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.
Supporting rigorous professional training for future leaders in the field of sustainable development, MacArthur announces grants totaling $7.6 million to nine universities in seven countries to establish new Master’s in Development Practice programs. Read more »
This article highlights James Cook University in Australia, one of 10 universities worldwide offering the MacArthur-funded Master’s in Development Practice to train future leaders in sustainable development. Read the article »
John McArthur, Co-Chair of the International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice, discusses the need for a multi-sector approach to solving the world’s problems and how the new MacArthur-funded degree program will use this strategy. Read more at HuffingtonPost.com »
During the fall of 2009, with support from the MacArthur Foundation, Columbia University welcomes its first class of students for a new Master’s Program in Development Practice. The degree will be offered through the School of International and Public Affairs in cooperation with the Earth Institute. Twenty-eight students from nine countries will join the program, which offers interdisciplinary training based on the curriculum recommended by the International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice covering the natural sciences, social sciences, health sciences and management. Students will participate in two summers of field training, including at Millennium Village sites in Africa.
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