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UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
Postgraduate Education, Training and Capacity Development
in Water, Environment and Infrastructure
Erick de Jong
Piet Lens
Vision & Mission
UNESCO-IHE envisions a world in which people manage their water and environmental resources in a sustainable manner, and in which all sectors of society can enjoy the benefits of basic services.
Mission of the Institute is to contribute to the education and training of professionals and to build the capacity of sector organisations and knowledge centres in the fields of water, the environment and infrastructure, in developing countries and countries in transition.
UNESCO-IHE in (2010) numbers (approx.)
• 160 full time-equivalents of which 53% academic and 47% supporting staff and a large (global) guest faculty
• 4 Water and Environment Related Master Programmes with 15 specialisations
• 200 new MSc participants started in October 2010
• 175 MSc degrees awarded in 2010
• 130 registered PhD fellows
• 7 PhD graduations in 2010
• 320 professionals in 60 regular short courses
• 250 participants in 22 online courses
• 400 professionals in 25 tailor-made trainings
• 2 refresher seminars held for 38 alumni
• 250 scientific publications
• 150 capacity development projects
Number of applications
for the PhD programme
Academic years Total number Academically Finally
of applications admitted admitted
2011-2015 52* 20* 8*
2010-2014 118 47 37
2009-2013 76 30 22
2008-2012 115 45 25
2007-2011 55 21 9
2006-2010 95 24 21
2005-2009 88 25 21
2004-2008 71 18 12
2003-2005 31 9 7
Funding base
• All PhD fellows receive a fellowship
• Are not employed with U-IHE
• Fellowships are paid from projects and
donors
Origin
Number of promotions
2 2
5
1
6
7
3
5
7
2
10
6
11
7
6
13
7
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Present status
- Thus far 100 PhD promotions
- 120 PhD students registered
- But…., no ius promovendi
- Cooperation with other universities:
- NL: TUD, WUR, VU,
- Europe: ULiege, UGent
MoU
• Cooperation agreements
• Joint diploma’s
Joint PhD with other universities
- In Europe:
ULiege, UGent, TU-Berlin, VU-Brussel
- With international universities:
Makerere University, Uganda
KAUST, Saudi Arabia
- Erasmus Mundus EMJD – ETECOS3
Easy communication
- Only 3 leading universities
- “Old friends”
Support at highest level
- 3 rectors signed
New PhD degree
-> European PhD Degree of …
-> Blend of education and
research
EMJD ETECOS3
Industry
Third countries
Professional
organisations
EMJD ETECOS3
Logistics
• Consortium agreement + Doctoral
candidate agreement
• Coordinator (Italy):
Employment contract + Ensurance
• UNESCO-IHE
Visum + Accomodation
Evaluation
• You will not get rich
• Time span (3 y) very short
• Good exposure within EU
• Extra dimension for PhD students
• New education/research methods
– Link to IMETE EMMC
– Co-tutelle/classes
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
Postgraduate Education, Training and Capacity Building in
Water, Environment and Infrastructure
www.unesco-ihe.org