The world is already predominantly urban, and India and other developing countries are urbanizing rapidly; in two decades,
more than half of the Indian population will live in cities. Patterns of urban development and management of infrastructure
and services have large-scale public and environmental consequences. To ensure citizen-centric, just and ecologically
sustainable development, city managers versed in the complexities of city design and their economic, social and spatial
development, and equipped with functional management capabilities are urgently required. In view of the urgent need
for specialized expertise to plan and manage cities and their hinterlands, XUB offers a set of unique programs to create
professionals, thought leaders and researchers of sustainable and humane habitats – The Masters in Urban Management
and Governance is specifically designed to prepare such industry-ready graduates. The Ph.D Programs prepare urban
researchers for consulting, policy work and academia.
The MBA-UMG is designed to build multi-dextrous
professionals with the spatial and systemic understanding
of urban areas and functional management knowledge
and expertise. The combination of a spatial imagination
and abilities and management skills endows unique
combination of competencies which prepares them to
work in urban development and planning organizations,
urban local bodies, consulting organizations working
with state, national and local authorities and businesses
involved in urban development. The MBA-UMG is suitable
for graduates in all disciplines’ geographers, planners,
architects and civil engineers will find it adds enormous
value to their careers. The MBA-UMG is offered at the new
XUB Campus in Nijigarh, Kurki, 12 kms from the airport.
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE
Program Learning Goals
The MBA-UMG is a combination of a management education
with spatial design and public administrative capabilities.
Students are equipped with functional management
knowledge and skills, to -
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understand, analyse and address complex urban
conditions
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develop and implement urban infrastructure, livelihoods,
development and other related projects
Students learn to analyse managerial issues in urban contexts
and develop insightful, practical and innovative solutions. The
curriculum helps them decipher the complex and go beyond
the obvious; the hallmarks of our graduates are discipline,
versatility and creativity.
MBA-UMG
Two-Year Full-Time Master’s Program in Urban Management and Governance
TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME MASTER’S PROGRAM IN URBAN
MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
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