The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are important and

ambitious goals that keep us at IHE Delft focused on our role

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in addressing water and development challenges.

As a water education institute developing capacity in water-

related topics, one of our most important goals is ‘Clean water
and sanitation’. However, water cannot be seen in isolation
and is often a precondition for other goals. Therefore, together
with our partners, we are also contributing to other SDGs,
such as: zero hunger, gender equality, affordable and clean
energy, and sustainable cities and communities, among others.

By introducing new monitoring techniques and developing

innovative solutions, we will help to achieve ambitious goals
such as a 25% increase in water productivity by 2030.
IHE Delft’s main focus as we approach 2030 will be to further
strengthen the connections between our different project
activities. We will do this by emphasizing our inter- and
transdisciplinary approach in all our activities. We are looking
MSc Programmes
forward to doing this together with our partners and we
welcome any ideas for collaborative initiatives.
PhD Programme
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 Graduate education
at IHE Delft is science-
10 Reasons based and highly
relevant for those
to Study at IHE Delft interested in water
and development.
1. More than 60 years of experience in graduate water education
2. Close ties to the UN system
3. Fully accredited programmes
4. Gateway to Dutch water know-how
5. Learner-centred, active learning IHE DELFT ONLINE WELCOME TO IHE DELFT
6. Personal guidance and mentoring GRADUATION CEREMONY 2020
7. Internationally renowned lecturers and professors In 2020, the United Nations marked its 75th anniversary at a time of great insecurity, including
8. A truly international environment the worst global health crisis in its history. With the global Coronavirus pandemic still not
9. Live and study in a vibrant city in the heart of Europe under control and with yet unknown economic and social consequences at the time of writing,
it remains undisputed that to overcome today’s challenges we need sound, science based policies,
10. Increase career prospects and become part of the largest
drawn and implemented by skilled people with a variety of backgrounds and expertise.
global water alumni network
I am writing shortly after WHO and UNICEF launched the Hand Hygiene for All Global
Initiative which aims to implement global recommendations on hand hygiene, to prevent and
control the COVID-19 pandemic and work to ensure lasting infrastructure and healthy behaviour.
It calls on countries to lay out comprehensive roadmaps to ensure hand hygiene is a mainstay
beyond the pandemic.

As a member of both the UN and UNESCO Water Family, the role of IHE Delft in educating
water professionals throughout the world, is increasingly vital. Add to the global health
problems the already existing water issues and climate crisis and it becomes evident that the
need for a well-qualified workforce in the fields related to water is bigger than ever.

We provide our education in many sizes and formats to cater to the diverse needs of our
students: long term, short term, full-time, part-time, on-campus and online. Now, in particular,
blended learning seems the way forward, especially where parts of the curriculum can be
followed online, in combination with a strong face-to-face component.

In response to the changing external environment and diversification of educational

demands from water sector professionals, IHE Delft is currently working on redesigning its
MSc programmes. Our ambition for 2022 and beyond is to offer one programme of 12 months
for practising water professionals and one of 24 months for those wishing to pursue a PhD
or a more academic career. More information will be announced on our website.

When we meet alumni, following their studies at IHE Delft, they often use the word
'transformation' when describing the impact of their experience at our Institute. They mean
much more than improving their career prospects or chance of promotion. The international
environment that the Institute provides, learning from peer students, the world-class academic
staff and the vibrant nature of IHE Delft, all make it an unforgettable, positive experience.

We invite you to come and join us in the urgent quest to address the current water issues,
including those exacerbated by COVID-19. If helping to solve global water challenges excites
you, come and join our dynamic, international community at IHE Delft to jointly build a
better, safer and more sustainable future.

Professor Eddy Moors, Rector

On 23 April 2020, for the first time ever, the graduation ceremony was held online due to distancing measures taken to
keep our students and staff safe. A total of 141 graduates from over 54 different countries had individually collected their
3 MSc diplomas from the Institute the week before and celebrated their accomplishment together online on this special day. 1
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 Water has A HOME IN THE THE INSTITUTE’S
always played HEART OF EUROPE FACILITIES AND SERVICES

IHE Delft is located in the historical centre of Delft, a city
of great charm characterized by ancient canals, beautifully
kept monuments and historic squares. It is also a young,
vibrant city with a large student population and an ideal
starting point to explore the Netherlands and Europe.
an important Delft is known for its historic town centre with
role in both the canals, Delft Blue pottery, painter Johannes
Vermeer and scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek
Netherlands’ and and its association with the royal House of
Orange-Nassau.
Delft’s history.
Iceland
Since Delft is a university city, there are plenty
of cultural events to be enjoyed throughout the
year, as well as museums and theatres. There is
also an abundance of cafés and restaurants,
• Modern teaching and research laboratories
in the field/treatment of: wastewater;
faecal sludge; drinking water; process
technology; aquatic ecology; analytical
laboratories, including molecular- and
microbiology, equipped with state of the art
instrumentation;
• A library with online connections to
national and international resource centres,
and a reading room containing many Finland

Delft, Netherlands,
catering to every taste and making time spent
away from your studies an experience in itself.
Water has always played an important role in
both the Netherlands’ and Delft’s history and
international journals and magazines;
• Modernised classrooms and
multifunctional lecture theatres;
• A fully equipped auditorium seating 300
andSweden
a videoconferencing studio;

Europe
continues to do so today. Therefore, it is no • Notebooks for all participants and
surprise that many science and technology extensive computing facilities;
organizations related to water have chosen Delft Norway
• Flexible and group work-spaces;
as their home base. IHE Delft maintains close • A restaurant offering a wide variety of
working relationships with various Delft-based meals and snacks;
research and education institutes, such as the • Social and cultural activities, sports
Delft University of Technology, Deltares and the facilities and events;
Delfland Water Board. • International student health and
counselling services;
Delft is well connected to the Dutch public • An in-house prayer and meditation room.
transport system, making The Hague, Rotterdam,
Schiphol International Airport and Amsterdam
easily accessible. It is a great location to start
exploring other places of interest, both within Denmark
the
Netherlands and Europe.
Ireland

United Kingdom Netherlands

• Berlin
• London Delft
•
• Amsterdam
Germany
• Brussels
Belgium
France
• Paris Luxemburg

YOUR INTERNATIONAL HOUSING Austria-Hungary

EXPERIENCE
Switzerland
Staff at the Institute simplify your transition to
the Netherlands by organizing the annual
‘Introduction Days’. In these two weeks, they
help you deal with various formalities such as
residence permits, health insurance and bank
accounts. Other activities during this period are
an excellent way for new students to meet one
another and receive the friendship and advice of
senior students and the Institute's staff.
Portugal
Throughout your study period, IHE Delft
Spain organizes many social, cultural and sports
events, allowing you to get the most out of your
free time. Every year, trips are organized that
stimulate you to discover Dutch culture, Delft,
the Netherlands and Europe.
Delft is a university city, and therefore
accommodation is scarce and expensive.
This is why IHE Delft provides fully
furnished accommodation in Delft for
all students of the Institute’s Delft-based
programmes, available upon arrival and Serbia
for the duration of the study period. Advice
and assistance will beMontenegro
provided to students
of allItaly
other programmes.
Albania
Greece

