Wits-TUB Urban Lab Interdisciplinary Bilateral Postgraduate Studies Programme - Cities Alliance

 
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Wits-TUB Urban Lab Interdisciplinary Bilateral Postgraduate Studies Programme - Cities Alliance
Wits-TUB Urban Lab
Interdisciplinary
Bilateral Postgraduate
Studies Programme
                                                                                                             Application
8 Scholarships for Master of                                                                                 Deadline:
Urban Studies in Urban Management                                                                            30.09.2018
School of Architecture and Planning, Wits University,
Johannesburg, January 2019 - December 2019
Background                                                            use, build and govern our urban
                                                                      environments.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and the Paris              The bilateral Wits-TUB Urban
Agreement have highlighted the         Lab programme supported by the
fundamental roles played by cities     Federal Ministry for Economic
and local urban stakeholders in        Cooperation and Development
achieving sustainable development.     (BMZ) and German Academic
The Habitat III process and the        Exchange Service (DAAD) seeks
New Urban Agenda (NUA), agreed         to improve graduate education in
in Quito in October 2016, are a        urban fields across sub-Saharan
unique opportunity to strengthen       Africa. Both lead partners, the
the urban narrative globally and       Habitat Unit at the School of
provide an enabling framework for      Architecture of the Technische
cities and local urban stakeholders    Universität Berlin, and the School
to achieve SDG goals.                  of Architecture and Planning at
                                       University of the Witwatersrand
By recognising that cities and         offer a new urban-oriented
their inhabitants safeguard global     graduate and postgraduate
common goods, such as climate,         training and capacity building
economic prosperity, social            programme that would effectively
integration, democratization and       address the challenges and needs
political stability, a profound change outlined above.
in policy responses is needed to
enable truly transformative actions,
motivating changes in the way we
*supported by the DAAD with funds from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Wits-TUB Urban Lab Interdisciplinary Bilateral Postgraduate Studies Programme - Cities Alliance
Master of Urban Studies in the        order to foster transformative
field of Urban Management             urban strategies that enable
                                      cities to function more efficiently
The masters scholarships apply        and effectively. In line with
to the newly set up Master of         global commitments such as the
Urban Studies in the field of Urban   Sustainable Development Goals
Management, a 1 year full time        (SDGs) and New Urban Agenda as
degree at the Wits University in      well as other global agendas which
Johannesburg.                         tackle developmental and urban
The MUS (UM) is set to respond to     challenges in a cross-sectorial
challenges associated with rapid      manner, this programme stresses
urbanisation process by providing     the interdisciplinary diagnosis/
practice-oriented knowledge and       analysis and prognosis of urban
innovative skills to graduates        issues across all scales. It provides
who have a drive for urban            graduates with an interdisciplinary
transformation. This programme        theoretical, methodological and
introduces the field of urban         practical base from which to
management through four crucial       approach the diverse issues
and cross-cutting dimensions:         involved in urban development.
•     Politics and policy of the 		   It promotes an understanding of
      urban                           the complex urban processes and
•     Understanding complex           effective interventions that can
      urban systems                   contribute to the development
•     Managing change processes       of well-managed sustainable,
•     Coproducing knowledge 		        inclusive and resilient cities
      between theory and practice
      (Wits-TUB Urban Studio)         The programme includes bilateral
                                      exchange activities, workshops and
Addressing, analysing and             conferences implemented through
responding to these four              the Wits-TUB Urban Lab including
dimensions is significant for         a fully funded Summer/Spring
engagement with the urban. MUS        School at the Technical University
(UM) seeks to educate and train       of Berlin.
planning or built environment
practitioners, researchers,           Value, period and conditions of
scholars and policy makers who        the Scholarship
can integrate the knowledge           The masters scholarship covers
of and skills in urban policy,        the duration of one academic
development and management            year. Successful candidates will
and the planning, urban and           be expected to sign a contract
social sciences in general, in        stipulating the conditions of the
Wits-TUB Urban Lab Interdisciplinary Bilateral Postgraduate Studies Programme - Cities Alliance
scholarship.                               students from non-English speaking
The scholarship includes:                  countries must provide proof of English
•    Full tuition fee                      proficiency. Please refer to the URL
•    Monthly stipend (living               above for further information.
     expenses including: 		                - Applications for admission to
     subsistence expences, 		              postgraduate degrees at Wits
     accommodation, other costs)           University for South African and
•    Travel from home country/             international students for study in
     place of origin is covered.           2019 close 30 September 2018.
•    Costs of Summer/Spring 		             The ‘person number’ provided upon
     School in Berlin                      application for admission must be
                                           included in the scholarship application
Eligibility Criteria                       form.
Scholarships are open to :                 - Applicants whose previous degrees
•     South African citizens               were obtained at a university
•     Citizens from other countries        outside South Africa must have
      in sub-Saharan Africa                their qualifications evaluated by the
•     Applicants must possess the          South African Qualifications Authority
      requisite qualifications to be       (SAQA). This process may happen in
      granted the scholarship.             parallel to submission of an application
There is no age limit applying to          for admission. The procedure is set out
scholarships for study purposes.           at www.saqa.org.
However, at the time of the                - The degree has a particular
application, no more than 6 years          requirement regarding admission
should have passed since an                assignment and/or motivation letter
applicant graduated from his/              and CV. Please see details under:
her previous bachelor or master            http://www.wits.ac.za/archplan/
studies. All scholarship applicants        academic-degrees/
must have applied for admission            - Once admitted for the degree,
to the degree at Wits University           international students will apply for
and be in possession of a ‘person          a study visa from the South African
number’ which is issued by the             consulate or embassy in their country.
University upon application for            This process must be started as soon
admission to the degree.                   as an admission letter is issued.

