LSE-Sawiris Scholarship Program

The LSE Executive MSc in Cities is an 18 months program designed for qualified professionals to “study while working” and gain insights into how cities can be better managed, governed, planned, and designed whilst learning to understand and deliver these vital changes. The program consists of five one-week residential sessions in London, spread over the academic year including more than 150 hours of face-to-face contact time with the faculty of LSE academics and visiting global fellows. The program brings together experts from across LSE and its wider global network to train the urban leaders of tomorrow. The program builds upon the Centre’s extensive interdisciplinary urban research program, social science research methods and wide range of public and private sector advisory activities. It also harnesses LSE Cities’ substantial networks of global city policymakers and practitioners established through its Urban Age program over the last decade.

The program consists of five (5) short-term sessions as well as six (6) months Individual Consultancy. Teaching Method: Classroom, Leadership Development Program, Site and Organization Visits, and Distance Learning. Sawiris Foundation has always prided itself with ensuring quality education, both traditional and nontraditional, is accessible to everyone. One of our goals is to ensure all students have an accessible and inclusive environment to learn.

Country: United Kingdom – Egypt

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

• Egyptian national residing in Egypt (preference will not be given to dual nationality holders).
• A good first degree: UK 2:1 or higher, OR equivalent professional qualification. Equivalent to 80% or higher from an Egyptian University.
• Satisfy the entry requirements into the academic Executive MSc in Cities program.
• To be currently working for a public or third sector organization in Egypt. This includes people who are employed by a local / national government or by a charity, a non-profit, or an NGO.
• Demonstrate a minimum of ten years of professional experience in an urban related field.
• Satisfy the entry requirements into the academic Executive Master’s program
• Be able to demonstrate English language proficiency. Details of how this can be demonstrated are available on the LSE website (the ‘higher’ level is required).
• Demonstrate a commitment to work in Egypt for two consecutive years after completing the program.
• Preference will be given to candidates that have not lived abroad for more than 3 years.

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