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Impressions of our IUSD Double Degree track 

Also check out our Single Degree tracks in Cairo and Stuttgart.

Mission Statement

The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design is a Masters’ program hosted at the University of Stuttgart and Ain Shams University in Cairo. It trains and prepares a new generation of urban practitioners to face the tremendous environmental, cultural, socio-economic and governance challenges resulting from the dynamic urban transformation around the globe.

It is open to graduates and young professionals from the fields of architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture and regional planning as well as to graduates with other Bachelor degrees and with relevant professional experience. Our philosophy is based on transnational learning exchange between students with different regional backgrounds applied to a specific urban reality. Our joint IUSD Lab´s experiential learning hubs are based in Egypt (IUSD Lab Cairo) and Germany (IUSD Lab Stuttgart) and embedded into a network of international partner institutions and universities around the world.

Teaching at both universities is based on interdisciplinary teamwork and on site-specific projects in cooperation with local communities and with different stakeholders, organizations and institutions, locally and internationally. IUSD students acquire reflective and practical skills to develop integrated and transdisciplinary solutions for planning, managing and designing landscapes, cities and buildings.

The IUSD program has been jointly developed and established since 2011 by the two partner universities University of Stuttgart and Ain Shams University, Cairo. The double-degree program with the first year in Stuttgart University and the second year at Ain Shams University in Cairo serves as its backbone and is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) through the program “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses”. The double-degree program is supported by a high-profile advisory board and by various German, Egyptian and international organizations, including UNHabitat, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH), and CEDARE (Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe). These partnerships offer IUSD students numerous opportunities to test and develop skills in challenging and complex applied contexts.

Starting in 2016, both universities also offer the IUSD as a single degree program in both locations, with different study and exchange opportunities.

News

N-AERUS Conference 2018 in Stuttgart

08-10 November 2018

This year our Department of International Urbanism at University of Stuttgart is going to host the 19th N-AERUS conference from November 8-10, 2018. 

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lecture by Michael Krause

14 June 2018

The SI and IUSD are glad to welcome Michael Krause talking about "Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading in Cape Town, South Africa“.

Thursday 10.00h - 12:00h

Location: K1, 10th floor (room 10.07) 

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lecture by Kurt Ackermann 

01 June 2018

The SI and IUSD are glad to welcome Kurt Ackermann talking about "Growing food, growing community: Good Hope Farm and the new opportunities for urban agriculture in Cape Town, South Africa“.

Friday 10.00h - 12:00h

Location: K1, Labor 8 (room 8.06) 

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lecture by Danielle Hoppe

15 May 2018

The ILPÖ and IUSD are glad to welcome Danielle Hoppe talking about "Building Sustainable Mobility: Perspectives from Latin American Cities".

Monday 17.00h - 19:00h

Location: K1, Labor 8 (room 8.06) 

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lecture by Daniela Zupan

31 January 2018

The SI and IUSD are glad to welcome Daniela Zupan talking about "Innovations in urban planning and design: the compact mixed-use city model".

Wednesday 11.30h - 13:00h

Location: K1, M 11.11 

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lecture by Michel Samaha

25 January 2018

The SI and IUSD are glad to welcome Michel Samaha talking about "The Surviving of the Lebanese Old Cities: History and Challenges - The case of Tripoli".

Thursday 17.00h - 19:00h

Location: K1, 8.06 (Labor 8)

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lecture by Harry Smith 

20 November 2017

The SI and IUSD are glad to welcome Dr. Harry Smith talking about "Increasing Urban Resilience: Towards co-management of landslide risk in low-income settlements in Medellin, Colombia."

Monday 13.30h - 15:00h

Location: K1, M 11.42 

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Alumni Symposium in Stuttgart

25.-27.09.2017

The IUSD Alumni Symposium organization team is glad to announce our 2017 IUSD Alumni Symposium in Stuttgart. It will be the first occasion for graduates, team members, friends and network members to come together and jointly engage in a uniquely designed symposium format. The symposium consists of three intensive days, supported by a professional team of moderators. From day 1 all participants are invited to actively participate in the sessions. Moreover, side events complement the exchange.

