Schools
Interdisciplinary knowledge, learning, and problem-solving for systemic change.
OVERVIEW
The IIHS Schools bridge disciplines and practices to enable systemic approaches to urban transformation.
IIHS places urbanisation at the centre of a unique knowledge paradigm for a 21st-century, interdisciplinary institution. Its organisational structure revolves around interdisciplinary Schools, each dedicated to a distinct transformative theme.
The Schools provide pathways to meaningful impact by building on the rich traditions of multiple disciplines, while embracing innovative, cross-sectoral, and interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving and knowledge creation. Their collective goal is to lay the foundations for integral knowledge creation, education, and applied research with a focus on India and the Global South. Their work spans local to global scales, covering diverse sectors and institutions that contribute to transformational change.
The Schools cut across IIHS’ Programmes, ensuring that they remain interconnected and interdisciplinary. Teaching, practice, research, and capacity development are thus continually interlinked with real-world applications.
“IIHS Schools go beyond the traditional one-department, one-discipline model to enable new forms of knowledge creation, collaboration and innovative implementation.”
Interdisciplinary Knowledge
Each School contributes to a shared understanding of India’s urban transformation, connecting diverse disciplines, sectors, institutional types and scales of action.
Schools
Interdisciplinarity in Action
The Schools at IIHS break from the constraints and silos of the traditional one-department, one-discipline model, and are each dedicated to a distinct transformative theme, with concrete pathways to impact.
School of Economic Development
Driving sustainable and equitable economic transitions
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School of Environment and Sustainability
Advancing action on nature, food, water and forest systems, climate and sustainable development
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School of Governance
Transforming governance in India’s cities, towns and villages
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School of Human Development
Enabling social transformation
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School of Systems & Infrastructure
Transforming key urban and infrastructure systems
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Our Schools unlock urban opportunities by drawing from the rich traditions of various disciplines, and embracing innovative, cross-sectoral, cross-scale, cross-institutional and interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving and systemic change.