Mission Statement

The MSc Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design aims to train a new generation of experts and decision-makers to face the tremendous environmental, cultural and social challenges resulting from the rapid urbanisation and ongoing societal transformation currently taking place in the Middle East and North Africa. In studying IUSD students acquire skills to develop integrated, trans-disciplinary solutions, which combine ecology-oriented engineering with a social approach to the design of landscapes and buildings, urban planning and urban management.
The Masters Programme is hosted by Stuttgart University in collaboration with Ain Shams University Cairo and is open to graduates and young professionals from the fields of Architecture, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, Regional Planning and Civil Engineering. Professionals with Bachelor degrees in Geography, Sociology and Cultural Studies, Political Science or Economics with relevant professional experience will also be accepted.

The 4-semester MSc. is part of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) «Anchor Country Programme» funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE). Accepted students will be eligible for scholarships supporting study cost, travel and maintenance.
The programme is also supported by a range of high-profile German, Egyptian and international organisations operating in the MENA region including GIZ (German International Cooperation) and CEDARE 
(Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and 
Europe). The partnership with these external partners offers numerous opportunities to test and develop skills in challenging applied contexts.