Location: Hospitalhof, Büchsenstr. 33, 70174 Stuttgart.

Here to get further information.  

 

Keynote Speech by Klaus Töpfer on the occasion of the  IUSD Alumni Symposium in Stuttgart

26.09.2017 18:30h

The IZKT, the City of Stuttgart along with the IUSD Alumni Symposium organization team is glad to invite you to our keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus Töpfer, former German Minister for the Environment, former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment UNEP.

Location: Rathaus Stuttgart, Marktplatz 1, Großer Sitzungssaal

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD at the SDG workshop in Berlin

20-21 March 2017

The MSc. IUSD Program, as part of the GAMP network, participated in a Thinking Lab at the Workshop on the Role of Higher Education, Science and New Alliances - 2030 Agenda. The workshop took place in Berlin. 

Here to get further information.  

 

Prof. Dr. Astrid Ley
"New Paradigms in international Urbanism"

08 February 2017
The Institute of Urban Planning and Design at the University of Stuttgart kindly invites to the lecture of Prof. Dr. Astrid Ley (Chair of International Urbanism), followed by a reception.
Wendesday 18.00h 
K2, 17.02

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lecture by Victoria Marwa

19 December 2016

Victoria will share her PhD research results within the frame of IUSD's Guest Lectures.
Monday 17.30h - 19.00h
K1, 8.06 (Labor 8)

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lecture by Prof. Dr. Philipp Misselwitz

14 December 2016

Prof. Dr. Philipp Misselwitz will share his preparatory research and consultancy work for Habitat III within the frame of the IUSD's Core Module UPPSUM.

Wednesday 11.30h - 13.00h

K1, 1.08

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Guest Lecture by Alexander Jachnow

07 December 2016
IUSD Stuttgart is happy to welcome Dr. Alexander Jachnow (USP, IHS Rotterdam, Erasmus University) to speak about "Post Governance Cities: Validating Urban Values" within the IUSD Lecture Series.

Wednesday, 07 December, 11:30h
K1, floor 1 Lecture hall 1.08 (M11.11)


Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Guest Lecture by Anupama Kundoo

06 December 2016
IUSD Stuttgart, in collaboration with e1nszue1ns platform is happy to welcome Dr. Anupama Kundoo (Barcelona) to speak about "Building Knowledge: Empowering people while building affordable space" within the IUSD Lecture Series.

Tuesday, 06 December, 17:15h
K1, floor 1 Lecture hall 1.08 (M11.11)


Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Guest Lecture by Kirsten Hackenbroch

23 November 2016
IUSD Stuttgart is happy to welcome Dr. Kirsten Hackenbroch (University of Freiburg) to speak about "Report from the ‚Formality / Informality: Insights from negotiating access to urban space in South Asia" within the IUSD Lecture Series.

Wednesday, 23 November, 11:30h
K1, floor 1 Lecture hall 1.08 (M11.11)

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD team Cairo and Stuttgart at strategic GAMP meeting in Berlin

19-20 November 2016

The IUSD team Cairo and Stuttgart joined the annual strategic network meeting of GAMP.

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD team Cairo and Stuttgart in Berlin

17-18 November 2016

Representatives of the MSc. IUSD management and teaching team met for its first of several strategic workshops on IUSD's future. 

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD at Architecture Biennale in Venice 2016

3 - 6 November 2016

Stuttgarter’s IUSD’s Intake VI went to Venice 3 - 6 November 2016 to join the Biennale.

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Guest Lectures by Hilmar von Lojewski, Manuel Herz, and Niraj Verma

25 - 27 October 2016

IUSD Stuttgart is honoured to welcome three guests to the IUSD Lecture Series. to speak about their work in practice and academia.


Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Guest Lecture by Hilmar von Lojewski

27 October 2016

IUSD Stuttgart is honoured to welcome Hilmar von Lojewski (Deutscher Städtetag) to speak about "Report from the ‚Global Front‘ - HABITAT III Conference Quito and its impacts for Sustainable Urban Design" within the IUSD Lecture Series.

