Mission
The Global Urban Studies program at Michigan State University strives to:
- Provide quality graduate education to students enabling them to engage in careers that increase or apply knowledge to improve urban communities nationally and internationally.
- Facilitate and undertake research to enhance knowledge of urban processes, policies, and issues in a comparative context, particularly focusing on the relationships between global processes and urban areas.
- Serve as a University Center for collaboration, dissemination, debate, and awareness of urban issues in a comparative context and the impact of globalization on communities.
- Enhance the external perception of Michigan State University as a leader in high quality education and research on global urban issues.