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Studying at IHE Delft is a life-changing
experience. You will be exposed to an
intercultural environment characterized by
plurality and diversity of ideas, experiences
and disciplines resulting in intellectual,
professional and personal growth.
A Network for Life
4 5
Today, several MAKE IHE DELFT
ministers, heads YOUR NETWORK
of water-related IHE Delft acts as a hub for partnerships and
networks across the globe, linking global
institutions and top knowledge to local sector agendas. The
scientists around Institute collaborates with an extensive range
of public and private partners, comprising
the globe are IHE a wide range of fields and technical
Delft graduates. cooperation in human and institutional
capacity building. These partners are at
the international, United Nations, EU and
national level. They include education and
research institutes, knowledge centres, the
(Dutch) Water Sector, funding agencies,
NGOs and governmental organizations.
These partnerships add value to many of the
Institute’s activities.
ALUMNI NETWORK
After graduation, you will be part of the
largest partnership network of water
professionals in the world. IHE Delft will
continue to facilitate the communication
between you, your former classmates, and
the Institute. You will receive news about the
Institute and the water sector on a regular
basis through e-zines. You are invited to join
an Alumni Association in your country,
independent associations where you can
meet fellow alumni and enjoy social and
professional activities.
Alumni per country
1-49
50-149
<75
150-299
75-225
300+
226-450
>450
Alumni per country
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The Institute maintains close working
relationships with many regional and local
networks, which facilitates the transfer
of scientific and technical expertise,
strengthening the capacity of water
professionals and institutions. Many of
these networks are thriving professional
communities, encouraging joint research,
knowledge sharing and the development of
sustainable water solutions.
As a student, you profit from the professional
contacts the Institute has made since its
inception. When studying at IHE Delft, you
can expect to meet leading figures from the
international water arena. Your professors
and lecturers will put your study in the
context of global dialogues and targets such
as the Sustainable Development Goals.
With a IHE Delft degree you will have taken
a major step in your professional career.
Many alumni reach prominent positions in
which strategic, managerial, policy and
decision-making components become major
responsibilities of their functions. You will,
over time, wish to keep your skills and
knowledge refreshed, to stay up to date with
changing professional demands. To cater to
this need, the Institute's refresher seminars
are held annually in different continents,
covering themes of direct relevance to
these regions. Also, alumni are entitled to
discounts on the tuition fee for attending
IHE Delft short and online courses, and
purchasing publications.
 5 MSc PROGRAMME IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Applied Aquatic Ecology for Sustainability

Planning and Management for Water and Environment

MSc PROGRAMMES
The MSc curricula are geared towards
supporting a greater understanding of
sustainable development and the inherent
challenges in achieving that. In the programmes,
a mix of modern knowledge transfer methods
includes lectures, workshops, role-play, games,
study tours, and field visits. Teaching staff
and students come from all over the world
and partnerships with related institutes and
universities play an important role in teaching.
The educational environment can therefore be
called truly international; it is characterized by
pluralism and diversity and stimulates students,
while progressing in their studies, to develop
communication skills that will enable them to
disseminate their professional knowledge and
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MSc PROGRAMME IN SANITATION
Sanitation Db
MSc PROGRAMME IN WATER MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
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MSc
skills effectively.
MSc PROGRAMME IN WATER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
The Delft-based MSc specializations Db start
in October and take 18 months, the first year of Flood Risk Management J
which consists of taught modules that are given Groundwater and Global Change - Impacts and Adaptation J
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Programmes
IHE Delft offers five Master of Science programmes. The MSc Programmes
educate students primarily from developing countries and countries in
taught modules, you will do individual research Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin Development Db
for a six-month period. The research deals with
a practical or theoretical problem and may be
Coastal Engineering and Port Development Db
carried out in collaboration with an organization Hydroinformatics - Modelling and Information Systems for Water Management Db
outside the Netherlands, for example in the
home country. Often, field data collection,
Hydrology and Water Resources Db
laboratory or computer analysis work are part of Irrigation Engineering and Management for Food Security J Db
the research. Research is always completed with
a thesis and a public presentation of results.
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The so-called joint programmes J are MSc
Joint programme offered under the European Erasmus Mundus framework.

transition, as well as students from developed countries with a strong specialisations developed with and offered in
For extra information on these programmes please see pages 12-21.

collaboration with partner institutes. These joint

interest in water and development, to become creative problem solving programmes have varying start and end dates,
professionals in the field of water and environment. and part of the programme is given at a partner
institute in another country.

MEET OUR STUDENTS ACCREDITATION KEY VALUES

275 The Institute's MSc programmes are accredited IHE Delft graduates are expected to be critical, creative and independent
new
under legislation of The Netherlands. As such, thinkers and effective water professionals, who are able to connect and
MSc students
the IHE Delft Foundation is the party legally engage with a range of disciplines such as natural sciences, social sciences
in 2019
responsible for the Institute's education and and engineering. They are expected to be able to work in environmental and
24 authorized to issue its degrees. societal complex contexts, with the ability to work productively in teams and
10 take leadership. To achieve these learning outcomes education at IHE Delft
15 47 is implemented in partnership and characterized by the following key values:
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94 • International and interdisciplinary
47 • Science based but anchored in professional practice
• Student centred, on the basis of aligned teaching and active learning
152 123 • Relevant, geared towards creating impact on the ground
• Open, transparent and accessible
AVERAGE • Combining knowledge and transferrable skills
AGE
29
MSc students per region of origin – academic period 2019/2021
6 7
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 PhD PROGRAMME
Conducting research at IHE Delft is a unique
experience, as you will work together with other
researchers in a multinational and multidisciplinary
environment. Your research will provide a firm
academic foundation for you to play your part in
providing solutions to the global challenges of
sustainable water supply, quality and governance.
The PhD research of IHE Delft crosses the spectrum
from engineering, information systems, habitat
quality and the social and political realities that affect
the use and abuse of water. All PhD fellows work
within specific Chair Groups, but are encouraged to
collaborate internally and externally to produce high
quality results within IHE Delft’s research themes.
Work often occurs within larger groupings and can
include linking to the research topics that are a
requirement of the institute’s MSc programme and/or
embedded in larger multidisciplinary projects.
IHE DELFT INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOL
IN WATER AND DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable water use is frequently characterised by complex, so-called
‘wicked’, problems where traditional assumptions of knowledge, causality
and predictability may not apply. The fundamental importance of better
connection between science, policy and society makes new demands on
PhD graduates, who are increasingly expected to possess, not only a deep
knowledge of their own discipline, but are additionally capable of placing
that knowledge in a wider understanding of societal needs.
IHE Delft is well placed to play a significant role in supporting PhD level
education that is targeted to water related problems, not only in the global
south and countries in transition, but in an increasingly globalised world.
In 2015 IHE Delft established the Graduate School in Water and
Development, to create a hub for a vibrant and an intellectually exciting
research and development environment at the heart of the Institute.
The vision of the Graduate School is to develop a stimulating research
environment for PhD fellows and the staff of the Institute. PhD Fellows
produce the majority of the research output of the Institute, and future
developments are to further support academic quality and relevance in

PhD
You will often do research in collaboration with the
Institute’s extensive network of research institutions,
governmental and private sector partners throughout
the world. Research often includes time in Delft and
abroad, mostly in the home country of the research
fellows. This directly supports the capacity develop
meeting the serious challenges of sustainable water use in increasingly
difficult situations. Research activities are supported by an individual
training plan that build competencies directly related to the specific research
programme, as well as wider interactive and awareness skills that are needed
in a professional environment. Each PhD fellow develops his/her Training
and Supervision Plan (TSP) that builds verified doctoral education credits.

