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WHAT IS EDC?
Engineering for Developing Communities (EDC) is one of several Active Learning Opportunities and Exploration Beyond the Classroom experiences available to students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
The Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities (MC-EDC) presents a unique opportunity for educating a new generation of engineers who contribute to the relief of the problems faced by developing communities worldwide. The center emphasizes an integrated and participatory nature of humanitarian development. As such, it contributes to meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals. MC-EDC encompasses education, research & development, and outreach/service related to sustainable community development. All MC-EDC students work on real projects.
MC-EDC offers an undergraduate track in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) Department. Graduate tracks are also available in the MS/PhD programs in Environmental Engineering, Civil Systems, Construction Engineering and Management, and Building Systems. Limited MC-EDC research assistantships are available for graduate students, typically starting in the fall semester. In addition, Mortenson Graduate Fellowships are awarded in the spring.
MC-EDC serves as a blueprint for the education of engineers of the 21st century who are called to play a critical role in contributing to peace and security in an increasingly challenged world.
EDC NEWS
- CEB Housing Program at the Crow Reservation is moving forward (More..)
- The spring newsletter was published on May 18. Check it out.
- CVEN 5919-Sustainable Community Development 1 is full. No additional enrollment requests can be accomodated for Fall 2010.
- CU Engineering wins award for international programs (More..)
- MC-EDC team travelled to Haiti to identify short and long term projects. Report
- CVEN 5836: Disaster Recovery and Humanitarian Crisis Response to be offered in Fall 2010
- MBAX 6845: Social Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets to be offered in Fall 2010
- MC-EDC contributes to SEED@CU, the University of Colorado at Boulder's Social Entrepreneurship for Equitable Development research group.
- CU Boulder has been selected as a 2009-2010 Changemaker Campus by Ashoka
- Global Seminar in Haifa, Israel took place from July 18-Aug 12, 2010: Engineering for the Developing World (CU Boulder Study Abroad Program).
- EDC tracks are eligible for participation in the Western Regional Graduate Program. EDC can offer in-state tuition rates to graduate students with legal residency in any of the 14 Western states in WRGP. For more information, please contact Robyn Sandekian.
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