Contact
Information
Steve Weston, Coordinator
Keri Alvia, Assistant Coordinator
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
33 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
Phone: (848) 932-2737
Fax number: (732) 932-0934
Email: kalvia@rutgers.edu
Program Overview
In January 2001, the Bloustein School and the school's urban planning
and policy development program entered into a partnership to accept
students from the School of Public Policy and Management of the
Korea Development Institute (KDI) into the Master of City and Regional
Studies Degree program.
The KDI School of Public Policy and Management was established in
1998 to meet the educational needs of government and business leaders
in a globalizing world economy. The school is a collaborative effort
between the Korea Development Institute, founded 30 years ago as
Korea's premier policy research organization, and the Korean government.
Classes at the KDI School, which attracts students from Asia and
around the world, are conducted in English. Approximately 40 percent
of the student body is comprised of international students. As part
of their two-year master's course, KDI School students are required
to spend one year at an overseas university. Rutgers and the Bloustein
School are very well known in Korean academic and planning circles,
and offer KDI students an excellent opportunity to broaden their
knowledge and practical skills through the combination of coursework
and professional internship.
Approximately 4-6 students arrive each spring to join the MCRS program.