NHEF News
07-16-2009
:: Training Future Leaders in Sustainable Development
July 2009Master's Program in Development Practice, eNewsletters
The challenges of poverty, population, health, conservation, and human rights around the world are interconnected, requiring sustained and comprehensive interventions. Yet professionals in the field of sustainable development often lack the academic training and field experience to help address these issues comprehensively. Recognizing the need for a new approach, MacArthur is supporting the first global initiative to provide rigorous professional training for future leaders in sustainable development.
The Foundation has awarded $7.6 million to nine universities in seven countries to establish new two-year Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) programs. The grants are part of a larger $15 million commitment to seed the creation of such programs at up to 15 universities worldwide over the next three years.
The MDP curriculum expands training beyond the typical focus on classroom study of economics and management found in most development studies programs. The programs will combine classroom study in a range of disciplines including agriculture, policy, health, engineering, management, environmental science, education and nutrition with field training experiences.
The universities selected in a competitive process to receive MacArthur support are:
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