Subject: [WaterForum] M Sc Fellowships: Netherlands

Organization: ELCI / Phytomed Network

M Sc Fellowships for women from the South working in
water management

The Irrigation and Water Engineering Group, Department of
Environmental Sciences, Wageningen Agriculture and Research
Centre seeks qualified female professionals in water management
from the South who are interested in following the Master of
Science course "Irrigation and Water Management".

Background
In order to raise the number and profile of female professionals in
the water sector, the Global Water Partnership in collaboration
with Wageningen University developed a targeted program for the
provision of fellowships  to women from developing countries
interested in pursuing a career in water management. SIDA, the
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, is
funding this program.

M Sc "Irrigation and Water Management" in Wageningen
The MSc course "Irrigation and Water Management" offered at
Wageningen University is a 17 months course with a limited
number of obligatory subjects which cover the basic technical and
managerial aspects of water management. The course is
interdisciplinary: technical, social and managerial issues are
addressed, as are the linkages between those. Gender analysis
concepts and tools as applicable to water management are
incorporated into the different courses. Explicit attention to gender
staffing issues, relating to the specific constraints female
professionals may face while working in water management
institutions and ways to deal with those, will also be included in the
Program.

The course set-up is such as to allow for participants to specialize
in an area of their own preference. Participants thus develop their
own course profile, and are free to select courses offered both by
Wageningen University as well as by other institutes and
universities in the Netherlands, such as for instance IHE or IRC.
Possible specializations include:

IntegratedWater Management and Development
WaterManagement Planning
IrrigationManagement

The MSc course consists of a first 11 months of course work and
proposal writing, 3 months of field work in the participant's home
country and 3 months of thesis writing in Wageningen.

The MSc courses are taught in English.

Selection of applicants
Fellowships are available and will be awarded to female
professionals from developing countries working in the water
management sector. In selection of applicants, priority will be
given to professionals working in research and training institutes
or universities. Applicants will have to comply with the regular
enrollment procedures and requirements of Wageningen
University.

More information
To obtain more information about the fellowships or about the
MSc program, contact:
M   Sc Program Director: Ir. W.B. M. Genet, tel. +31 (0)317
    483706 / 484190, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
FellowshipProgram Coordinator: Ir. M. Z. Zwarteveen, tel.
    +31 (0)317 484231 / 484190, e-mail:
    [log in to unmask]

Nieuwe Kanaal 11
6709 PA Wageningen
The Netherlands
http://www.wau.nl/wmsc/mscsoil.htm

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