Programme
mission of the institute and the agenda of the UN
Sustainable Development Goals.

All PhD fellows are registered both with the IHE

The PhD Programme leads to a deepening in a field of specialization.
PhD fellows undertake scientific research, often with conclusions that
Delft Graduate School and with a partner university.
This is normally a Dutch university with the legal
authority to award the degree of PhD, although we
also have some joint PhD programmes as part of Research is
funded networks of research. The time span of a PhD conducted by
programme is usually planned for four years. The
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PhD students per region of origin – 2019

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 ONLINE COURSES ON-CAMPUS SHORT COURSES SUMMER COURSES

IHE Delft offers high quality online courses
in many of the topics of significance in
the water sector. The online courses are
beneficial to professionals working in public
and private institutions, NGOs, and academic
institutions, and are ideal for professionals
with jobs and families, who want to upgrade
their skills from the comfort of their home or
office. A typical online course's total study
load is 140 hours. A four month course thus
takes around 8 hours of work per week.
The guidance by lecturing staff during these
online courses is intensive, and there are
many opportunities to get feedback from
and interact with fellow participants.
The web-based Moodle eCampus is used
to disseminate training material and for
communication. It contains learning tools
such as presentations, videos featuring case
IHE Delft conducts a wide range of short,
intensive and highly specialized courses
which are aimed at upgrading and refreshing
the knowledge and skills of mid-career
and senior experts. They are meant for
professionals - or groups of professionals -
with a specific area of interest and a limited
amount of time.
Short courses usually are one to three
weeks in length. The focus and content vary
from specialized and technical matters to
challenges and approaches in management.
Didactical methods used in these short
courses include lectures, individual or group
exercises in the classroom, at the computer,
or in the laboratory. Fieldwork, excursions
and field visits to relevant institutions are
often part of a short course, allowing the
participants to experience practical examples
Summer courses are meant to bring together
students and professionals with different
academic or professional backgrounds and
explore a cross-cutting issue. Course topics
include: water diplomacy, communication,
leadership, entrepreneurship and gender.
The courses are 5 days and usually held in
August.
Check our website regularly or subscribe to our
e-newsletter to stay tuned with updates about
the 2021 summer courses.
Subject to Coronavirus regulations, IHE
Delft aims to run on-campus short and
summer courses face-to-face. Should
this not be possible, an online alternative
or postponement will be proposed.

Online and
studies from various countries, interviews
with experts, quizzes and audio material,
as well as a discussion area, where fellow
participants and lecturers can meet each other.
All courses run completely via eCampus, but
course materials can be sent on CD as well.
of the theory offered. Through case studies,
role-play and workshops, content is made
more interactive, and know-how of
participants is shared.
For a list of short courses in 2021, see pages

Short Courses
24-25.
For a list of online courses in 2021, see page 22.

IHE Delft aims to make water education accessible to an increasing
number of students and professionals. The Institute achieves this is by
providing online and on-campus short courses, tailor-made training, a
diploma programme and open courseware on a wide array of topics.
ECTS
It is possible to earn European Credit Transfer
System (ECTS) points for several online and
short courses. For the latest information on
earning ECTS points, including regulations
and costs, please refer to our website.
DISCOUNTS
Discounts on the tuition fee of online and
short courses apply to the following:
TAILOR-MADE TRAINING
Tailor-made courses are designed for clients
whose staff require training in specific topics
or seek to develop a common knowledge base
to address future challenges. The focus of
the courses can be technical, managerial,
strategic or operational, depending on the
client’s priorities.
The training can be organized for groups
of various sizes, from one or multiple
organizations, sectors or regions. The
trainings can vary in length and depth,
ranging from a course lasting several days, to
a tailored MSc programme in which regular
components are mixed with case studies and
modules requested by the client. Training can
be delivered online, on-site or using IHE
Delft in Delft as a base, or a combination of
the two. A mixture of training techniques are
utilised in creating tailor-made trainings,
including lectures, workshops, role-plays,
PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA OPEN COURSEWARE
PROGRAMME
IHE Delft freely provides online educational
The Graduate Professional Diploma materials, including recorded lectures and
Programme (GPDP) disseminates relevant downloadable materials such as course notes,
knowledge and know-how to professionals exercises, tools and public domain software
who do not have the means or time to pursue on a wide variety of topics.
a full-time Master’s course in that subject, or
For a list of open courseware courses, see
who already have an MSc Degree in a related
page 22.
field and wish to specialize.
In the programme you will follow a sequence
of four to five online courses, on-campus
short courses or a combination of both. To
ensure that the programme fits your personal
circumstances, you select the courses of
interest and a personal study plan will be
designed in collaboration with a study
advisor. The total duration of the programme
depends on this study plan and varies
between 1.5 to a maximum of 4.5 years.
For extra information on these tracks and

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courses, see page 23.
• 30% for IHE Delft Diploma alumni case studies and study tours to project sites
• 10% for UN family staff members throughout Europe or the region where the
• 10% for groups of 5 or more (provided training takes place.
that the course starts at the same time
For advice on how IHE Delft could be of service
and a group application has been sent)
to your organization, contact IHE Delft’s Liaison
ONLINE COURSES SHORT COURSES SUMMER COURSES Please note that discounts cannot be combined. Office. Their contact information is available
from the website, see bottom of page.

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 THE DELFT-BASED,
12-MONTH CURRICULUM OF
THE MSC PROGRAMME IN
SANITATION
The Delft-based, 12-month curriculum of
the MSc Programme in Sanitation consists
of 70 ECTS credit points and has a Taught
Part and a Thesis Research Part.
THE DELFT-BASED,
18-MONTH CURRICULA
OF THE MSC PROGRAMMES
The Delft-based, 18-month curricula of
the MSc Programmes consist of 106 ECTS
credit points and have a Taught Part
and a Thesis Research Part.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Most scholarship programmes have a
deadline which is much earlier than the
deadline of our MSc Programmes.
See: www.un-ihe.org/scholarships
APPLICATION

The taught part has a modular structure,
comprising 13 modules ranging from 1 to 6
weeks’ duration. The individual thesis
research, follows on completion of the taught
programme, although, in order to avoid a
‘cold start’ and to guarantee sufficient time,
students will be allocated a research topic
and will start preparing for their individual
research early on in the programme.
The one-year taught part, has a modular
structure and after successful completion,
you will do individual research for a six-
month period. The research deals with a
practical or theoretical problem and may
be carried out in collaboration with an
organization outside the Netherlands, for
example in the home country. Research skills
are also built up during the taught part.
You can apply for admission to the
MSc Programmes online at our website
throughout the year, but make sure to apply
well before the application deadline, so you
will have time to make the financial
arrangements and prepare for your studies
at IHE Delft.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor Degree in a related field of study.