Thursday, 27 October, 14:00h
K1, floor 8 Lecture hall 8.06 (Labor 8)

Here to get further information.  

 

Welcome IUSD VI

October 2016

IUSD is happy to start the next academic year with the sixth IUSD intake. This time, 19 young professionals have started their joint IUSD experience in Germany, and 5 young professionals have started their joint IUSD experience in Egypt.

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD at DAAD’s Dialogues on Social Innovation
21 September 2016

21 September 2016, Msc. IUSD graduates, Dina Mahdy (IUSD Intake III) and Franziska Laue (IUSD Intake I) discussed on „Social Innovation as a Derivative of Scarcity of Resources: Cases from “Rural” and “Urban” Areas in Egypt. The session was held in DAAD premises in Cairo, and was moderated by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salheen.

Here to get further information.  


 

IUSD Intake IV Defence and Graduation
Cairo, 19 - 22 September 2016

This 19-22 September 2016 students from IUSD Intake IV successfully defended their master theses and joined a cheerful celebration.

Here to get further information.  


 

IUSD participating at HuP competition  … and winning!
08 July 2016

IUSD is very proud to announce, that IUSD not only has got six finalists out of 19 in this year’s HuP competition, but also that two of them, Salma and Manuel, won the competition and were awarded an internship with the GIZ.

Here to get further information

 

IUSD Lab Activity: Expert and Researchers' Workshop "Scenarios for Post-War reconstruction in Aleppo" at Stuttgart University

16 - 19 June 2016

IUSD Lab Stuttgart is having a workshop in June to discuss some of the challenges related to destruction of urban World Heritage in conflicted areas. The thematic conference and workshop “Strategies for Post-War Reconstruction” gathers young and experienced researchers and practitioners from Syria, Italy and Germany.  

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lecture by Yassine Moustanjidi

13 Juni 2016

IUSD is happy to announce the upcoming IUSD Lecture by Morrocan architect and urban designer Yassine Moustanjidi. 

Monday, 13 June 2016 18.00h - 20.00 h

Keplerstr. 11 (K1), Labor 8

Here to get further information.  

 

Coming soon: IUSD Lab on Reconstruction in Aleppo

16 - 19 June 2016

The IUSD Lab's next event will be an expert and young researchers' workshop on "Strategies for Reconstruction for Aleppo". The event will welcome colleagues and researchers from Stuttgart, Cottbus, Berlin, Bari, Budapest, Beirut, etc.

Here to get further information.  

 

Welcome IUSD VI

07 May 2016

The IUSD team ast Ain Shams Univertsity and Stuttgart University welcomes our new international MSc. IUSD Intake.

We are looking forward to the upcoming winter term 2016/2017.

 

 

IUSD at the GAMP Berlin Module

May/June 2016
Being a member of the German Arab Masters Programmes Network, IUSD is happy to have joined 2016's Berlin Module

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lab's documentary video online

IUSD is glad to share the lastest documentary videos from IUSD Lab's symposium "Let's walk urban landscapes" can now be viewed online.

Here to get further information.  

 

M.Sc. IUSD Application Portal closed

15 February 2016

Our application portal has closed 15 February 2016. We thank all applicants for their timely submission. 

We are now in the reviewing process. All applicants will be notified via email in the coming weeks.

 

IUSD Guest Lecture by Grace Stead


18 January 2016


IUSD Stuttgart was honoured to welcome Grace Stead (ICLEI Africa) to speak about "Low Emission Development Implementation in South Africa" within the IUSD Lecture Series.


Monday appr. 19.00h - 20.30h
K1, Lecture hall 8.06 (Labor 8)

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Guest Lecture by Dr. Holger Kuhle

17 December 2015

IUSD is honoured to welcome Dr. Holger Kuhle (GIZ/UNSDSN) to speak about "The Sustainable Development Goal for Cities Within the 2030 Agenda - How to Get Operational?" within the IUSD Lecture Series.

