International Forum for Planners


ON THIS PAGE: Certificates Courses & Programs Study Abroad Funding Sources Int’l Centers Lectures & Events Community Orgs Language Groups Listservs Jobs Interships Fellowships Volunteer Abroad RELATED LINKS: Students DCRP News 02.10.04		Purpose of the Forum The International Forum for Planners assembles resources to provide a structure for discourse and learning about international planning issues and opportunities. The Forum sponsors lunchtime lectures on a variety of international topics. Certificates Student can obtain the following certificates in conjunction with a Masters in Regional Planning: Certificate in International Development: Requires four courses related to international development or social change, participating in a monthly workshop, submitting a related thesis, and taking language classes. For more information contact: Meenu Tewari. Certificate in Latin American Studies: Requires language proficiency, Latin American perspective courses and a thesis on a relevant topic. Courses and Academic Programs Students can choose from a number of courses offered within various departments focusing on international issues. Asian Studies Courses Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies Cultural Studies Graduate Courses Curriculum in International and Area Studies Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense Latin American Consortium Courses Latin American Research and Training Groups: UNC and Duke sponsor eight research and training working groups, designed to combine an innovative form of interdisciplinary inquiry with apprenticeship-style opportunities for graduate students. Latin American Studies UCIS Development and Human Rights Program UCIS Globalism and Regionalism UCIS List of Courses with International Content Study Abroad NC State Study Abroad Programs for Graduate Students: Only summer study abroad programs are open to graduate students and are based on your ability to receive credit through our program. (Not included: Florence, Italy and Oxford, England.) Architecture, Landscape, Urban Design in Prague, Czech Republic Planning Programs in Australia Architecture in Finland NEURUS: (Network for European and U.S. Regional and Urban Studies): A semester-long exchange during the spring term which includes taking classes at a host university and working on a research project. Current exchanges are in Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; and Groningen, Netherlands. For more information contact: Harvey Goldstein Urban Design and Planning in Cuba UNC, Chapel Hill: Study Abroad: Click on “Find a Program” and then “Senior or Graduate” on the “Eligibility” menu to see a list of all the programs available for either seniors or graduate students. These programs are not arranged according to program type and each program must be approved by the department. Funding Sources for International Study Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Center for European Studies Fellowships and Grants Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) Grants and Funding UCIS Funding Opportunities International Centers Center for European Studies Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies Institute of International Education (IIE) Institute of Latin American Studies Kenan-Flagler Business School International Programs List of International Programs at UNC Triangle South Asian Consortium University Center for International Studies Lecture Series and Events University Center for International Studies Events Calendar of Events of the Consortium in Latin American Studies Center for European Studies Events Calendar Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Events Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education (CHICLE) Great Decisions Lecture Series Curriculum in Asian Studies Events Local Community Organizations and Resources El Centro Latino- Carrboro, NC El Pueblo, Inc.- Raleigh, NC El Centro Hispano – Durham, NC Durham-San Ramon Foreign Language Groups Within the City and Regional Planning Department and campus wide, there are a number of foreign language conversation groups. French: Conversation Hour, Thursdays at 5pm at Linda’s, 203 E. Franklin St German: Kaffeestunde, Mondays at 7pm, Carribou Coffee, 110 W, Franklin St German: Teestunde, Thursdays at 7:30pm, Cup a Joe, 1129 Weaver Dairy Rd, (sponsored by Carolina Kinder) German: Undergraduate German Club Activities Spanish: Informal DCRP Spanish Conversation group; meets weekly. Contact: Heather Deutsch Spanish: “Una Tertulia Española”, Spanish Conversation table, every Wednesday in Lenoir, by the café, 5:00-6:00, open to students of the Spanish language. Portuguese: ”Bate-Papo” every Thursday from 5:00 – 7:00 at Panera Bread, 213 W. Franklin Street. For more information contact Helen O’Neal Listservs DCRP-International: For international information related to the Planning Department. To subscribe, send an email to: listserve@unc.edu with the message text “subscribe DCRP-International” Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS): To subscribe to their listserv, email the list administrators. UNC-Duke Andes: For conferences, research tips, funding opportunities, contact information, culture, politics and history concerning Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Join by sending a message to majordomo@duke.edu with the message text of "subscribe andes". Jobs The following links are to the job opportunity pages of agencies that work on international issues or hire employees to work abroad in planning-related fields. Subsequent links are to job search engines with a similar focus. Organizations: • Aspen Institute: International non-profit dedicated to informed dialogue and inquiry on issues of global concern. • Cooperative Housing Foundation: Works among low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping families improve their economic circumstances, environment, and infrastructure. • Habitat for Humanity: Jobs overseas. • Institute for Sustainable Communities: Provides support for environmental, economic, and social programs in existing and emerging democracies. • Inter-American Development Bank • Peace Corps: Urban and Regional Planning • United Nations • USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) • World Bank Careers • World Bank Jobs Abroad • World Resources Institute Job Search Engines: • Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID): International job listings. • Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies: Job, internship and fellowship opportunities. • Idealist: Nonprofit job links. • International Jobs Center: Free access to “Hot Jobs This Week”, membership needed to view other jobs. • Manchester Guardian: Jobs focusing on the UK • NC State University: Work abroad programs. • PovertyNet: Job opportunities with the World Bank and other organizations devoted to understanding and alleviating poverty. • U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Jobs with the U.S. government, including jobs overseas. Internships Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies: Job, Internship and Fellowship Opportunities Foundation for Sustainable Development Internships Idealist: Nonprofit job links. Inter-American Development Bank Employment and Internships World Bank Internship Program Fellowships Center for Inter-American Studies and Programs (CEPI): Offers multiple annual research fellowships for projects analyzing problems facing the American continent. Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies: Job, Internship and Fellowship Opportunities Fulbright Scholars Program The Population-Environment Fellows Program: sponsored by USAID and administered through the University of Michigan, it provides assistance to developing overseas agencies. Fellows are placed in two-year assignments with host institutions, providing assistance and technical support. Applications are due annually April 1 and November 1. World Bank Young Professionals Program Volunteer Abroad Conservation Volunteers Australia Foundation for Sustainable Development: Located in Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, Tanzania, and Uganda, summer internship programs are 8-10 weeks in length and consist of an individual internship with a local community development organization, an individual family homestay, group orientation and debriefing sessions, and some group travel. Habitat for Humanity: Global Villages

