Abstract

In January 1992, the Unit for Housing and Urbanization at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design developed short experimental courses to meet three main objectives in providing technical assistance to faculty at Gdansk Technical University in Poland. Strategy objectives covered included:

1. Development economics and project feasibility analysis;
2. Real estate economics and appraisals; and
3. A development strategy for the Old City of Gdansk.

Short-term recommendations to the curriculum included fostering increased collaboration among teaching units by regrouping them into academic clusters sharing a common body of knowledge, developing new core courses, and strengthening studio projects to include realistic references to the new situation in Poland. Documents include professional training guidelines, proposal, and final report.

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Project Year:	1993
Project Type:	Technical Assistance
Geographic Regions:	Gdańsk, Poland
Reports:	Gdansk Technical University, Professional Training Needs (Reconnaissance Report, January 1992) Gdansk Technical University (Proposal, January 1993) Gdansk Technical University (Final Report, October 1993)
Authors:	James Canestaro; Alex Kreiger; Rodolfo Machado; Jerzy Soltan; François Vigier
Sponsors:	USAID Office of Housing and Urban Programs
Categories:	Education
ID:	1993_03_001