Thursday appr. 16.30h - 19.00h

K1, Lecture hall 8.06 (Labor 8)

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Guest Lecture by Prof. Dr. Peter Herrle

09 December 2015

IUSD is honoured to welcome Prof. Dr. Peter Herrle (former chair of Habitat Unit at TU Berlin) to speak about "Housing for the Urban Poor: From Local Actions to Global Networks" within the Core Module "Urban Policies, Planning and Sustainable Urban Management" (UPPSUM).

The event will be complemented with the launch of the publication of the same title.

Wednesday 11.30h - 13.00h

K1, Lecture hall 1.08 (M 11.11)

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lecture by Klaus Teschner

07 December 2015

We are happy to have received Klaus Teschner (Misereor and Trialog e.V.) within the frame of the IUSD program and the SI's design project "Borderzone |Grenzraum - Welcome to Tijuana".

Mr. Teschner was talking about "Transformation of people's settlements", referring to experiences in Latin America and Africa.

past Monday 17.00h - 18.300h

K1, Labor 8

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD at XVI N-AERUS Conference at TU Dortmund

19 - 21 November 2015

IUSD team members from Cairo and Stuttgart, as well as students and alumni gathered in Dortmund on the occasion of the N-AERUS conference titled "Who Wins and Who Loses? - Exploring and learning from transformation and actors in the cities of the South" at TU Dortmund.

Contributions to the conference were given, among other, by Ahmed Osama Bakri (IUSD Alumni from Intake III) and Dr. Josefine Fokdal. IUSD Lab Cairo presented one of its research projects in Cairo.

 Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Guest Lecture by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salheen

18 November 2015

The IUSD Stuttgart team was honoured to have received Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salheen to speak about "Towards Integrated Planning: An Approach to Sustainable Development" within the frame of our UPPSUM I lecture series.

Wednesday 11.30h - 13.000h

Lecture Hall Böblinger Str. 70 (M 70.31)

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD at Professional Fair "Engagement Weltweit"

14 December 2015

IUSD Cairo and IUSD Stuttgart team along with the GAMP network members joined the professional fair "Engagement Weltweit" in Bonn.

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD at the GAMP Meeting in Bonn

14 - 16 November 2015

 Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Cairo at the Eco City World Summit

11 - 13 October

 Here to get further information.  

 

 

IUSD GUEST LECTURES

(Winter term 15/16)

In the winter term 2015/16, the International Masters Program IUSD is inviting international lecturers to present their practical and academic work on differing cultural, professional, educational values. The lectures will take place within the core modules of IUSD and will be open to an interested audience. Looking forward to see you around.

Wednesday 11.30h - 13.00h, Room 1.08

 

18 November 2015

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salheen (Ain Shams University, Cairo IUSD) “Towards Integrated Planning: An Approach to Sustainable Development” *

25 November 2015

Sandile Mbatha (UCL, London) “Housing Policies and Practice in South Africa” *

02 December 2015

Dr. Josefine Fokdal (University of Stuttgart) “Formal and Informal Dichotomies” *

09 December 2015

Prof. em. Dr. Peter Herrle (Berlin) “From Local Action to Global Networks” *

13 January 2016

Dr. Sonja Nebel (Urban Management Studies, TU Berlin) “Localizing Sustainable Development Goals - the case of Muscat/ Oman” *

20 January 2016

Dr. Rene Peter Hohmann, Sr. Urban Specialist Cities Alliance/UNOPS “Towards City Development Strategies” *

 

 

 Here to get further information.  

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS INTAKE III

22 September 2015

 

The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design Masters Programme (IUSD) celebrated the graduation of the third cohort on Thursday, the 17th of September, 2015. The IUSD is a double-degree Masters Programme between Ain Shams University in Egypt and Stuttgart University in Germany. The ceremony witnessed the graduation of 17 students from several countries (Egypt, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Tunisia). 

 

 Here to get further information.  

 

 

Welcome IUSD V

01 September 2015

IUSD is happy to start the next academic year with the fifth IUSD intake. This time, 21 young professionals from eleven countries worldwide (including Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, Palestine, Sudan, Dominican Republic, USA, Estonia, Taiwan, Honduras and Germany) have started their joint IUSD experience in Germany. 

