China Academy of Urban Planning and Design

The China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (Chinese: 中国城市规划设计研究院; pinyin: Zhōngguó Chéngshì Guīhuà Shèjì yán Jiùyuàn), founded in 1983 and abbreviated as CAUPD, is a research institution under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) and a national information center for planning studies. It is qualified as a national top-class service provider in the areas of urban planning, engineering design, engineering consulting, tourism planning, engineering surveying for heritage preservation, water-resource assessment for development projects, and architectural design and system integration for intelligent buildings. It is also qualified as a national service provider to undertake overseas projects in civil engineering surveying, consulting, design and inspection. In addition, the Academy is entitled to organize overseas study tours and to run international training programs in the planning field.

CAUPD has four major roles:

CAUPD is authorized by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council to confer Master's Degrees in Urban Planning and to operate a post-doctorate research station. It also is the backing and sponsoring body of over ten academic organizations such as the Urban Planning Society of China, the Urban Transport Planning Committee of China and the National Network of Scientific and Technological Information in Urban Planning. The organization routinely sends groups of its employees to the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs in Los Angeles, California to study and participate in social exchanges with masters degree students in Urban Planning. In a related exchange, masters students in Urban Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, and Portland State University have been welcomed to participate in internships in various CAUPD offices. CAUPD has also established links with relevant academic institutions and companies from more than 20 countries in the world. It is the corporate member of the International Federation of Housing and Planning (IFHP).

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