Formerly known as the International Development and Regional Planning (IDRP) group, the International Development Group (IDG) in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning conducts research and assists in the planning practice in countries around the world striving for social, political, and economic development. IDG faculty examines the urban, regional, and national socioeconomic impacts of major public and/or private investments, and address problems of squatter housing, municipal finance, metropolitan sprawl, and social disparities at a variety of scales. IDG faculty and students believe that effective planners operating in today's world must acquire an integrated institutional and historical view of economic, physical, political, and social factors.
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IDG ANNOUNCES THIRD ANNUAL WELCOME [BACK] PARTY
September 11, 2008; 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sidney-Pacific Residence Hall (map)
The International Development Group is happy to announce the third annual welcoming party for IDG students and faculty to take place in the Sidney-Pacific Residence Hall MP Room. Dinner will be served, and faculty and students will present on research, practica, and the IDG experience. Over 21 please bring valid ID.
IDG RATED AMONG THE BEST PROGRAMS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - MIT'S DUSP RATED #1 IN THE US AND CANADA
05/28/2008 Planetizen has released the 2009 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs. This latest edition features new listings of the top master's degree programs in urban planning, as well as updated profiles for 100 planning programs in the U.S. and Canada.
DUSP is rated #1 overall program in the US and Canada according to educators and practitioners, with the most international students. The IDG is rated among the best programs in International Development, along with Community Development, Economic Development, Technology, Transportation, and Urban Design. See http://www.planetizen.com/guide for more on this story.
U.S. FULBRIGHT PROGRAM COMPETITION NOW OPEN
05/16/2008
The U.S. Fulbright Program provides the opportunity to conduct research abroad in one of over 140 countries. The Fulbright Program pays the cost of living for one academic year, while scholars perform independent research projects. This is the perfect opportunity to apply for a scholarship to examine the pressing urban studies and planning problems you have been studying at MIT.
Contact Kimberly Benard, Program Advisor for Distinguished Fellowships in 12-189 by email (benard@mit.edu <mailto:benard@mit.edu>) or phone (617.253.4378) or Visit the Fulbright website: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
Fulbright Applications are due to Kimberly Benard on September 11, 2008
