International Programs

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning is involved in many international programs for its students and faculty to engage in. Here are a few of our most notable examples.

Courses offered through the university's Study Abroad office, led by DURP faculty, include:

• UP494-RO: Cities of Japan
• UP594CW: Technology and the Megacity Studio and the Mumbai Modeling Project
• GLBL298: Globalization and Urban Inequalities, Cape Town, South Africa
• Illinois Center for Global Learning and Engagement in Taipei, Taiwan

 Other programs available for DURP students:

• NEURUS: Network for European-United States Regional & Urban Studies is an international consortium of thirteen universities dedicated to the collaborative study of urban and regional development issues around the globe.
• Transnational Planning Stream is a set of courses and learning opportunities supplementing the Department's other concentrations.