The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable
Design is an International Programme at Ain Shams University. IUSD was
established in 2011 as a platform for interdisciplinary research and
design on integrated sustainable approaches of landscapes, cities and
buildings.
IUSD Research Platform consists of: IUSD – MSc Programme, IUSD – PhD Programme and; IUSD – Professional Training. The interlinked programmes create the environment for IUSD – Lab Cairo.
IUSD MSc programme began as double-degree
international Master’s programme organised by Ain Shams University and
the University of Stuttgart. The master programme aims at preparing
professionals in various disciplines related to urbanism adopting
experiential learning approaches. It seeks to provide the students with
support and guidance in expanding their individual expertise in the
field of “Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design” while at the same
time learning to work on complex, practice-based case-studies in
interdisciplinary teams.
IUSD Lab – Cairo works with various
European, Arab and African partners on research projects, with focus on
integrated sustainable development. Our key research themes are:
Integrated development approaches in metropolitan, remote and rural
areas; ecological planning and design and; informal areas development.
IUSD – Lab Cairo together with IUSD – MSc Programme organises various activities such as
Student Workshops and Summer Schools; IUSD Salons and Lectures and; Strategic Workshops and Symposia.
Contact Info:
IUSD Office, Faculty of Engineering,
Ain Shams University,
1 El-Sarayat Street, 11517 Abbasiya,
Cairo, Egypt
Email: iusd@eng.asu.edu.eg
Tel: +20 2 26830416
For more info,visit: https://iusd.asu.edu.eg/