Delft-based
DOWNLOAD PDF JOINT PROGRAMMES • English Language (IELTS: 6.0 / TOEFL
OF THIS BROCHURE iBT: 87 overall or PBT: 65 overall score,
Our Joint Programmes have varying start with at least score of 20 for the writing
and end dates and a different duration. section).
See website for more information. • Two or more years of work experience in
a related field is preferred.

MSc Programmes
• The MSc Programme in Sanitation also
requires an entry exam.

START PROGRAMME AFTER GRADUATING STAY FRESH

3rd week in October
• Join the IHE Delft Alumni Community IHE Delft promotes Life Long Learning:
• Resume or start your work in the water After a few years, enrol in a refresher course,
sector or a short or online course.
TAUGHT THESIS • PhD Programme - 4 years (see page 8)
12 MONTH
RESEARCH

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2021–2022
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DEADLINE
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INTENSIVE LEARNING
MSc in Environmental Science Due to the breadth and depth of subjects covered
MSc in Urban Water and Sanitation in the MSc programmes, please be advised that in
particular the taught part is intensive. We advise
MSc in Water Management and Governance students to prepare themselves for a challenging,
MSc in Water Science and Engineering but rewarding educational experience.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Develops the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute to a sustainable and

innovative future for the protection and management of water and natural resources. SPECIALIZATIONS

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL LIMNOLOGY AND APPLIED AQUATIC

MANAGEMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND WETLAND ECOLOGY FOR
WATER AND TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABILITY
ENVIRONMENT

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MSc ES

This specialization offers the You will be introduced to You will learn to apply and You will learn about the You will gain a thorough
theory, methods and skills research and development develop environmental structure and functioning understanding of the natural
you require to support leading to technologies that technologies, with a strong of aquatic and wetland processes in aquatic
decision making and strategic address environmental focus on multidisciplinary and ecosystems for their ecosystems and be able
Integrating science, technology and policy making planning and management dimensions of addressing development in complex problems, and apply those problem-based technology management and wise use, to apply this knowledge to
As the world enters a period of increasing pressures environmental problems. In class ample examples multi-actor environments, technologies in a context of development. and learn how to interact sustainable management for
helping solve water-related stakeholders, managers and with stakeholders, managers healthy ecosystems and
that cause impact on the environment and human from practice are used to illustrate and reflect on
problems based on a policy makers for appropriate and policy makers for the good water quality in a
well-being, sustainable development needs to integrate theory and concepts, while group work is applied to sound understanding of remedial actions. development of best practices. multidisciplinary setting.
scientific knowledge with technological developments gain the necessary skills to address problems in environmental science.
and effective policies. The MSc programme in multi-disciplinary teams. During the final phase of
Environmental Science builds the knowledge and the programme, you will produce an independent
Prospective Students Prospective Students Prospective Students Prospective Students Prospective Students
skills necessary to meet the environmental challenges scientific research project that brings together the The programme is designed The programme is designed for The programme is intended for This specialization is intended This specialization is designed
in an integrated way. Each of the programme’s knowledge, skills and the critical thinking developed for students and professionals students and professionals with students and professionals who for students and professionals for students and professionals
specializations provides the essential in-depth through the individual modules of the programme. who want to operate more an interest in the development are interested in deepening with a special interest in one who have a strong interest in
knowledge, supported by a broader set of skills, so effectively in complex planning, and application of technologies their knowledge of the of the following topics: aquatic water quality, aquatic ecology,
policy and decision-making that contribute to the treatment application of environmental ecology, limnology, wetland restoration, sustainable
that graduates of the programme can play their part
processes, and who want to of waste(water) and the technologies. Suitable academic ecosystems, or aquatic management and conservation
in a sustainable and innovative future for protection Programme contents address environmental recovery of energy and other backgrounds include chemistry, resources management. of aquatic ecosystems,
and management of water and natural resources. The MSc programme in Environmental Science equips problems by crafting solutions resources. Suitable academic biology, geology, civil or Suitable academic backgrounds including rivers, swamps,
professionals with the necessary capacities for that respect the limits of backgrounds include natural agricultural engineering, include natural sciences, lakes, and estuaries. Suitable
Aim of the programme sustainable natural resource management by offering natural water systems, meet sciences, chemistry, environmental or agricultural chemistry, environmental academic backgrounds include
the demands of society, and environmental science, sciences. science, agriculture, geography, natural sciences, environmental
The unsustainable management of natural resources a systems approach. This means you will investigate are implementable in today’s agriculture and engineering. environmental economics, science, biology, fisheries and
hampers human development and exacerbates human subsystems and their interactions at global, regional multi-level governance planning and management. agriculture.
inequalities. Pollution, depletion of natural resources, and local scale without losing sight of the overall picture. systems. Suitable academic
the disintegration of ecological functions, and The programme balances a thorough knowledge of backgrounds include natural
sciences, environmental
ineffectual policies are matters of local, regional and the disciplines taught by each of the programme’s
science, agriculture, social
global concern. Economic development and rising specializations, and the added value of bringing these sciences, geography,
CAREER living standards in the developing world, set against disciplines together in one coherent programme. environmental economics,
increased pressures on the environment, contribute planning and management.
Graduates of the ES to the urgency of these problems. Preventing further Desired profile
programme start or
resume a career dealing
degradation of the environment, and the consequent Admission to the programme is open to students and Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics
with water policy and damage to human society, requires new approaches professionals with an interest in environmental • Water and Environmental • Environmental Process • Environmental Microbiology • Limnology • Applied Ecology and
planning, research and/or for sustainable interactions between people and their sciences and in maintaining environmental integrity to Law Technology (UCT Prague) • Ecology of Aquatic Bio-assessment
environmental regulation environment. Sustainability depends on balancing use support human development, especially for those • Environmental Systems • Environmental Systems • Environmental Engineering Organisms • Environmental Systems
in the water sector or Analysis Analysis (UCT Prague) • Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis
and conservation of environmental resources, but the interested in helping to meet future water and
related sectors such as • Water and Environmental • Water Quality Assessment • Communication and Writing Management • Water Quality Assessment
infrastructure, energy, challenge is to increase food supply and human environmental challenges in developing countries and Policy Analysis and Monitoring Skills for Engineers • Lake Ecology and Monitoring
agriculture or mining. welfare while minimising and counteracting the countries in transition. Suitable academic backgrounds • Environmental Planning • Industrial Resource (UCT Prague and IHE Delft) • Stream and River Ecology • River and Floodplain
Careers include working negative impacts on the environment. include a BSc or MSc in natural sciences, chemistry, and Implementation Management and Cleaner • Track "Advanced • Wetlands for Wastewater Rehabilitation
at: environmental science, agriculture, geography, • Environmental Assessment Production Wastewater Treatment Treatment • Aquatic Ecosystems:
• Public administration: for Water-related Policies • Ecotechnologies Technologies" (IHE Delft) • Fisheries and Aquaculture Processes and Applications
central and local
To find sustainable solutions and improve the quality of environmental economics, planning and management and Development • Track “Ecotechnologies” • Data Analysis and Modelling • Wetlands for Livelihood and
government (urban water human life, we must first understand the processes that or engineering. Professional experience in a relevant (IHE Delft) for Aquatic Ecosystems Conservation
and wastewater sustain natural systems, how these systems function area is desirable. • Track “Air” • Aquatic Ecosystems
authorities, water boards, and how they interact with one another and with human (Ghent University) Processes and Applications
water and environment • Track “Soil” • Wetlands for Livelihood and
society. The MSc programme in Environmental Science Basic knowledge of mathematics, physics and
ministries); (Ghent University) Conservation
• Private sector, e.g. develops the understanding of these processes and chemistry is a prerequisite. Computer literacy is a
consulting engineering how to apply this knowledge for better natural resource valuable asset. Good conversational, reading and
firms; management in your day-to-day work. During the writing capabilities in the English language are Delft-based MSc specialization. Delft-based MSc specialization. This specialization is a joint This specialization is jointly Delft-based MSc specialization.
• Academia and research programme you will learn to analyse and assess essential to successfully complete the programme. programme with Ghent offered with BOKU, University
institutes; University, Belgium, and of Natural Resources and Life
• NGOs and international
environmental systems and problems; be able to University of Chemistry and Sciences, Austria, and Egerton
organizations (UN, propose and plan for sustainable solutions and Technology, Czech Republic. University, Kenya.
Worldbank, etc.). develop technical measures; and understand the

