Digital Blended Learning
Developing scalable, high-quality digital learning materials on interdisciplinary urban practice, science and studies
ABOUT
Making urban knowledge accessible — anytime, anywhere
IIHS Digital Blended Learning is a key means of achieving the institute’s core objectives of access and inclusion — offering scalable, high-quality content on interdisciplinary urban practice, science and studies in an ‘anytime, anywhere’ format, at low to no cost.
With a rich, growing repository of digital learning assets on urban practice, urban science and studies, the Programme is fast becoming the go-to resource for all things urban.
"Knowledge generation, application, and learning continuously inform and strengthen one another."
Learn anytime, anywhere
Online and blended courses that make urban knowledge accessible to academics, students, and practitioners across contexts
Knowledge repository
A growing digital library of curated learning resources on urban studies, science, and practice for global audiences
Global expertise
Learning material developed with experts from India and around the world, available in multiple languages
Collaborative learning
Peer-to-peer learning and multimedia-rich experiences that support problem-solving on pressing urban challenges
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Online Courses
Standalone MOOCs designed and developed in partnership with some of the world’s leading faculty and institutions
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Cities & Urbanisation
Sustainable Cities
Developed in partnership with the SDG Academy, this course examines how cities function and how emerging urban challenges can be addressed through a multidisciplinary lens.
It is a nine-week self-paced course, with 3–5 hours of learning every week, featuring insights from 27 leading urbanists and case studies from cities around the world.
3–5 hrs/week 9 weeks
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Cities & Urbanisation
Sustainable Cities
Developed in partnership with the SDG Academy, this course examines how cities function and how emerging urban challenges can be addressed through a multidisciplinary lens.
It is a nine-week self-paced course, with 3–5 hours of learning every week, featuring insights from 27 leading urbanists and case studies from cities around the world.
3–5 hrs/week 9 weeks
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Cities & Urbanisation
Sustainable Cities
Developed in partnership with the SDG Academy, this course examines how cities function and how emerging urban challenges can be addressed through a multidisciplinary lens.
It is a nine-week self-paced course, with 3–5 hours of learning every week, featuring insights from 27 leading urbanists and case studies from cities around the world.
3–5 hrs/week 9 weeks
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Cities & Urbanisation
Sustainable Cities
Developed in partnership with the SDG Academy, this course examines how cities function and how emerging urban challenges can be addressed through a multidisciplinary lens.
It is a nine-week self-paced course, with 3–5 hours of learning every week, featuring insights from 27 leading urbanists and case studies from cities around the world.
3–5 hrs/week 9 weeks
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Cities & Urbanisation
Sustainable Cities
Developed in partnership with the SDG Academy, this course examines how cities function and how emerging urban challenges can be addressed through a multidisciplinary lens.
It is a nine-week self-paced course, with 3–5 hours of learning every week, featuring insights from 27 leading urbanists and case studies from cities around the world.
3–5 hrs/week 9 weeks
01
Cities & Urbanisation
Sustainable Cities
Developed in partnership with the SDG Academy, this course examines how cities function and how emerging urban challenges can be addressed through a multidisciplinary lens.
It is a nine-week self-paced course, with 3–5 hours of learning every week, featuring insights from 27 leading urbanists and case studies from cities around the world.
3–5 hrs/week 9 weeks
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Cities & Urbanisation
Sustainable Cities
Developed in partnership with the SDG Academy, this course examines how cities function and how emerging urban challenges can be addressed through a multidisciplinary lens.
It is a nine-week self-paced course, with 3–5 hours of learning every week, featuring insights from 27 leading urbanists and case studies from cities around the world.
3–5 hrs/week 9 weeks
01
Cities & Urbanisation
Sustainable Cities
Developed in partnership with the SDG Academy, this course examines how cities function and how emerging urban challenges can be addressed through a multidisciplinary lens.
It is a nine-week self-paced course, with 3–5 hours of learning every week, featuring insights from 27 leading urbanists and case studies from cities around the world.
3–5 hrs/week 9 weeks
Short Learning Modules
Targeted insights into contemporary urban issues
Short, focused learning modules offering targeted insights into contemporary urban issues
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Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme
The IIHS-led Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP)
offered capacity building programmes for urban local body officials across Tamil Nadu, covering the full sanitation cycle, faecal sludge management, regulatory frameworks, treatment systems, and inclusive sanitation.
These have been adapted into short digital learning modules used in training sessions across the state.
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Climate Resilient Development Pathways (CRDP)
Developed under the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR)—Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) project, this study examined climate risk and response strategies among agrarian households in Karnataka.
Findings have been converted into short Kannada-language videos featuring farmers and migrants, exploring migration, coping mechanisms, adaptation, and climate resilience.
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Estimating housing shortage in India
Content from the IIHS Capacity Development programme’s training provided under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) has been synthesised into a self-learning module on India’s housing landscape, covering definitions, estimation methods, policy frameworks, and the roles of government and private actors in addressing housing shortages.
This online learning module will soon be available on the National Urban Learning Platform (NULP).
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Role of IoT in rural water supply
This pilot module draws on training delivered to 1,000+ government officials across 30+ programmes delivered by the IIHS Capacity Development programme under the Jal Jeevan Mission. It introduces IoT applications in rural water supply systems and governance.
This online learning module will soon be available on the National Urban Learning Platform (NULP).
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Legacy waste management in Indian cities
The IIHS Practice
programme has led over 20 solid waste management projects in Karnataka, including DPR preparation for bioremediation of historic waste, management of construction and demolition waste, and efficient municipal waste collection and transport. It also conducts site assessments for legacy waste remediation and trains operators in large-scale waste-to-compost facilities.
This expertise is being used to develop a self-learning module on legacy waste management, which will soon be available on the National Urban Learning Platform (NULP).
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Forest ecology and ecosystem services
Developed with the IIHS School of Environment & Sustainability for the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), this module introduces forest ecology, ecosystem services, hydrological cycles, and forest disturbances such as fire, drought, and invasive species, along with approaches to managing forests for water, biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and ecosystem services.
This online learning module will soon be available on the iGOT Karmayogi platform.
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Conservation agriculture
This interactive digital learning module introduces a farming system that prevents loss of arable land and supports the regeneration of degraded soils through permanent soil cover, minimal soil disturbance, and crop diversification. It offers an immersive learning experience that presents core scientific concepts in an accessible and engaging format through visual and interactive design.
IIHS programmes in the field — connecting research to practice
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Our Mission
IIHS' mission is to enable India's urban transformation over the 21st century by creating, applying, and disseminating India-centric knowledge and applied research rooted in the country's plural cultures, landscapes, languages, scholarship, and Constitutional values.
Learning Services
Advisory services and training for internal and external partners
Capacity Development
Advisory and training for effective blended learning
The Programme supports internal teams and external organisations through workshops and advisory services for effective blended learning design and delivery. It delivers training on online teaching and course design, covering instructional design, digital tools, flipped classrooms, learning platforms, collaboration tools, and video production with the IIHS Media Lab.
Programme design
Bespoke programmes for partners and institutions
The Programme partners with academic and research institutions, corporates, and other stakeholders to design bespoke programmes and deliver courses. It also provides consultation services to identify collaboration opportunities and develop courses and digital learning materials, drawing on IIHS’ in-house capabilities and wider partner network.
Selected partner organisations
