John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation March 2011
MASTER’S IN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE
AT A GLANCE
• Since2008,theMacArthurFoundationhasawardedgrantstotaling$16millionto20insti-tutionsofhigherlearningin15countriestocreatenew,graduateMaster’sinDevelopmentPracticeprograms,withthelong-termgoalofestablishinganewfieldofdevelopmentpractice.
• Thenew,two-yearMaster’sinDevelopmentPracticeprogramsprovidegraduate-levelstudentswiththecoreskillsandknowledgerequiredofadevelopmentpractitionertoengagewithspecialistsacrossmultiplefields.
• Thecreationoftheseprogramsisanacknowledgementthataddressingextremepovertyandsustainabledevelopmentthroughouttheworldrequiresexpertknowledgeandaninterdisciplinaryapproach.
The challenges of poverty, population, health, conservation, and human rights around the world are interconnected, requiring sustained and comprehensive interventions. Recognizing the need for a new approach, MacArthur is supporting the first global initiative to provide rigorous, cross-disciplinary professional training for future leaders in sustainable development.
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ABOUT THE INITIATIVEExtremepovertyinmuchoftheworldisrootedinacomplexsetofcauses,includingpooragriculturalproductivity,thestressofclimatechange,theburdenoftropicaldisease,andtheabsenceofbasicinfrastructure,suchasroadsandtelecommunications.Amajorobstacletoaddressingthesechallengesisthelackofgeneralistprofessionalstrainedacrossthefieldsofpublichealth,agronomy,engineering,economics,andenvironmentalsciencewhohavethesubjectmatterexpertiseandregionalknowledgetoaddressthem.
In2008,theMacArthurFoundationlauncheda$16millionglobalinitiativetosupportthecreationofnew,graduate-leveltrainingprogramsatuniversitiesaroundtheworld,withthelong-termgoalofestablishinganewfieldofdevelopmentpractice.Sincethen,theFoundationhasawarded20grantsto20institutionsofhigherlearningin15countriesworldwidetocreatenewMaster’sinDevelopmentPractice(MDP)programs.MacArthurhasalsohelpedcreateaSecretariatatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorktoserveasthenexusfortheGlobalNetworkofMDPprograms.ThreeadditionalprogramsarepartoftheglobalnetworkbutdidnotreceivesupportfromMacArthur.
Thenew,two-yearMaster’sinDevelop-mentPracticeprogramsprovidegraduate-levelstudentswiththecoreskillsandknowledgerequiredofadevelopmentpractitionertoengagewithspecialistsacrossmultiplefields.Thedegreeisbuiltonrigorous,cross-disciplinarycourseworkinfourmainareas:healthsciences,naturalsciences,socialsciences,andmanagement,supplementedbytwosummersoffieldtraining,asrecommendedbytheMacArthur-supportedInternationalCommissiononEducationforSustainableDevelopmentPractice.
ThecreationofMDPprogramsisanacknowledgementthataddressingextremepovertyandsustainabledevelopmentthroughouttheworldrequiresexpertknowledgeandaninterdisciplinaryapproach.Bybroadeningstudents’trainingtheywillbeabletomoreeffectivelyunderstandandaddresstheinterwovenrootcausesofextremepovertyandthechallengesofsustainabledevelopment.
TheGlobalMDPSecretariatatColumbiaUniversityprovidesassistancetouniver-sitiesseekingtoestablishMDPprograms,andalsohelpstodeveloptheprogram’scurriculum,casestudies,andstandards;maintainanopen-source,virtuallibraryforcurriculaandothercourse-relatedresourcesfortheprograms;organizemeetingsandworkshopsforMDPuniver-sities;supportanonline“GlobalClass-room”onsustainabledevelopmentpractice;andstrengthentheGlobalNetworkofMDPuniversities.Moreinfor-mationabouttheNetworkisavailableatwww.globalmdp.org.
MASTER’S IN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE PROGRAMS
Global MDP Network Secretariat
LuciaRodriguezDirectorlrodriguez@ei.columbia.eduwww.globalmdp.org
Africa Region
UNIvERSITYoFBoTSwANAGaborone, Botswana Dr.UliSchmittDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
UNIvERSITYoFChEIkhANTADIoP,UCADDakar, SenegalDr.AlyMbayeDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
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*MDPProgramslaunchedwithoutMacArthursupport.
