Cambridge University

Centre for Urban Research and Innovations (CURI)

P.O. Box 30197, 00100 GPO Nairobi, Kenya. The Centre seeks to create a forum for exploring innovative methodologies for enabling planners and professionals in the built environment to be more responsive and effective in addressing urban challenges in contemporary and future African urban settings.

Chattogram Development Authority

Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for the Chittagong Metropolitan Area (CMA), was created in 1959 under the provision of the CDA Ordinance 1959, established by Bangladesh Government in order to ensure the planned and systematic growth of the city. The development of Chittagong has substantial impact on the overall development of Bangladesh. The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) was established to provide:- Development Improvement and Expansion of the town of Chittagong and certain areas in its vicinity. Major Role of CDA Development Control Development Promotion Development Permission The major functions of this authority are as follows: Preparation of master plan for Chittagong city and the area in the vicinity and its continuous review Preparation of short-term and long-term development programs for improvement and expansion of Chittagong city. This includes the construction of new roads, widening and improvement of major city roads, construction of shopping complex, development of industrial and residential estates and commercial plots and other necessary urban developments Exercising planning control over the structure plan as per provision of CDA Ordinance and Govt. approved Master Plan Development control within the preview of Bangladesh Building Construction Acts, 1952 with its subsequent revisions

Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET)

Former Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Chittagong, abbreviated as BIT Chittagong is presently Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET). It is one of the prominent and prestigious autonomous self-degree-awarding university in the engineering education of Bangladesh. This university was created out of Engineering College, Chittagong that was established in 1968. The Chittagong Engineering College functioned as the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Chittagong. Through a Government ordinance in 1986, the college was converted into an Institute of Technology. In 2003 this institute of technology was converted into a public university. The honorable President of Bangladesh is the Chancellor of the University. At present, the university has 15 departments and 2 research centers. About 700 undergraduate students get admission into 9 degree awarding departments every year and the graduate programs (MSc, MEng, MPhill, PhD) are running under 8 departments. To fulfill its mission and vision, it is inducing the brightest students in our undergraduate academic programs, through highly competitive admission test. Academic programs are complemented with the commitment to provide students a global career by the frequently updated curricula. In addition to dedicated faculty, the students are able to gather hands-on industry's experience as CUET is enjoying geographical advantages as the solitary engineering university at the south-east region of the country. Chittagong region holds its eminence for the country's premier sea-port, myriad of heavy and light industries. In addition to the above, it is equally putting emphasis on joint collaboration in research programs with the number of internationally leading universities and institutions. As a disaster prone country, CUET has already started research based graduate program in disaster and environmental engineering, and set up an earthquake engineering research center with the assistance of global partners. Nevertheless, CUET is invariably focusing on more industry-academia relationships for the sake of invention and building leadership

Colegio de Ingenieros (Merlo)

9 de Octubre N25-12 y Av. Colón, Piso 1, Quito, Equador

Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation that strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. They deliver life-saving and life-changing interventions to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. From rapid emergency response to innovative development programming, they go to the hardest to reach places to make sure that no-one is left behind.

Cox’s Bazar Development Authority

Cox’s Bazar Development Authority ( CoxDA) is a statutory body created by an Act of Parliament (The Jatiya Sangshad) in 2016. Its prime mission is to undertake full responsibility to develop Cox’s Bazar, a tourist city on the Bay of Bengal near the southeastern tip of Bangladesh. The city is a tourist attraction with a beach that stretches 120 kilometers along the Bay and is widely known as the longest unbroken, sandy beach in the world. Since the city has grown without any proper plan, CoxDA has been established as the regulatory body to oversee development of the city and the areas under its jurisdiction according to a master plan that will ensure the city’s growth as one of the most attractive tourist spots in South Asia.