Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Professor William M. Rodgers III
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Korea Development Institute (KDI)
Scholars Program

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: (732) 932-5475, x649
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.