UNIvERSITYoFIBADANIbadan, NigeriaDr.LabodePopoolaDirector,CenterforSustainableDevelopmentCoordinator,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]://www.ui.edu.ng/
Asia and Pacific Region
BRACDEvELoPMENTINSTITUTE,BRACUNIvERSITYDhaka, BangladeshDr.SyedhashemiDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]/
JAMESCookUNIvERSITYCairns and Townsville, Australia Dr.JeffSayerDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
TERIUNIvERSITYNew Delhi, IndiaDr.MalaN.ReddyProgramCoordinator,Master’sinSustainableDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]://teriuniversity.ac.in
TSINGhUAUNIvERSITYBeijing, ChinaDr.ZhangYanbingDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
UNIvERSITYoFMALAYA*Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDr.SuloNairDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
UNIvERSITYoFPERADENIYAPeradeniya, Sri LankaDr.DileniGunewardenaProjectCoordinator,MastersinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
Latin America Region
TRoPICALAGRICULTURALRESEARChANDhIGhEREDUCATIoNCENTER(CATIE)Turrialba, Costa Rica Dr.AlejandroImbachDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
UNIvERSIDADDELoSANDESBogotá, Colombia DianaGaviriaCoordinator,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
UNIvERSIDADEFEDERALRURALDoRIoDEJANEIRo,UFRRJRio de Janeiro, BrazilDr.RodrigoMedeirosCoordinator,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
Europe and North America Region
CoLUMBIAUNIvERSITYNew York, New YorkDr.GlennDenningDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
EMoRYUNIvERSITYAtlanta, GeorgiaDr.DavidNugentDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]://web.gs.emory.edu/mdp
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TheFoundationisnolongeracceptingproposalsrelatedtoMaster’sinDevelopmentPracticeprograms.
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About The MacArthur FoundationTheJohnD.andCatherineT.MacArthurFoundationsupportscreativepeopleandeffectiveinstitutionscommittedtobuildingamorejust,verdant,andpeacefulworld.InadditiontoselectingtheMacArthurFellows,theFoundationworkstodefendhumanrights,advanceglobalconservationandsecurity,makecitiesbetterplaces,andunderstandhowtechnologyisaffectingchildrenandsociety.For more information or to sign-up for news and event updates, please visit www.macfound.org
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MoreinformationabouttheMaster’sinDevelopment
Practiceprograms,includinganinteractivemapofparticipatinguniversitiesandvideosabout
eachprogramisavailableonlineatwww.globalmdp.org.
INSTITUTEoFPoLITICALSCIENCES(SCIENCESPo)Paris, FrancehélèneThiolletProgramManager,Master’[email protected]
TRINITYCoLLEGEDUBLINANDUNIvERSITYCoLLEGEDUBLINDublin, IrelandDr.PadraigCarmodyDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/postgraduate/dev-pract/dev-pract.php
UNIvERSITYoFCALIFoRNIA,BERkELEYBerkeley, CaliforniaDr.DavidZilbermanDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]://mdp.berkeley.edu/
UNIvERSITYoFCALIFoRNIA,DAvISDavis, CaliforniaDr.wendy(Gwynn)LairdBennerDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]://cdp.ucdavis.edu/
UNIvERSITYoFDENvER*Denver, ColoradoDr.DanwessnerDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]/korbel/mdp
UNIvERSITYoFFLoRIDAGainesville, FloridaSheilaonzereAcademicProgramCoordinator,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]://www.africa.ufl.edu/mdp/home.html
UNIvERSITYoFMINNESoTA*Minneapolis, MinnesotaChavanneL.PeercyCoordinator,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]://www.hhh.umn.edu/degrees/mdp/index.html
UNIvERSITYoFwATERLooWaterloo, Ontario, CanadaDr.LarrySwatukDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
UNIvERSITYoFwINNIPEGWinnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDr.JuliePelletierDirector,Master’sinDevelopmentPracticeEmail:[email protected]
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