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The Engineering for Developing Communities (EDC) program educates globally responsible engineering students and professionals who can offer sustainable and appropriate solutions to the endemic problems faced by developing communities worldwide. EDC Program Flyer l FAQs l EDC Newsletter l 2006-2007 EDC Annual Report l Support EDC

WHAT IS EDC?

The EDC program is one of several Active Learning Opportunities and Exploration Beyond the Classroom experiences available to students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

EDC presents a unique opportunity for educating a new generation of engineers who can contribute to the relief of the endemic problems faced by developing communities worldwide. The program contributes to meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals. It encompasses education, research & development, and outreach/service related to sustainable community development.

Students interested in community service and international development through EDC have several options in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) Department at CU Boulder. For graduate students, an EDC track is available in the MS/PhD program in Environmental Engineering. EDC can also be custom designed as an emphasis area in the Building Systems program and the Construction Engineering and Management program. Students interested in EDC must apply through the CEAE Department (application process) and mention their interest in EDC graduate studies.

For undergraduate students in CEAE, check the EDC Track Advising Guide for CVEN students and faculty. Students follow a typical CVEN curriculum and study developing world issues in some of their socio-humanistic and technical electives. Senior design projects emphasize sustainable community development.

The EDC program at CU Boulder serves as a blueprint for the education of engineers of the 21^st century who are called to play a critical role in contributing to peace and security in an increasingly challenged world.

LATEST EDC NEWS

• Sustainable Community Development six-credit hour graduate course to be offered over a period of two semesters in fall 2008 (SCD 1) and spring 2009 (SCD 2) by Drs. David Silver and Bernard Amadei.

• Bernard Amadei, Elected to National Academy of Engineering

• Plans are underway for EDC/EWB-CU teams to conduct projects in 2008 in Rwanda, Nepal, and Peru.

• GIS training and PV Training in Kabul to continue in 2008.

• Visiting scholars Mr. Jan Aqa Satar from Kabul Polytechnic University and Mr. Akbar Omar Khaja are studying engineering geology and sustainable carpet making in Boulder.

• EDC team to work on sustainable economic development projects in Native American communities in Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota.

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