.nl/education/ihs_programmes/post_graduate_diploma_course/