The Program is designed to:

1. Reduce the problems of isolation (geographic and intellectual) experienced by many scholars engaged in doctoral studies on city and regional issues;
2. Improve the completion rates of doctoral candidates in city and regional studies;
3. Raise the standard of research and doctoral training in city and regional studies;
4. Create opportunities for young scholars to present their work to multi-disciplinary workshops and conferences;
5. Establish a network of young scholars from multi-disciplinary backgrounds engaged on research on city and regional issues.
   

Annual Program sessions:

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