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Wits-TUB Urban Lab
Interdisciplinary
Bilateral Postgraduate
Studies Programme
Application
Up to 11 master scholarships for Deadline:
candidates from sub-Saharan Africa 31.07.2019
For studies in the School of Architecture and Planning,
Wits University, Johannesburg, February to December 2020
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 Quito in October 2016, are a in urban fields across sub-
unique opportunity to strengthen Saharan Africa.The lead partners,
the urban narrative globally and the Habitat Unit at Technische
provide an enabling framework for Universität Berlin, and the School
cities and local urban stakeholders of Architecture and Planning at
to achieve SDG goals. Wits University in Johannesburg,
collaborate in the offering of an
By recognising that cities and urban-oriented graduate and
their inhabitants safeguard global postgraduate training and capacity
common goods, such as climate, building programme at Wits
economic prosperity, social University that seeks to 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 focus by Wits University. They are not joint
The scholarship programme degrees as such.
focuses on four innovation
areas which address SDG Value, period and conditions of
implementation in urban areas: the Scholarship
• Politics and policy of the The masters scholarship covers
urban the duration of one academic
• Understanding complex urban year. Successful candidates will
systems be expected to sign a contract
• Managing change processes stipulating the conditions of the
• Co-producing knowledge scholarship.
between theory and practice. The scholarship includes:
• Full tuition fee
Supported Masters programmes • Monthly stipend (living
The masters scholarships apply expenses including:
to the following 1 year full time subsistence expences,
degrees at Wits University in accommodation, other costs)
Johannesburg, supported by a • Travel from home country/
bilateral programme with TU Berlin: place of origin.
• MSc Development Planning The scholarship programme includes
(MSc DP) a joint TU Berlin-Wits summer school
• Master of Urban Studies week in Johannesburg in which
in the field of Sustainable students from TU Berlin will join the
Energy Efficient Cities - MUS cohort at Wits University.
(SEEC)
• Master of Urban Studies Eligibility Criteria
in the field of Housing and Scholarships are open to :
Human Settlements - MUS • Citizens from countries
(HHS) in sub-Saharan Africa other
• Master of Urban Studies in than South Africa
the field of Urban Politics and • Applicants must possess
Governance - MUS (UPG) the requisite qualifications
• Master of Urban Studies in for admission into the
the field of Urban respective master programm
Management - MUS (UM) • Award of the scholarships is by
merit and to some extent
This call is open for applicants who distribution across the
are citizens of sub-Saharan African continent and gender balance.
countries other than South Africa. There is no age limit applying
Up to 7 scholarships out of 11 to the scholarships for study
are earmarked for MUS (Urban purposes. However, at the time
Management). of the application, no more than 6
Please note that once completed, years should have passed since
the degree certificates are issued an applicant graduated from his/
her previous honours or master certificates must be submited on
studies. All scholarship applicants the University’s application portal
must have made a complete for your admission into the degree
application for admission to the programme by 15 September
relevant degree (as per list below) 2019. The procedure is set out at
at Wits University and be in www.saqa.org.
possession of a ‘person number’ - Each degree has a particular
which is issued by Wits University requirement regarding admission
upon application for admission into assignment and/or motivation letter
a degree. and CV. Please see details for
each degree under:
How to apply to the Degree http://www.wits.ac.za/archplan/
Programmes? academic-degrees/
- Applications for admission in - In order for an application to be
the School of Architecture and complete, it must include all degree
Planning at Wits University for certificates and trasncripts, cv,
international students for study in compulsory assignment, payment
2020 close 31 July 2019. of an application fee, and SAQA
- The ‘person number’ provided certificate (if your highest degree
upon application for admission was obtained outside of South
must be included in the scholarship Africa).
application form.
- Every applicant has to fill in the How to apply for the scholarship
first basic application form before programme?
he/she can access the full form. This is a separate application in
The whole application process addition to the Degree Programme
(including online access to the application outlined above.
application form) is found at: - Once an application for
https://www.wits.ac.za/applications/ admission into the degree has
- Wits University is an English been submitted, the candidate can
medium university. International proceed to complete
students from non-English the bursary application form
speaking countries must provide which is either attached or can
proof of English proficiency. Please be downloaded from https://www.
refer to the URL above for further wits.ac.za/archplan/postgraduate-
information. bursaries/
- Applicants whose previous Applications not using this form, or
degrees were obtained at a not adhering to its instructions will
university outside South Africa not be considered.
must have their qualifications - The ‘person number’ that
evaluated by the South African is issued once you apply for
Qualifications Authority (SAQA). admission to a masters degree at
Unless an applicant is already in Wits University must be included
possession of a SAQA evaluation, in this form. Forms without the
a proof of application for SAQA ‘person number’ will not be
certificate is required and must considered.
accompany your application
- The form also enquires whether
for the scholarship. The SAQA
your highest degree was obtained
outside of South Africa and if this make no scholarship awards.
is the case, whether you have a
- Please send the completed
SAQA evaluation of this degree. If
application form to the following
you do not have a SAQA certificate,
email address:
then we require to attach to your
taki.sithagu@wits.ac.za
scholarship form an official proof
of your application to SAQA. All Contact:
SAQA certificates applied for
If more information is needed,
must be made available on the
please contact:
application system for admission
into the Degree Programme by 15 Ms. Taki Sithagu
September 2019, as all scholarship
taki.sithagu@wits.ac.za
award decisions have to be
made at that point. Notifications However, before making an
of award of the scholarship will enquiry, please exhaust the
be issued by end of September information available at:
2019, after which successful non-
www.wits.ac.za/archplan/
South African candidates have to
postgraduate-bursaries/
immediately proceed with study
visa applications. https://www.wits.ac.za/wits-tub-
urban-lab/
- Only scholarship applications
of those whose applications https://www.wits.ac.za/archplan/
for admission into the Degree academic-degrees/
Programme was successful will be
www.habitat-unit.de
considered.
Principal Investigators of the
- The closing date for submitting
programme:
applications for the bursary is 31
July 2019. Prof. Fana Sihlongonyane (Wits)
Prof. Marie Huchzermeyer (Wits)
- The University reserves the right
Prof. Philipp Misselwitz (TUB)
not to make not to make all or to
*supported by the DAAD with funds from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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