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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. EDC encompasses education, research & development, and outreach/service related to sustainable community development. All 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 program in Environmental Engineering and the MS/PhD program in Civil Systems. For more information, check the EDC Education web page.
EDC at CU Boulder 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
- 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
- Thanks to a generous endowment from the Mortenson Family and the M. A. Mortenson Construction Company, the EDC program has been renamed the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities (MC-EDC) starting on April 1, 2009 (see press release).
- Global Seminar in Haifa, Israel from July 18-Aug 12, 2010: Engineering for the Developing World (3 credit hour course offered through the CU Boulder Study Abroad Program)
- The EDC program has been accepted for participation in the Western Regional Graduate Program for the 2009-10 academic year. EDC can offer in-state tuition rates to graduate students with legal residency in any of the 14 Western states in WRGP.
- Cable-Suspended Pedestrian Bridge Design for Rural Construction, EDC-related MS report by A. Bang.
- CU Boulder ranks 2nd in Nation for Peace Corps Volunteers (More..)
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