How to apply to the Degree                 How to apply for the scholarship
Programmes?                                programme?
Every applicant has to fill in the first   This is a separate application in
basic application form before they         addition to the Degree Programme
can access the full form.                  application outlined above.
The whole application process              - Once an application for admission
(including online access to the            into the degree has been submitted,
application form) is found at:             the candidate can proceed to complete
https://www.wits.ac.za/applications/       the bursary application form which is
- The University of the                    either attached or can be downloaded
Witwatersrand is an English                from https://www.wits.ac.za/archplan/
medium university. International           postgraduate-bursaries/.
Wits-TUB Urban Lab Interdisciplinary Bilateral Postgraduate Studies Programme - Cities Alliance
The ‘person number’ that is issued                                  email address:
once you apply for admission to a                                   lebo.skhosana@wits.ac.za
masters degree at Wits University
                                                                    The deadline for applications is
must be included in this form.
                                                                    30 September 2018.
Forms without the ‘person number’

will not be considered.
                                                                    Application results will be
Applications not using this form, or
                                                                    announced in October 2018.
not adhering to its instructions will
not be considered.
                                                                    Contact:
Only scholarship applications
                                                                    If more information is needed,
of those whose applications for
                                                                    please contact:
admission into the degree was
successful will be considered.                                      Ms Lebo Skhosana
                                                                    lebo.skhosana@wits.ac.za
- The closing date for submitting
applications for the bursary is                                     However, before making an
30 September 2018 (i.e. the                                         enquiry, please exhaust the
same date as the closing date for                                   information available at:
applications for admission into
                                                                    www.habitat-unit.de
the degrees). Only candidates
whose applications for admission                                    www.wits.ac.za/archplan/
are complete by this date will be                                   postgraduate-bursaries/
considered for the scholarship.
                                                                    Principal Investigators of the
                                                                    programme:
- The University reserves the right
not to make not to make all or to                                   Prof. Fana Sihlongonyane (Wits)
make no scholarship awards.                                         Prof. Marie Huchzermeyer (Wits)
                                                                    Prof. Philipp Misselwitz (TUB)
Please send the completed
application form to the following
 *supported by the DAAD with funds from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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