 Here to get further information.  

 

 

IUSD Guest Lecture by Prof. Dr. Annalinda Neglia

12. August 2015

" PROCESS TYPOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR URBAN AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN"

During the summer term 2015 , the International Master Program IUSD invited Prof.Dr. Annalinda Neglia to present her pratical and academic work on cultural heritage sites redevelopments. 

 Here to get further information.  

 

 

IUSD PR movie

16 July 2015

We proudly announce our latest  IUSD PR movie that has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. Enjoy!

 Here to get further information.  

 

 

IUSD at the final GIZ HuP Symposium in Berlin

10 July 2015

In this year’s summer term 2015, IUSD students took again part in the competition "Zwischen Hörsaal und Projekt" (between lecture hall and project), initiated by the GIZ.


The task was to design a poster critically assessing one selected ongoing international project by GIZ. This included direct communication and mutual exchange with staff in the respective projects.

 Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD at the Capacity Works Workshop

19 June 2015

On June IUSD students joined an introductory workshop on “Capacity Works - The Management Model for Sustainable Development”, offered by GIZ in Eschborn to the GAMP Masters' Programs.

 Here to get further information.  

 

 

IUSD participates at the Kirchentag 2015 in Stuttgart 

26. May 2015

The IUSD Team from Stuttgart and Cairo will participate at the huge event "Kirchentag 2015". At the "Markt der Möglichkeiten" (Market of Opportunities) we will be present with a booth from 04.-06.06.2015, from 10:30h - 18:30h directly next to the BMZ, one of our funding partners. 

We would be glad to see you there, have a chat and inform you more about the IUSD programm! 

 Here to get further information.  


 

 

IUSD at the Berlin Module

16 -23 May 2015

Once again, the fourth intake of young professionals studying at IUSD joined the other four German Arab Masters Program (GAMP) students from Marburg/Beirut, Cologne/Amman, Kassel/Cairo, and Ludwigsburg/Cairo during the Berlin Module this May.

 Here to get further information.  

 

 

IUSD INTAKE IV goes to the Earth Construction  Workshop " Festival Grains D'ISERE"

25. May 2015

The IUSD Students of our current fourth intake are taking part at the 14th Festival "Grains d'Isère in Villefontaine, France by the organizations CraTerre and amaco.

The students will learn during the workshop the practical experience about the processes in the field of sustainable architecture by using their own hands. They will get the opportunity to learn different mud brick constructions, rammed earth, adobe, plastering and earthen architecture in general. We are proud we take part already for the fourth time. 

 Here to get further information.  

 

 

IUSD V Selection process completed

15. May 2015


The IUSD Team would like to thank all applicants for their interesting applications for the upcoming IUSD Intake of the year 2015/2016. The selection process is now finished. As we received the highest amount of applications since the start of the program, it was a difficult task to find the right students which would fit the best for the IUSD program.
We are looking forward to start the 5th Intake with students from more than 15 different countries in September 2015. The semester will start on the 01.09.2015 with the Introduction Weeks and exciting excursions, symposia and more.

 

IUSD Lectures by Nicolas Coeckelberghs and Wayne Switzer

26. January 2015

We are delighted to announce our next IUSD lectures by Nicolas Coeckelberghs about 'Library in earth bricks in Burundi' and Wayne Switzer will speak about the 'Eath Pavillon in Ghana'

Monday  14.00h - 16.00h, 02 Feburary 2015

Room 8.06 (Labor 8)

 Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Lectures by Dr. Nina Gribat

21. January 2015

We are delighted to announce our next IUSD lecture by Dr. Nina Gribat (Habitat Unit, TU Berlin) “Towards just cities” 
The lecture will be held within the frame of the English lecture series “Urban Policy, Planning and Sustainable Urban Management I” (UPPSUM I).

Wednesday 11.30h - 13.00h, 21 January 2015

Raum/room 1.08

 Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD IV goes GIZ

16 January 2015

The IUSD students of the fourth 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. 

Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD Guest Lectures

08. December 2014

In the winter term 2014/15, the International Masters Program IUSD is inviting international lecturers to present their practical and academic work on differing cultural, professional, educational values. The lectures will take place within the core modules of IUSD and will be open to an interested audience. Looking forward to see you around.

Please click Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD lecture by Stefan Brückmann

08. December 2014

STEFAN BRÜCKMANN - ATELIER DREISEITL
Innovative blue and green infrastructure 

10.12.2014, 6:00 pm | University of Stuttgart, K1, 1.08

Please click Here to get further information.  

 

IUSD lecture by Dr. Mohammad Refaatthe

02. December 2014

EGYPTIAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE:
From rich and famous to landscaping for the poor. 

09.12.2014, 09:45 | University of Stuttgart, K1, 9.06

Please click Here to get further information.  

 

Updated YouTube Channel!

18. November 2014

We just updated our Youtube Channel „MSc IUSD“ with the latest IUSD lecture by Ahmed Dorghamy.

Please click Here to watch the lecture. 

 

Successful accreditation

10. November 2014

The quality of IUSD MSc. program is successfully tested in an accreditation process.

Click on News to get more information.

 

IUSD at the Urban Thinkers Campus

04. November 2014

IUSD at the Urban Thinkers Campus, Caserta, Italy 15.10. - 18.10.2014 

Click on News to get more information.

 

LECTURE 06 AHMED DORGHAMY

16. October 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.

Click on News to get more information.

 

New Yearbook 2013/2014

10. October 2014

We are happy to announce the new publication of the Yearbook 2013/2014.

Please click on News to see the "Yearbook 2013/2014"

or  click on Publications to see previous Yearbooks and Guides

We wish you a pleasent reading.

 

IUSD 2nd Intake Graduation Ceremony 

2. October 2014

The Graduation Ceremony of IUSD's 2nd Intake took place, on Thursday 15th of September.

Congratulations!!

Click on News to get some impressions. 

 

IUSD III - Orientation weeks in Cairo 

2. October 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. 

Please click here to get further information.

 

Updated YouTube Channel!

29. September 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.

 

Uncharted Territories

29. September 2014

We cordially invite you to the following event:

"Uncharted Territories - Landschaftsarchitektur in fremder Umgebung"  at the Leibniz University Hannover.

The panel debate will be held in German. 
24. October 2014 – Time: 11:00 am
The event takes place at the Leibniz University Hannover.
Hörsaal F-005 "Blaue Grotte" 

Please click here to get further information.

 

Welcome IUSD IV!

02. September 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). 

 

International Summer School - ISLAND OF DJERBA (TUNISIA)

22.09. – 03.10.2014

Application until 23.07.2014

Open for Bachelor and Master students of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Stuttgart.

Please click here to get further information.


 

IUSD SALON: ALUMNI TALK

16. July 2014 – Time: 14:30 pm to 16:30 pm

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 takes place within the Jahresfest 2014, of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Stuttgart.

Please click here to get further information.

 

MONDAY LECTURE 05 MICHEL SAMAHA (Lebanese University, Beirut)

14. July 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

 

4th IUSD Monday Lecture by Bernd Hörmann

07. July 2014

We gladly announce our next IUSD Monday Lecture taking place in Stuttgart next Monday, 07 July at 2.00 p.m. in room 8.06, aka Labor 8.

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".

Date: 07. 07.  2014

Place: Labor 8 (Room 08.06),Stuttgart or IUSD VC room at Ain Shams campus, Abbassiya, Cairo

Time: 02.00 p.m.

Please click here to get further information.

Invitation to our latest IUSD Monday Lecture ML 03|2014 
16. June 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.

Please click here to get further information.

Guest lecture by Camillo Boano
03. June 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.

Please click here to get further information.

IUSD at the Berlin Module 
26. May 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". 

Please click here to get further information.

IUSD joins AGEP
11 May 2014

We gladly announce that IUSD is now part of AGEP, the “German Association of Postgraduate Programmes with Special Relevance to Developing Countries”

The new AGEP homepage is online and IUSD is part of it!