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 MSc PROGRAMME MSc PROGRAMME

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IN URBAN WATER AND SANITATION IN SANITATION

Educates professionals in the fields of water supply, sanitation and A unique, internationally recognized programme, designed for completion in 12 months.
integrated water engineering and management, particularly in urban areas. The programme is based at IHE Delft in the Netherlands, and is currently also available
at universities in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Recent decades have witnessed an increasing rate of Aim of the Programme
urbanization, particularly in developing regions and in Focusing primarily on engineering aspects, the MSc
countries in transition. About 80% of the world’s Programme in Urban Water and Sanitation educates
megacities can be found in these regions. The high professionals in the fields of water supply, sanitation
concentration of people in urban areas is placing and water engineering and management, particularly
MSc UWS

enormous pressure on the local environment and on in urban areas. Once they have successfully

MSc SAN
available resources. It also generates ever higher completed this programme, graduates:
demands on municipal services such as water supply • Can place their profession in the wider social,
and sanitation, continuously challenged by the lack economic and environmental contexts of
of financial and human resources. urbanization and municipal water and infrastructure
services provision;
• Will be able to contribute to the development of
innovative approaches to the provision of sustainable The state-of-the-art content was developed and is Syllabus
and equitable municipal water, sanitation, delivered by the world’s leading experts from The programme focus is on non-sewered (onsite
environmental and infrastructure services in low academia and practice. In this practice orientated or non-networked) sanitation, as sewerage-based
and middle income countries; programme you will gain an in-depth understanding of sanitation is the subject of the complementary
• Will be able to conduct academic research urban and peri-urban sanitation and develop the skills specialization in Sanitary Engineering. The programme
independently. necessary to create impact. Skills development is design and module plans have been prepared in
SPECIALIZATIONS embedded from the start through individual coaching cooperation with partners from academia and practice.
and tailored guidance. Preparatory (e-learning) courses The input from practice was essential, as the new
and entry interviews are included. All graduates will programme has a clear professional focus. The
WATER SUPPLY SANITARY ENGINEERING URBAN WATER ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT become a member of the Global Sanitation Graduate course content facilitates learning objectives and
School (GSGS) and alumni community. achievement of final qualification.

You will learn to deal with engineering and You will learn how to deal with urban You will learn to deliver both water and Target group The following topics are part of the programme:
technical aspects of collection, storage wastewater engineering in respect to wastewater services within the context of
The MSc programme is dedicated to target needs and • Sanitation Systems and Services
treatment and distribution of drinking and public health, including urban drainage the urban water cycle, covering both
industrial water in an integrated way, paying and sewerage, domestic and industrial technical and management aspects. deliver specialists in a short time, with the necessary • Sanitation and Public Health
attention to the choice of technologies and wastewater and sludge treatment, and qualifications. It aims to attract talented and ambitious • Analysis of Sanitation Flows
tools, ranging from low-cost to advanced, resources recovery. You will be trained on young and mid-career sanitation professionals, working • Leadership and Collaboration for Sanitation Change
engineered to natural treatment systems, data acquisition and handling, laboratory in water supply and sewerage companies, municipal • Sanitation Technology
and large-scale centralized to small-scale analysis and experimentation, systems
decentralized options. and technology selection, design, modelling,
assemblies, government ministries, NGOs and • Sanitation Governance
and practical operational and engineering consulting firms, or those hoping to in the future. • Sanitation Financing
aspects of the urban wastewater cycle. Participants should have a Bachelor’s degree, but due • Behaviour Change and Advocacy (for Sanitation)
to the interdisciplinary nature of this programme no • Emergency Sanitation
specific subject is required. • Project Management (for Sanitation)
Prospective Students Prospective Students Prospective Students
CAREER This specialization is designed for students This specialization is designed for This specialization is designed for • Teamwork Skills Development
and engineers interested in or dealing students and professionals interested in students and professionals dealing with or Programme structure • Research Methods for Sanitation
Graduates of the UWS with water quality, collection, storage, achieving and maintaining water pollution interested in water and sanitation services The 70 ECTS points programme consist of a taught
programme start or treatment, transport and distribution. control and public health. It is particularly and managing the urban water cycle. and a thesis research part. The taught part has a
resume a career dealing Suitable academic backgrounds include relevant for those who are or wish to Suitable academic backgrounds include
with water and sanitation civil, chemical, environmental, hydraulic become involved in the provision of urban civil, environmental and chemical
modular structure, comprising 12 modules ranging Check our website regularly or subscribe to our
services and managing and mechanical engineering. sanitation services. Suitable academic engineering. from 1 to 5 weeks’ duration, including lectures, e-newsletter to stay tuned with updates about this
the urban water cycle backgrounds include civil, environmental laboratory tutorials, field trips, case studies, group programme.
Careers include working or chemical engineering and microbiology. work, design exercises and discussions. Students
at:
will get to work in the newly constructed faecal sludge
• Public administration: Topics
central and local • Unit Operations in Water Treatment Topics Topics laboratory, which is the only specialist laboratory of
government (urban water • Disinfection, Adsorption and Natural • Urban Drainage and Sewerage • Drinking and Waste Water Treatment its kind in the global north.
and wastewater Processes for Water Treatment • Conventional Wastewater Treatment • Water Transport and Distribution
authorities, urban • Groundwater Resources and Treatment • Resource Oriented Wastewater • Urban Drainage and Sewerage The individual thesis research (30.5 ECTS), follows
development ministries/ • Water Transport and Distribution Treatment and Sanitation • Asset Management In partnership with:
authorities, water and • Desalination and Membrane • Wastewater Treatment Plants Design • Urban Flood Management and Disaster
on completion of the taught programme, although, in
environment ministries); Technology and Engineering Risk Mitigation order to avoid a ‘cold start’ and to guarantee sufficient
• Private sector: e.g. • Water Treatment Processes and • Modelling Wastewater Treatment • Urban Water Systems time, students will be allocated a research topic and IHE Delft is member of:
water supply companies, Plant Design Processes and Plants will start preparing for their individual research early
consulting engineering • Decentralized Water Supply and • Industrial Effluents Treatment and
on in the programme. To enable students to pass the
firms; Sanitation Residuals Management
• Academia and research • Advanced Water Transport and • Experimental Methods in Wastewater entry exam, a set of preparatory e-learning courses
institutes; Distribution Treatment are available for those who may need to increase
• NGOs and international their knowledge in one or more subjects as
organizations (UN, prerequisite for the programme.
Worldbank, etc.). Delft-based MSc specialization. Delft-based MSc specialization. This specialization is jointly offered with
This specialization is also offered jointly the Asian Institute of Technology,
with Univalle, Cali, Colombia Bangkok, Thailand.

