Graduate School of Socio-Ecological Research for Development

Welcome to the website of the ICDD Graduate School of Socio-Ecological Research for Development.

The ICDD's objective is to create and transfer knowledge on how to create and improve work and income opportunities in rural and urban regions of developing countries in light of globalization, climate change and urbanization. It encompasses various disciplines such as agricultural science, political science, sociology, economics, and has a network of partner universities in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The ICDD closely co-operates with the International Labour Organization and other NGOs.

One of the ICDD's core structures for the inter-disciplinary generation of knowledge is the Graduate School of Socio-Ecological Research for Development. PhD projects root either in the natural or social sciences and primarily focus on actor and problem oriented research on sustainable human-environmental relationships and decent livelihoods. Currently, 33 doctoral candidates at the seven ICDD partner universities pursue their PhD within the graduate school.