The Urban College

01/03/2022

LAST DAY TO ENROLL! Cities Matter: Understanding How Indian Cities Work, by Manvita Baradi.

What makes a city great? And What makes it terrible? What does YOUR city do for you, and what can YOU do to make it better?

This course was first conceived by, Manvita Baradi, founder and director, Urban Management Centre in 2005. It has subsequently been run in many forms and with different pedagogies, including at CEPT university and recently at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) as part of the 96th Foundation Program.

This iteration of the course is dedicated to in-service professionals. It uses narrative elements and case studies to introduce the various technical, administrative, and governing structures that make Indian cities what they are. They help learners relate to their lived experiences, while also absorbing the bigger picture and contextualizing some significant experiments in urban development.

Dates:
4th to 26th March, 2022, Every Friday and Saturday, 4 to 6 PM
Course Enrollment fee: Rs. 4500/- (Scholarships available; Free for government officials)

If you are a student or a young professional, we have scholarships for you.
Please apply for scholarships:
https://forms.gle/mKmEefmvaQPSkfgA9
We offer free registrations for government officials. If you are a government official, please register:
https://forms.gle/nW4XT3jcKk96GvLd6
Please complete your registration here: https://pages.razorpay.com/citiesMatter
In case of any confusions, or clarifications, please feel free to write to us at [email protected]

24/02/2022

Cities Matter: Understanding How Indian Cities Work, by Manvita Baradi
Last Date to enroll: 28 February 2022.

What makes a city great? And What makes it terrible? What does YOUR city do for you, and what can YOU do to make it better?
This course was first conceived by, Manvita Baradi, founder and director, Urban Management Centre in 2005. It has subsequently been run in many forms and with different pedagogies, including at CEPT university and recently at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) as part of the 96th Foundation Program.
This iteration of the course is dedicated to in-service professionals. It uses narrative elements and case studies to introduce the various technical, administrative, and governing structures that make Indian cities what they are. They help learners relate to their lived experiences, while also absorbing the bigger picture and contextualizing some significant experiments in urban development.
Dates:
4th to 26th March, 2022, Every Friday and Saturday, 4 to 6 PM
Course Enrollment fee: Rs. 4500/- (Scholarships available; Free for government officials)
For scholarships and additional information, read more: https://www.urbancollege.org/cities-matter

Enrollment link: https://pages.razorpay.com/citiesMatter

Application for scholarships: https://forms.gle/mKmEefmvaQPSkfgA9

Free registration for government officials: https://forms.gle/nW4XT3jcKk96GvLd6

17/02/2022

Last day to register for the free virtual lecture on Putting Data to Work in Indian Cities.

Enroll Now!

Putting Data to Work in Indian Cities: Exploring the Fundamentals of Urban Data Design, Management, and Visualisation

Date: 18-19 February 2022
Time: 4-6pm
Free enrolment, register now: https://bit.ly/3B905sx

Are you a decision maker in a city? Or perhaps you are support decision-making for the government or in the development sector? How do we collect good data in Indian cities? How do we ensure transparent and efficient program monitoring and evaluation?
The need for good data has never been greater. National missions like SBM, AMRUT, and NULM, require intense and regular data collection and management.
The Urban Management Centre has been working with cities all over the world to enable data driven decision making processes. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of urban data gathering, designing implementable survey forms, and some digital tools to enable data collection.
We are collaborating with Solstice – a non-profit technology platform for this introductory course in urban data.

Enroll Now!

15/02/2022

Our Strategic Initiatives Officer, Kaninik Baradi presented a lighttight talk on Turning Data into action at Google ’s Geo for good summit. He discussed how data management and web driven survey tools facilitated community strengthening in over 200 settlements in India. If you are a professional or a student who wants to understand how data design, management and visualization supports Cities function better, enroll in this free course:
Date: 18-19 February 2022
Time: 4-6pm
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/zxHvhlHLCp8?t=933
Free enrolment, register now: https://bit.ly/3B905sx

Special session for and by Geo for Good community members in APAC. We share the recap and highlights of the main programming of the day, Crisis Response /Soc...

12/02/2022

Cities Matter: Understanding How Indian Cities Work, by Manvita Baradi

What makes a city great? And What makes it terrible? What does YOUR city do for you, and what can YOU do to make it better?
This course was first conceived by Manvita Baradi, founder and director, Urban Management Centre in 2005. It has subsequently been run in many forms and with different pedagogies, including at CEPT university and recently at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) as part of the 96th Foundation Program.
This iteration of the course is dedicated to in-service professionals. It uses narrative elements and case studies to introduce the various technical, administrative, and governing structures that make Indian cities what they are. They help learners relate to their lived experiences, while also absorbing the bigger picture and contextualizing some significant experiments in urban development.