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WATER MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
Imparts knowledge and skills needed to evaluate, develop and apply integrated and
interdisciplinary approaches, involving hydrological, biophysical, chemical, economic,
institutional, legal, policy making and planning aspects, to address water management
and governance issues.
MSc WMG
The MSc programme in Water Management and
Governance provides a unique combination of
knowledge, skills and competencies to help
comprehensively analyze, critically reflect and
effectively contribute to solving contemporary water
problems. The question of how to balance objectives
of social equity with those of ecological integrity and
productivity are at the heart of societal efforts to
deal and live with water. In answering this question,
science and data are always deeply entangled with
particular visions on development, moral world views,
and economic or geopolitical interests. This is why
the study programme pays explicit critical attention
to the definition and workings of authority and
power, and to the organisation of democracy in water.
CAREER As solutions to water problems always consist of
a combination of engineering, institutions and
Graduates of the WMG organisations, this programme brings together
programme start or insights about water quality and quantity - and hence
resume a career dealing of key biophysical and hydrological processes - with
with wide range of water
management and
understandings of the infrastructural, political and
governance jobs in the institutional arrangements to regulate its access,
water sector or related allocation, treatment, use and discharge. Courses on
sectors such as offer thus range from those that are rather technical
infrastructure, energy,
or natural science oriented (focusing on physical,
agriculture or mining.
Careers include working biological or technical processes) via more skills-
at: oriented modules aimed at acquiring the abilities to
• Public administration: 'do' water management and governance effectively
central and local (law, conflict resolution, mediation, modelling,
government (river basin
organizations, urban
environmental assessment) to more interpretive
water authorities, water social science courses. Throughout the programme,
boards, urban/rural there is a lot of attention to different ways of integrating
development ministries/ these different disciplines and sources of knowledge.
authorities);
• Private sector: e.g.
consulting firms, water The programme’s anchor are water problems as they
supply companies, law are experienced by relevant actors - users, operators,
firms; policymakers, politicians, experts - in their everyday
• Academia and research dealings with water. The applicability of taught
institutes;
• NGOs and international
practical and analytical skills for dealing with actual
organizations (UN, water management and governance situations is
Worldbank, etc.). therefore the most crucial measure of their value.
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However, by deepening their insights about how
socio-natural processes shape water flows and
vice-versa, the programme not just provides tools
to help solve problems, but also develops students’
theoretical ability to critically compare and reflect on
proposed solutions, measuring their effectiveness
against wider environmental and social objectives.
An important target audience for the programme
are water professionals from Southern countries.
However, we also welcome students from other
disciplinary and professional backgrounds (lawyers,
journalists, entrepreneurs, activists) or countries of
origin who aim to specialize in water, and we are
open to less experienced students who are interested
in studying at IHE Delft because it gives them a
unique, broad and interdisciplinary background in
contemporary water management and governance
questions. The programme's overall ambition is to
train and educate reflective water professionals
and experts who have the knowledge and capacity
to develop, plan, implement and evaluate water
management and governance policies and strategies
in support of the ecologically wise and socially
equitable use of water.
In line with the overall IHE Delft approach to education,
the programme’s content is diverse: lectures by
experts in the field are complemented by practical
assignments, work in the laboratory, excursions
and group-work. Innovative distance learning and
electronic interactive educational tools support the
programme. Throughout the educational cycle,
lecturers and professors make creative use of
opportunities to build on and learn from the rich
experiences of students. More generally, the
programme is student-centered, which means that
students have a large degree of freedom to put
together the curriculum that best fits their choice,
interests and needs.
THEMATIC PROFILES / SPECIALIZATION
WATER
STRUCTURE OF WMG PROGRAMME COOPERATION AND
DIPLOMACY
The programme starts with a foundation phase strengthen interpersonal and research skills, and waterdiplomacymaster.org
consisting of an introduction to “Who and what to learn how to apply the necessary tools relevant
make Water Management and Governance for water management and governance. To some
You will study socio-
expertise?” and introductory modules about Water extent modules can be selected from other MSc
hydrological dynamics,
Resources Management and Water Governance. programmes. Students can also opt for a module decision making processes
During this foundation phase the students will, that they design themselves, referred to as Capita
on water resources and
under guidance of a coach, identify their personal Selecta, which may include an internship, project services management, water
learning goals, based on their professional assignment or a mini-thesis. Instead of choosing an cooperation and diplomacy,
water dispute prevention,
background and career ambitions. Based on these individual tailor made track, students can also opt management and resolution
goals, the students will select modules after the for one of the thematic profiles for which specific skills and tools.
foundation phase that fit with their educational learning objectives are set and relevant modules are
needs as part of their tailor-made track. suggested. Currently the programme offers thematic
profiles on River Basins and on Urban Waters.
Prospective Students
The tailor-made track modules help to either Professionals, preferably with
broaden or deepen the student’s understanding of relevant work experience in
specific management and governance issues, to the water sector, involved in
topics directly or indirectly
related to water management
and from the water sector or
other relevant sectors as well
as diplomats, UN staff or other
professionals working for
THEMATIC PROFILE URBAN WATERS THEMATIC PROFILE RIVER BASINS international organizations or
NGOs.
The thematic profile on Urban Waters studies the way different The thematic profile on River Basins studies the way water
kinds of water flow through urbanized environments and how flows through river basins and how water availability and water
these water flows are distributed to various groups of people needs of various kinds of water sectors and users are matched,
across time and space. This profile also studies policies and including nature and cities. This profile also studies the Topics
business models for the provision of water and sanitation implications of land use and water allocation policies and • Water Management and
services through the analysis of organizational, infrastructural interventions at different scales, and develops skills to critically Governance
and financial arrangements in different socio-economic reflect on legal and institutional arrangements from the local • Water Conflict Management
contexts. Moreover, students are expected to develop skills to watersheds to the (transboundary) basin scale and beyond, • Water Economics
design and reflect on arrangements for water service provision particularly in view of sustainability and equity in water • Water and Environmental
and water development interventions, with a particular focus on distributions. Law
addressing equity and sustainability issues. • Water Resources Planning
In this thematic profile a selection can be made from the In this thematic profile a selection can be made from the This specialization is jointly
following courses: following courses: offered with the University
• Managing Water Organizations • Water and Environmental Law for Peace, Costa Rica and
• Water and Environmental Law • Water Resources Assessment and Modelling Oregon State University, USA.
• Analysing Water Use Practices – Institutional Analysis • Analysing Water Use Practices – Institutional Analysis
• Water Conflict and Cooperation • River Basin Modelling
• Water Economics and Finance • Water Economics and Finance
• Rethinking Urban Water Supply, Sanitation and Drainage • Water Conflict and Cooperation
• Water Conflict Management and Tools for Water Diplomacy • Water Resources Planning
• International Fieldtrip • Water Conflict Management and Tools for Water Diplomacy
• Partnerships, Networks and Stakeholder Analysis in the • International Fieldtrip
Water Sector • Remote Sensing for Water Resources Management
• Urban Water Systems • Applied Groundwater Modelling
• Sustainability and Resilience of Water Organizations • Drought Management and Reservoir Operation
• Water Sensitive Cities • Strategic Planning for River Basins and Deltas
• Strategic Planning for River Basins and Deltas • Remote Sensing for Agriculture
• Capita Selecta • Hydroinformatics for Decision Support
• Capita Selecta
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and water flows and quality in the natural and human-influenced environment, while
WATER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING addressing the multidisciplinary character of human activities dealing with water.

