1st semester:


creating a common knowledge base including subjects such as urbanization history and theory, concepts of sustainable development, public administration and management, planning and management methodology, urban economics, urban planning.

2nd semester:


creating knowledge in core areas of urban management, including subjects such as land management, environmental management, financial management, urban planning techniques, traffic and transportation management, management of infrastructure and public services, urban water, housing.

3rd semester:


thesis preparation. Theses may be prepared in the participants' home countries with supervision via internet.

Internships:


Details available on request.

1. SEMESTER

Module	Unit	Teaching Subject
1		Creating a Common Understanding of Urban Development Issues
	1.1	Urbanization trends and prospects
	1.2	Local Government and local governance, social planning
	1.3	Urban planning and urban analysis
	1.4	Urban economics & financial management
2		Case Studies I
	2.1	Project case studies from foreign countries and Germany (Berlin) (presented by experts with reference to subjects addressed in modules 1.1 through 1.4)
	2.2	Country and city profiles on participants home countries and regions
3		Project Management I
	3.1	Project management and process organization
	3.2	Language Education
	3.3	Semester evaluation
7		(Internship)

 

2. SEMESTER

Module	Unit	Teaching Subject
4		Strategies and Techniques of Urban Management
	4.1	Land management
	4.2	Environmental management (air, water, soil)
	4.3	Management of infrastructure and public services (including water, solid and liquid waste, electricity, transportation networks and traffic, social facilities, market facilities)
	4.4	Appropriate techniquesin urban planning
	4.5	Urban health
5		Case Studies II
	5.1	Integrated case studies from foreign countries and Germany (Berlin) (presented by experts with reference to subjects addressed in modules 2.1 through 2.2)
	5.2	Case study in one of the subjects adressed in modules 2.1 through 2.2
6		Project Management II
	6.1	Moderation and process management skills
	6.2	Language Education
	6.3	Semester evaluation
7		Internship (or return to home country)