Dates:
4th to 26th March, 2022, Every Friday and Saturday, 4 to 6 PM
Course Enrollment fee: Rs. 4500/- (Scholarships available; Free for government officials)
For scholarships and additional information, read more: https://www.urbancollege.org/cities-matter
Enrollment link: https://pages.razorpay.com/citiesMatter
Application for scholarships: https://forms.gle/mKmEefmvaQPSkfgA9
Free registration for government officials:
https://forms.gle/nW4XT3jcKk96GvLd6

Manvita Baradi

11/02/2022

Putting Data to Work in Indian Cities: Exploring the Fundamentals of Urban Data Design, Management, and Visualisation

Date: 18-19 February 2022
Time: 4-6pm
Free enrolment, register now: https://bit.ly/3B905sx

Are you a decision maker in a city? Or perhaps you are support decision-making for the government or in the development sector? How do we collect good data in Indian cities? How do we ensure transparent and efficient program monitoring and evaluation?
The need for good data has never been greater. National missions like SBM, AMRUT, and NULM, require intense and regular data collection and management.
The Urban Management Centre has been working with cities all over the world to enable data driven decision making processes. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of urban data gathering, designing implementable survey forms, and some digital tools to enable data collection.
We are collaborating with Solstice – a non-profit technology platform for this introductory course in urban data.

Enroll Now!

09/02/2022

Cities Matter: Understanding How Indian Cities Work, by Manvita Baradi

What makes a city great? And What makes it terrible? What does YOUR city do for you, and what can YOU do to make it better?
This course was first conceived by our founder and director, Manvita Baradi in 2005. It has subsequently been run in many forms and with different pedagogies, including at CEPT university and recently at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) as part of the 96th Foundation Program.

This iteration of the course is dedicated to in-service professionals. It uses narrative elements and case studies to introduce the various technical, administrative, and governing structures that make Indian cities what they are. They help learners relate to their lived experiences, while also absorbing the bigger picture and contextualizing some significant experiments in urban development.

Dates:
4th to 26th March, 2022, Every Friday and Saturday, 4 to 6 PM
Course Enrollment fee: Rs. 4500/- (Scholarships available)
For scholarships and additional information, read more: https://www.urbancollege.org/cities-matter

20/01/2022

Public Lecture: Enumeration for Inclusion: Identifying Sanitation Workers in cities of India
Date: 25 January 2022
Time: 4-6pm
Register now: https://bit.ly/3nJgq1n

Who deals with my f***l waste? Who ensures the occupational health and safety of sanitation workers? How can I ensure their access to social entitlements? How can I engage with them effectively, facilitate their social inclusion, and support them in achieving their aspirations?
If you have asked any of these questions, join us for this public lecture.
We will share our learnings from carrying out an exhaustive enumeration of sanitation workers across the six largest cities of Odisha. We will also discuss our learnings from working together with the State government, city governments and the community of sanitation workers to build a robust enumeration strategy and a digital system to support the entire process.

17/01/2022

Last 2 days to register!
Public Lecture: Effective citizen Engagement: Achieving the objectives of SBM 2.0, AMRUT, and Smart Cities
Free enrolment to this short certificate course. Register now: https://bit.ly/3zSUu95
Citizen’s hold significant power when it comes to sustainable development. We made a film that uses dramatic storytelling to connect with communities on how collectivization can lead to change.
Date: 19 January 2022
Time: 4pm – 6pm
Watch the film: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR9fFR1VfPAAXqsn6iYMTzDV92mjrWtxF

13/01/2022

Public Lecture: Effective citizen Engagement: Achieving the objectives of SBM 2.0, AMRUT, and Smart Cities
Free enrollment to this short certificate course.
Register now: https://bit.ly/3zSUu95
Date: 19 January 2022
Time: 4pm – 6pm
Why is the government focusing on Jan Andolan? How can I, as a decision maker, involve people in improving their access to WASH services? What role does a person hold when it comes to development? Are community led initiatives the key to sustainable improvements?
If you have asked any of these questions, join us for this public lecture.
Together we will discuss our learnings from our 3 year long MISAAL Program where we helped improve planning, designing, and monitoring systems to achieve ODF settlements and access to basic services by developing strong community engagement and bridging the gap between communities and their governments.

18/12/2021

16/12/2021

Have you ever heard ‘In corporations wate is taken to an RTS before the landfill’ and thought about what that means?
We are here to break down these jargons used by professionals every day. Join our free public lecture on Understanding SBM 2.0 to understand the implications for Solid Waste Management, FSSM and Sanitation Workers’ safety.
Enroll now: bit.ly/31TV6P6