On the 27th of April 2011, Mr. Tarek Kamal Abdalla Waly successfully presented and defended his PhD thesis and was awarded with a Doctoral degree. Professor dr. G.L. Amy and Prof. dr. G-J. Witkamp were his promoters. The PhD research focused on 'Minimizing the Use of Chemicals to Control Scaling...
A new agreement between the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment and UNESCO-IHE was signed on 27 April.
The largest online water video portal TheWaterChannel.tv has become even better. The site is now more user-friendly, making it even easier to find videos that you find interesting and relevant.
This week, 63 new short course participants arrived at the Institute from various countries in Africa, South America, Asia and Europe to take part in ten Short Courses. The courses run from 25 March to 16 April and they will be joining the current batch of MSc participants in various modules.
On World Water Day, 22 March, Dutch artist and filmmaker Ap Verheggen, was nominated Cultural Ambassador to UNESCO-IHE. Verheggen became internationally known for his ‘cool(E)motion’ art project in March 2010, whereby he placed two sculptures on melting icebergs in the arctic.
Researchers of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft, The Netherlands), UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, the Deltares research institute and specialist consultancy and the KWR Water Cycle Research Institute have set up the Delft Urban Water research platform.
By combining expertis...
On the 24th of February 2011, Mr. Sarfraz Munir successfully defended his Doctoral thesis and was awarded with a PhD degree.
On 10 February 2011, representatives from UNESCO-IHE, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Egerton University, and many invited guests celebrated the opening of new facilities for Egerton University in Njoro, Kenya. Egerton University is one of three partners in the joint MSc in Limnology and Wetla...
UNESCO-IHE and the UN-Mandated University for Peace (UPEACE, based in Costa Rica) have decided to combine their expertise and knowledge on water and conflict resolution by establishing a joint initiative on the topic of Water and Peace.
On February 10th, 2011, ten Indonesian students graduated from the Joint Double Degree MSc Programme on Integrated Lowland Development and Management Planning. During the awarding ceremony Professor András Szöllösi-Nagy, UNESCO-IHE's Rector, gave them their degrees.