Click on news to get further information.

Launching our latest IUSD Monday Lecture Series ML|2014 
28 April 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

        TITEL:  "TRANSFORMATION
                          OF THE CITY
                          THROUGH TRANSFORMATION
                          OF STRATEGIES"

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Our first IUSD Salon 
7 April 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 III goes GIZ 
24 January 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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IUSD IV application process

26 March 2014

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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IUSD IV attending a workshop on the occasion of the Africa Days of the BMBF in Berlin.

23 March 2014


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IUSD Monday Lecture by Lisa Deister

Water Sensitve Urban Design

10 February 2014

We welcome Lisa Deister for an interesting guest lecture.

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GAMP website is launched!

30 January 2014

The new GAMP (German-Arab Master's Programmes) website is launched! 

Please take a look!

Updated Publications section!

23 January 2014

We just updated our Publications sections with the IUSD Yearbooks, different Guides, the Wagenhallen Atlas and more!

Please take a look to get a better impression of the IUSD program.

IUSD Lab - Live Projects - Laboratories for Change? Workshop

19 December 2013

We are very inspired and excited about the lively contributions to the Live Project Workshop at the University of Stuttgart with guest from all over the world by the IUSD Lab.

The application portal is open!

15 December 2013

The application period for the upcoming fourth MSc IUSD intake (winter term 2014/2015) now officially started! The application deadline will be 31st january 2014. If you have questions regarding your application or the application portal, please take a look at our application portal manual. 

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The Application Portal Manual will guide you through the application process.

The application period will start soon!

05 December 2013

The application period for the upcoming MSc IUSD intake (winter term 2014/2015) will start 15th december 2013. The application deadline will be 31st january 2014. In case you have any further questions considering the IUSD Masters programme, which cannot be answered by this website, contact us via info@iusd.uni-stuttgart.de

The online application portal will formally open on 15th december 2013 and close on 31st january 2013.

Guest Lecture by Julia Hartmann

Claiming the Urban commons: neighborhood-based mobilization in Cairo’s informal settlements

02 December 2013

We welcome Julia Hartmann (former IUSD student) for an interesting guest lecture.

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Best greetings from our second intake IUSD students from Tunis! 

21 November 2013

The IUSD team from the Ain Shams University and the students of the second intake are temporarily based in Tunis for a short study period. They are supported by former IUSD students Zaineb Madyouni, Insaf Boh and our external expert Lara Paris and hosted by the Ibn Khaldoun University, Tunis.

Interrupted Spain - Beyond the Speculative Landscapes of the Financial Bubble

11 November 2013

We welcome Isabel Concheiro (ETH Zürich) for an interesting guest lecture.

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TOPOS Conference 

25 October 2013

Our new IUSD Students of the third intake had the possibility to attend the TOPOS Conference with lectures of Mohamed Salheen, Antje Stokman and Yasar Adanali from the IUSD programme. 

Welcoming our third intake!

18 October 2013

We would like to welcome our new students to Stuttgart, we are happy to have you here! We are looking forward to many new and enriching experiences together. 

Learn Move Playground

18 October 2013

We are happy to announce the new publication of the Learn Move Play Ground - Summerschool! Moritz Bellers from the IUSD contributed as landscape architecture to this Workshop which had the goal to improve two courtyards of public schools in the informal areas of Cairo. 

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Graduation Ceremony 2013! 

19 September 2013

We congratulate all our students of the first intake on their successful graduation! Ù…بروك

It was a wonderful process and ceremony!

Erasmus Guest Lecture by Crisitan Suau 
Manifesto for Minimum Dwellings: Against Oversized Architecture 

08 April 2013

On April 11th, 2013 We welcome Crisitian Suau Director of ECOFABRICA (www.ecofab.org) who is holding a Ph.D. in Architecture as well as a Master in Urban Design for an interesting guest lecture.

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International Spring School at Siwa Oasis, Egypt - Application Deadline for German students extended!

18 March 2013

Geman students who are interested in this year's MSc IUSD Spring School at Siwa Oasis in Egypt can still apply.

