Duke and Durham

Duke Center for International Development

The Duke Center for International Development (DCID) is an interdisciplinary training, advisory, and research unit offering cutting-edge graduate degree and executive education programs in international development policy. DCID is a unit within Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.

Duke University

Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., is a world-class academic institution and one of the top 10 universities in the United States. It is an independent, comprehensive, co educational research university that offers a variety of outstanding undergraduate and graduate programs consistently ranked at or near the top of their respective fields. More information about Duke can be found by viewing the following websites:


Durham, North Carolina

Known as the "City of Medicine," Durham is a city with vibrant research, medical, and arts communities. It is a place where people of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds come together as a colorful, colorful, creative, and entrepreneurial community. The nearby Research Triangle Park is home to many multinational corporations such as IBM/Lenovo, GlaxoSmithKline, Quintiles, and Ericsson. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Science have large offices there, as do nongovernmental organizations such as Research Triangle Institute and Family Health International.

Durham has become a hub of fine arts and entertainment with the American Dance Festival, Duke's Nasher Museum and Duke Performances series, and the Durham Performing Arts Center. There are many things to do in Durham, including dining at nationally recognized restaurants, shopping, visiting historical sites, and enjoying cultural activities and festivals. You can learn more about Durham through these sites: