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Published: 18 Sep 2020 903 views
The Wits-TUB-UNILAG Urban Lab Postgraduate Scholarships are offered for studies in the School of Architecture and Planning, Wits University, Johannesburg, February to December 2021.
The Wits-TUB-UNILAG Urban Lab programme supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) seeks to improve graduate education in urban fields across sub-Saharan Africa. The lead partners, the
Habitat Unit at Technische Universität Berlin and the School of Architecture and Planning at Wits University in Johannesburg, collaborate in the offering of an urban-oriented graduate training and capacity building programme
at Wits University that seeks to effectively address the challenges and needs outlined above. From 2021, the cooperation will be extended to include the University of Lagos.
The master’s scholarships apply to the 1 year full time degree programme “Master of Urban Studies in the field of Urban Management – MUS (UM)” at Wits University in Johannesburg.
Please note that once completed, the degree certificates are issued by Wits University. They are not joint degrees as such.
DAAD scholarship in Germany is a private, federally funded and state-funded, self governing national agency of the institutions of higher education in Germany, representing 365 German higher education institutions (100 universities and technical universities, 162 general universities of applied sciences, and 52 colleges of music and art) [2003]. The DAAD itself does not offer programs of study or courses, but awards competitive, merit-based grants for use toward study and/or research in Germany at any of the accredited German institutions of higher education. It also awards grants to German...... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 30 Sep 2020 |
| School to study | Wits University |
| Type | Masters |
| Sponsor | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Successful candidates will be expected to sign a contract
stipulating the conditions of the scholarship. The scholarship includes:
• Full tuition fee,
• Monthly stipend (living expenses covering: subsistence expenses and
accommodation expenses),
• Travel from home/ place of origin,
• Student medical aid (12 months).
Selected students will be required to be self-sufficient from February/April 2021, as their living allowance will be paid in the month of May.
They will be responsible for organizing their own travel to Johannesburg and covering the related costs (travel costs will be refunded in the first half of the academic year) as well as for organizing their accomodation in
Johannesburg.
Scholarships are open to:
For more details, visit Wits University website.