The deadline was extended until 08. April 2013.

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Apply now for the International Spring School at Siwa Oasis, Egypt!

02 March 2013

The Spring School will take place from 25. April till 05. May 2013.

The international and interdisciplinary student spring school, proposed by the IUSD Lab Stuttgart/Cairo will take place in Siwa, Egypt. The desert oasis of Siwa is still a remote and very traditional place in Egypt but under development pressure from its people, an incoming tourism and investments.

The task of the workshop is to help the Siwan people, which are looking for a new modern expression for their houses by keeping their traditional identity.

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Thank you all for your Applications! 

18 February 2013

We are completely overwhelmed by this year’s amount of applications. The diversity of nationalities and different professional backgrounds is fascinating and we are amazed how many people take interest in our MSc IUSD programe. Now we are looking forward to an exciting selection and intake process. 

All applicants will be informed by E-mail about the results and further steps.

The application portal is open!

15 December 2012

The new application period started. 
Apply now for the upcoming programme starting in September 2013

Enter the application portal here (link was deactivated when application period closed)

The application period will start soon!

05 December 2012

The application period for the upcoming MSc IUSD intake (winter semester 2013/2014) will start December 15th, 2012. The application deadline will be January 31st, 2013. In case you have any further questions considering the IUSD Masters programme, which cannot be answered by this website, contact us via info@iusd.uni-stuttgart.de

The online application portal will formally open on 15 December 2012 and close on 
31 January 2013.

Registration is open!
Integrated Urbanism II: On Resilience

30 September - 1 October 2012, Cairo
International Symposium
Main Conference Hall, Ain Shams University

The international symposium Integrated Urbansim II: On Resilience will take place in from 30 September to 1 October 2012 in Cairo. Registration is open now. A preliminary programme will be published here soon.

E-Postcard: save the date!

E-Flyer: concept note & programme

Registration form: register now!

72 Hour Urban Action with IUSD Students in Stuttgart

09 July 2012, Stuttgart

MSc IUSD in one of the academic partner in Stuttgart for the upcoming 72 Hour Urban Action in Stuttgart. The Students will help to map and identify users, needs, sites and missions, as well as create orientation packs and for visiting international participants of the competition.
The world's 1st real-time architecture competition will be the kick-off of a series of major urban interventions. All around the site of the largest urban redevelopment in Europe - Stuttgart 21 - the center of a 30 year heated public debate.
10 TEAMS | 10 SITES | 10 MISSIONS

3 DAYS AND NIGHTS TO DESIGN AND BUILD IN PUBLIC SPACE

TAKe OFF JULY 11th 2012 | LANDING AND AWARDS JULY 14th 2012

Please find more information on  http://72hoururbanaction.com/stuttgart.html

Wagenhallen Atlas published online

18 June 2012

Please click here to view an updated version of the Wagenhallen Atlas, the first joint product of the MSc IUSD students in this year's Research and Design Module.

Vernissage and Exhibition at Wagenhallen Stuttgart

11 February 2012, Stuttgart

The official presentation of this year´s Research and Design Module, where the IUSD students did their Site Analysis on the Wagenhallen Area in Stuttgart. All the Analysis where put together in an Atlas and are since February 11th part of the exhibition that is taking place in the Wagenhallen in Stuttgart for the next two weeks. Read more...

Deadline for Applications was extended

31 January 2012

Due to technical issues we extended the deadline for applications for our next intake until 31 January 2012. Read more...

Integrated Urbanism Dialogues I: Student Workshops

9 December 2011, Stuttgart

Students of the MSc IUSD organised a one day workshop with speakers and participants of the international Symposium Integrated Urbanism Dialogues.

Integrated Urbanism Dialogues I: Towards Sustainable Urban Transformations in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

7-8 December 2011
International Symposium
Keplersaal, Planetarium at Schlosspark, Stuttgart

From the global economic crisis to political change, societies in the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) region and Europe are changing rapidly and decisively. These transformations call not only for institutional reform but may also deeply affect planning and design practices. Read more...

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