Focuses on the understanding, management and

development of water resources and water flows and
SPECIALIZATIONS
quality in the natural and human-influenced environ-
ment, while addressing the multidisciplinary character
GROUNDWATER AND FLOOD RISK HYDRAULIC COASTAL HYDROINFORMATICS HYDROLOGY AND IRRIGATION
of human activities dealing with water. GLOBAL CHANGE – MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING AND – MODELLING AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING AND
The specializations within this programme explore IMPACTS AND RIVER BASIN PORT DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR
natural and human influences on the water cycle, ADAPTATION DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS FOOD SECURITY
from the perspectives of civil engineering, information FOR WATER
technology and earth sciences. They are of direct groundwatermaster.eu floodriskmaster.org MANAGEMENT
MSc WSE

relevance to sustainable development because

they prepare graduates to improve the sustainable You will develop scientific and You will develop scientific You You will develop scientific and You will develop scientific and You will be able to understand You will deal with surface and You will learn to plan, design,
management of human impacts on water resources, engineering knowledge and will develop scientific and engineering knowledge needed engineering knowledge and the main water-related groundwater, addressing both operate and maintain land
design simulation models for various phases of the skills to evaluate and simulate engineering knowledge to design and implement practical skills on how to plan, processes and to develop and water quantity and quality, and water resources and
the interactions between needed to reduce the human projects for sustainable use model, design and manage apply computer-based learning to understand human water-related infrastructure,
water cycle, and contribute to the development of groundwater, surface water, and socioeconomic losses of river systems and their coastal engineering and port mathematical models, web- influences on the hydrological emphasising the
integrated solutions for reducing the impact of water- climate and global change caused by flooding while at the resources, to design and plan development projects, and based information systems system and apply tools, such modernisation of irrigation,
related natural hazards and other water issues. (population increase, socio- same time taking into account hydraulic structures and learn to analyse coastal and integrated as modelling, for the proper drainage and land use for
economic development), and the social, economic, and infrastructures to harness problems and conceive hydroinformatics systems for integration of hydrological agriculture and food security.
develop groundwater related ecological benefits from floods resources from flowing water, appropriate solutions. planning, designing or knowledge and analysis in
Aim of the Programme
adaptation measures to enhance and the use of flood plains or to model river flows and managing water systems. You water resources planning and
The programme aims to deepen the knowledge, insights water and food security. coastal zones. morphodynamics, and to will be able to define, build management.
and skills for Hydraulic Engineering (part of Civil manage extreme hydrological and supply the tools that
Engineering and covering the disciplines River Basin events at different scales of enable decision-makers to
Development, Land and Water Development and water projects (catchments, manage aquatic resources
Prospective Students Prospective Students river reaches, floodplain and and the environment.
Coastal Engineering and Port Development), Hydro- Suitable academic backgrounds Suitable academic backgrounds width scaled domains).
informatics (an IT-oriented discipline), Hydrology (an include hydraulic, civil and include civil or environmental
Earth Science) and Urban Water Management. These environmental engineering, engineering, but otherwise in
different fields are complementary and ensure exposure earth and environmental geosciences, environmental Prospective Students Prospective Students Prospective Students Prospective Students Prospective Students
sciences, climate sciences, sciences, limnology, oceano- Students and professionals Students and professionals Students and professionals Students and professionals Students and professionals
of the student to a large variety of water issues from
geography and geology. graphy, geography, geology or who want to address who are eager to address interested in mathematical interested in hydrology, river concerned with the
different perspectives, and the ability to develop natural resources). challenges related to river coastal zone/port development models, advanced compu- basin management, prediction development and
sustainable solutions for complex water problems. engineering and river basin challenges with an academic tational tools, web-based and mitigation of floods and management of land
development with an background in civil/hydraulic information systems and droughts, water resources and water resources for
In particular, this programme provides the education to: Topics Topics academic background in engineering. integrated hydroinformatics assessment, water supply, agricultural purposes, with
• Hydrogeology • Data-driven Modelling and hydraulics in civil or systems for planning, hydropower, land use and preferably two years work
• Improve the management of water resources • Climate Processes and Real-time Control environmental engineering designing or managing the development, environmental experience in irrigation,
through assessing and monitoring their condition, Modelling • River Basin Modelling context (or similar). aquatic environment. Suitable survey and planning. Suitable drainage or land and water
the underlying hydrological processes and the • Integrated River Basin and • River Flood Modelling academic backgrounds include academic backgrounds include development. Suitable
vulnerability to hazards; Water Resource Management • International Fieldtrip to civil, agricultural or systems civil or agricultural engineering, academic backgrounds
CAREER • Groundwater and Florida Everglades engineering, earth/environ- earth/environmental sciences include agricultural, irrigation
• Sustain economic development by better flood and
Environmental Impacts • Flood Risk Management mental sciences or physics. or physics. or civil/hydraulic engineering.
Graduates of the WSE drought protection, risk management and hazard • Groundwater, Society and • Hydroinformatics for
programme start or reduction, in an era of climate and global change; Policies Decision Support