The Department of City and Regional Planning at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ON THIS PAGE:

Certificates
Courses & Programs
Study Abroad
Funding Sources
Int’l Centers
Lectures & Events
Community Orgs
Language Groups
Listservs
Jobs
Interships
Fellowships
Volunteer Abroad

RELATED LINKS:
Students

DCRP News







         02.10.04

Purpose of the Forum
The International Forum for Planners assembles resources to provide a structure for discourse and
learning about international planning issues and opportunities. The Forum sponsors lunchtime
lectures on a variety of international topics.

Certificates
Student can obtain the following certificates in conjunction with a Masters in Regional Planning:

Certificate in International Development: Requires four courses related to international development
or social change, participating in a monthly workshop, submitting a related thesis, and taking
language classes. For more information contact: Meenu Tewari.
Certificate in Latin American Studies: Requires language proficiency, Latin American perspective
courses and a thesis on a relevant topic.

Courses and Academic Programs
Students can choose from a number of courses offered within various departments focusing on
international issues.

Asian Studies Courses
Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
Cultural Studies Graduate Courses
Curriculum in International and Area Studies
Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense
Latin American Consortium Courses
Latin American Research and Training Groups: UNC and Duke sponsor eight research and
training working groups, designed to combine an innovative form of interdisciplinary inquiry
with apprenticeship-style opportunities for graduate students.
Latin American Studies
UCIS Development and Human Rights Program
UCIS Globalism and Regionalism
UCIS List of Courses with International Content

Study Abroad

NC State Study Abroad Programs for Graduate Students: Only summer study abroad programs are
open to graduate students and are based on your ability to receive credit through our program.
(Not included: Florence, Italy and Oxford, England.)
    Architecture, Landscape, Urban Design in Prague, Czech Republic

    Planning Programs in Australia
    Architecture in Finland
NEURUS: (Network for European and U.S. Regional and Urban Studies): A semester-long exchange
during the spring term which includes taking classes at a host university and working on a research
project. Current exchanges are in Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; and Groningen, Netherlands.
For more information contact: Harvey Goldstein
Urban Design and Planning in Cuba
UNC, Chapel Hill: Study Abroad: Click on “Find a Program” and then “Senior or Graduate” on the
“Eligibility” menu to see a list of all the programs available for either seniors or graduate students.
These programs are not arranged according to program type and each program must be approved
by the department.

