Beginning in 1982, the Unit for Housing and Urbanization at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design hosted International Training Programs (ITP), an annual series of 2- to 4-week summer seminars designed to strengthen the decision-making skills of senior professionals in public and private agencies responsible for urban development.

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1998:

• ITP 1988: “Housing Affordability: Project Appraisal and Program Structure” with Boston Redevelopment Authority Site Visit and Documentation (Project ID: 1988_00_002)
• ITP 1991: Development Strategies for Urban Regeneration of Old Urban Fabric: Case Studies and Curriculum (Project ID: 1991_07_001)
• ITP 1994: Revitalization in Older Urban Spaces: Upham’s Corner, Dorchester, Boston, South Boston, New Haven (USA); Montpellier (France), Cork (Ireland), Case Studies and Curriculum (Project ID: 1994_07_001)
• ITP 1995: “Linking Economic and Physical Development Strategies Intergovernmental Responsibilities in the Context of Decentralization” (Project ID: 1995_06_001)
• ITP 1997: “South Boston Metropolitan Area Community Housing,” Case Studies and Curriculums (Project ID: 1997_00_002)
• ITP 1998: “The Role of Public/Private Partnerships in Urban Improvements,” with Case Studies on Kreuzberg, Berlin (Germany), GIS Mapping on Cape Cod (US), and the Maarouf Quarter of Cairo (Egypt) (Project ID: 1998_07_001)
• ITPs 1982-2000: Survey of Modules and Curriculum Materials, 1982-2000 (Project ID: 1982_00_001)

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when the Center for Urban Development Studies (CUDS) (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as International Education Programs (IEP) from 2000-2004:

• IEP 2000: “Boston, Massachusetts: Strategic Plans and Community Participation,” Case Studies and Curriculum (Project ID: 2000_08_002)
• IEP October 2000: “Seminar on Strategic Planning for Urban Revitalization and Local Development” in Pretoria, South Africa (Project ID: 2000_10_001)
• IEP 2000-2001: Seminar on Urban Planning and Local Economic Development for Romania (UPLED), for Oradea, Iasi and Focșani, Romania, 2001 (Project ID: 2001_03_001)
• IEP May 2001: “Infrastructure Planning and Partnerships for Local Economic Development,” Eastern Cape, South Africa (Project ID: 2001_05_001)
• IEP August 2001: “Infrastructure Planning and Partnerships for Local Economic Development” in Pretoria, South Africa (Project ID: 2001_08_003)

Programs included inter-linked modules, lectures, case studies, interactive computer simulation models, site visits to urban projects, discussion groups and networking with professional counterparts from international metropolitan regions. Sessions had a modular format and structured team teaching, taught by a team of senior faculty and guest lecturers. Programs ended with a synthesis presented through a project evaluation exercise. Participants used case projects to examine strategies from the viewpoint of both public and private partners — to assess the feasibility and potential impacts of policies and projects on the community and the city. Presentations by guest speakers, representing U.S. and international agencies, NGOs, and community groups, were also integrated within the pedagogic framework of each module.

• “Community-Based Urbanization and Favelas Rehabilitation Processes,” Case Study in Academy Editions, Architecture of Empowerment: People, Shelter and Livable Cities, for Fortaleza, Brazil (Project ID: 1995_00_006)
• “Migratory Flows, Poverty and Social Inclusion in Latin America,” Research Report by Mona Serageldin with Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) (Project ID: 2004_02_001)
• “Development Corridors and Urban Development Strategies” and “Slum Improvement Strategies and Social Inclusion,” Presentations by Mona Serageldin, 11th United Nations Conference, São Paulo, Brazil (Project ID: 2004_06_001)
• “Migration, Remittances and Housing in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Study on Senegal, Kenya, and South Africa, with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) (Project ID: 2007_07_001)
• “Migration, Remittances and the Empowerment of Women in Central America and the Andean Region,” for PROMESHA, Lund University (Project ID: 2007_07_002)
• “World Migration Report,” Background Papers on Displacement, Migration, and Resettlement in MENA, International Organization for Migration (Project ID: 2014_09_001)
• “Integrated Development Plan in Support of the Socio-Economic Integration of Former Burundian Refugees in Tanzania,” Technical Assistance (Project ID: 2015_11_001)

• “Planning for Climate Adaptation Program” for Four Dominican Republic Municipalities (Project ID: 2015_10_002)
• “National Urban Policies in Arab States,” Regional Assessment and Case Studies on NUPs in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan (Project ID: 2014_08_001)
• “Arusha Urbanization Strategy and Urban Development Plan,” Development Strategy for Arusha Municipality, Tanzania (Project ID: 2012_01_001)
• ICLRD: Urban Reconciliation Case Studies for Public Housing Estates in Ireland and Northern Ireland, with Study Profile on the Basel Metropolitan Area (Project ID: 2010_05_001)
• Executive Training Course 2006: “Strategic Planning for Sustainable Infrastructure Development,” Workshop Curriculum with Case Studies, Pretoria, South Africa (Project ID: 2006_11_001)
• IEP 2003: “Infrastructure and Partnerships for Local Economic Development” in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa (Project ID: 2003_08_001)
• IEP 2002: “Strategic Planning for Local Development & Urban Revitalization,” Program Overview (Project ID: 2002_01_001)
• “Indicators of Performance for Local Development,” Case Study on the LITMUS Programme by the Borough of Southwark, London, 2001 (Project ID: 2001_09_003)
• Workshops on “Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure Programs,” from Review of Grant-Funded MIPs in South Africa (Project ID: 1999_05_002)
• “Housing Microfinance Initiatives,” Case Study for USAID Microenterprise Best Practices Initiative (Project ID: 1999_00_001)
• ITP 1998: “The Role of Public/Private Partnerships in Urban Improvements,” with Case Studies on Kreuzberg, Berlin (Germany), GIS Mapping on Cape Cod (US), and the Maarouf Quarter of Cairo (Egypt) (Project ID: 1998_07_001)
• “City of Szczecin Capital Improvement Program,” Case Studies for Technical Assistance Program, Szczecin, Poland (Project ID: 1996_06_002)
• ITP 1994: “Revitalization in Older Urban Spaces,” Upham’s Corner, Dorchester, Boston, South Boston, and New Haven (US); Montpellier (France); and Cork (Ireland) with Case Studies (Project ID: 1994_07_001)
• “Introduction to Local Finances,” Teaching Monographs and Case Studies on Finance Management, 1994-1999 (Project ID: 1994_07_002)
• “Regularizing the Informal Land Development Process,” International Case Studies for the USAID Office of Housing and Urban Programs, Mona Serageldin (Project ID: 1990_10_001)