Funding Sources for International Study

International Centers

Lecture Series and Events

Local Community Organizations and Resources

Foreign Language Groups
Within the City and Regional Planning Department and campus wide, there are a number of foreign
language conversation groups.

French: Conversation Hour, Thursdays at 5pm at Linda’s, 203 E. Franklin St
German: Kaffeestunde, Mondays at 7pm, Carribou Coffee, 110 W, Franklin St
German: Teestunde, Thursdays at 7:30pm, Cup a Joe, 1129 Weaver Dairy Rd,
(sponsored by Carolina Kinder)
German: Undergraduate German Club Activities
Spanish: Informal DCRP Spanish Conversation group; meets weekly. Contact: Heather Deutsch
Spanish: “Una Tertulia Española”, Spanish Conversation table, every Wednesday in Lenoir,
by the café, 5:00-6:00, open to students of the Spanish language.
Portuguese: ”Bate-Papo” every Thursday from 5:00 – 7:00 at Panera Bread, 213 W. Franklin Street.
For more information contact Helen O’Neal

Listservs

DCRP-International: For international information related to the Planning Department. To subscribe, send
an email to: listserve@unc.edu with the message text “subscribe DCRP-International”
Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS): To subscribe to their listserv, email the list administrators.
UNC-Duke Andes: For conferences, research tips, funding opportunities, contact information, culture,
politics and history concerning Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Join by sending
a message to majordomo@duke.edu with the message text of "subscribe andes".

Jobs
The following links are to the job opportunity pages of agencies that work on international issues or hire employees
to work abroad in planning-related fields. Subsequent links are to job search engines with a similar focus.

Organizations:
• Aspen Institute: International non-profit dedicated to informed dialogue and inquiry on issues of global concern.
• Cooperative Housing Foundation: Works among low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping
families improve their economic circumstances, environment, and infrastructure.
• Habitat for Humanity: Jobs overseas.
• Institute for Sustainable Communities: Provides support for environmental, economic, and social programs in
existing and emerging democracies.
• Inter-American Development Bank
• Peace Corps: Urban and Regional Planning
• United Nations
• USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development)
• World Bank Careers
• World Bank Jobs Abroad
• World Resources Institute

Job Search Engines:
• Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID): International job listings.
• Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies: Job, internship and fellowship opportunities.
• Idealist: Nonprofit job links.
• International Jobs Center: Free access to “Hot Jobs This Week”, membership needed to view other jobs.
• Manchester Guardian: Jobs focusing on the UK
• NC State University: Work abroad programs.
• PovertyNet: Job opportunities with the World Bank and other organizations devoted to understanding and alleviating poverty.
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Jobs with the U.S. government, including jobs overseas.

Internships

Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies: Job, Internship and Fellowship Opportunities
Foundation for Sustainable Development Internships
Idealist: Nonprofit job links.
Inter-American Development Bank Employment and Internships
World Bank Internship Program

Fellowships

Center for Inter-American Studies and Programs (CEPI): Offers multiple annual research fellowships for
projects analyzing problems facing the American continent.
Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies: Job, Internship and Fellowship Opportunities
Fulbright Scholars Program
The Population-Environment Fellows Program: sponsored by USAID and administered through the University
of Michigan, it provides assistance to developing overseas agencies. Fellows are placed in two-year assignments
with host institutions, providing assistance and technical support.
Applications are due annually April 1 and November 1.
World Bank Young Professionals Program

Volunteer Abroad

Conservation Volunteers Australia
Foundation for Sustainable Development: Located in Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, Tanzania, and
Uganda, summer internship programs are 8-10 weeks in length and consist of an individual internship
with a local community development organization, an individual family homestay, group orientation and
debriefing sessions, and some group travel.
Habitat for Humanity: Global Villages