resume a career dealing • Improve environmental and public health through • Data Collection, Topics Topics Topics Topics Topics
with civil engineering pollution prevention; Interpretation and Modelling • Hydrology and Hydraulics • Hydrology and Hydraulics • Hydrology and Hydraulics • Hydrology and Hydraulics • Hydrology and Hydraulics
design and construction, • Climate and Global Change • River Basin Development • Coastal Science and • Information Technology • Hydrogeology • Irrigation and Drainage
information technology
• Sustain and improve water supply, power Impacts and Adaptation and Environmental Impact Engineering and Software Engineering • Surface Hydrology Essentials
or earth sciences in the generation and agriculture through integrated Assessment • Coastal Systems • Modelling Theory and • Water Quality • Irrigation and Drainage
water sector or related water resources management; • Data Collection and • Coastal and Port Computational Hydraulics • Tracer Hydrology and Flow Design Projects
sectors such as • Improve food production by developing, operating, This specialization is a joint This specialization is a joint Analysis and Design Structures • Modelling and Information Systems Analysis • Management of Irrigation
infrastructure, energy, programme offered under the programme offered under the • Hydraulics and Remote • Port Planning and Systems Development • Data Collection and and Drainage Systems
maintaining and optimising water-related infrastructure;
agriculture or mining. European Erasmus Mundus European Erasmus Mundus Sensing for River Basin Infrastructure Design • Computational Intelligence Interpretation • Optimization of Canal
Careers include • Sustain economic growth through the development framework with the Technical framework with the Technical Development • Process Based Coastal and Operational Water • Integrated Hydrological and System Design and
working at: of coastal and riparian zones; University of Dresden University of Dresden • Hydraulic Structures Modelling Management River Modelling Operation
•P ublic administration: • Manage and control water systems in an (Germany) and IST Lisbon (Germany), UPC Barcelona • River Morphodynamics • Climate Change and • River Basin Modelling • Applied Groundwater • Food Security, Health and
central and local integrated and sustainable way, with stakeholders, (University of Lisbon, (Spain) and University of • Dams and Hydropower Adaptation in Deltas • Flood Risk Management Modelling Environment
government (river basin Portugal). Ljubljana (Slovenia). • Fieldtrip and Fieldwork • Geotechnical Engineering • Innovative Water Systems
organizations,
through the development of technologies to • Drought Management and and Dredging for Agriculture
municipalities, water simulate such systems. Reservoir Operations • Remote Sensing for
boards, public works Agricultural Water
ministries, urban/rural Management
development and SUSTAINABLE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT
agriculture ministries);
•P rivate sector: e.g. You will deal with modern Prospective Students Topics Delft-based MSc Delft-based MSc Delft-based MSc Delft-based MSc Delft-based MSc Delft-based MSc
consulting engineering insights on urban water cycle This specialisation has been • Hydrology and Hydraulics specialization. specialization. specialization. specialization. specialization. specialization.
firms; and sustainable urbanization developed for students origi- • Urban System Analysis This specialization is also This specialization is also
•A cademia and research (such as IWA principles for nating from China only. Students and Management offered jointly with Escuela offered jointly with the
institutes; Water Wise Cities, Water with Chinese nationality with • Urban Drainage and Colombiana de Ingeniería University of Nebraska
•N GOs and international Sensitive Cities and Water a BSc, preferably in civil or Sewerage Julio Garavito, Bogotá, Lincoln, USA
organizations (UN, Sensitive Urban Design, environmental engineering, • Asset Management Colombia
Worldbank, International Sustainable Drainage Systems, but otherwise in geosciences, • Urban Water Systems
River Commissions etc.). etc.) from around the world. environmental sciences or • Water Sensitive Cities
natural resources can apply.

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 ONLINE COURSES 2021 GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

Study Information
ECTS Duration (weeks) Starting date End date
Biological Wastewater Treatment: Principles, Modelling and Design 6 22 04/Jan/21 – 04/Jun/21 Course Sanitary Sanitation Water Water and Urban Cleaner
Participants
Faecal Sludge Management 5 18 04/Jan/21 – 07/May/21 Engineering Supply Wastewater Water Production
Online Courses
select courses
Urban Drainage and Sewerage 5 18 04/Jan/21 – 07/May/21 among clusters Engineering Treatment Networks and Residuals
belonging to six Technology and Floods Management
Water and Environmental Law and Policy pending 16 01/Mar/21 – 25/Jun/21
different tracks. Online Courses
Experimental Methods in Wastewater Treatment 5 12 26/Apr/21 – 16/Jul/21
Industrial Resource Management and Cleaner Production 5 18 03/May/21 – 03/Sep/21 The programme Biological Wastewater Treatment ● ●
Modelling Sanitation Systems 5 18 03/May/21 – 03/Sep/21 consists of a Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment ● ● ●
sequence of four
Irrigation Management and Development 2 6 01/Jun/21 – 09/Jul/21
or five online Desalination and Membrane Technology ● ●
Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment 5 18 06/Sep/21 – 14/Jan/22 courses, on- Disinfection, Adsorption and Natural Processes for Water Treatment ● ●
Desalination and Membrane Technology 5 18 06/Sep/21 – 14/Jan/22 campus short
courses or a Experimental Methods in Wastewater Treatment ● ●
Disinfection, Adsorption and Natural Processes for Water Treatment 5 18 06/Sep/21 – 14/Jan/22
Environmental Flows 5 18 06/Sep/21 – 14/Jan/22
combination. Faecal Sludge Management ● ● ●
Industrial Effluent Treatment 5 18 06/Sep/21 – 14/Jan/22 The number of Governance of Decentralised Sanitation ●
Management of Irrigation and Drainage Systems 5 16 06/Sep/21 – 14/Jan/22 ECTS points Ground Water Resources and Treatment * ● ●
vary from 3 to 6
Remote Sensing for Agricultural Water Management 5 18 06/Sep/21 – 14/Jan/22
per course. The
Industrial Effluent Treatment ● ● ●
Solid Waste Management 5 18 06/Sep/21 – 14/Jan/22 minimum study Industrial Resources Management and Cleaner Production ● ●
Water Resources for Food Security 5 16 06/Sep/21 – 14/Jan/22 load for obtain-
ing a diploma
Modeling Sanitation Systems ●
Water Transport and Distribution 5 18 13/Sep/21 – 14/Jan/22
is 20 ECTS, Solid Waste Management ● ● ●
Dates are subject to change - please check the website for updates. which equals a
workload of 560
Unit Operations in Water Treatment: coagulation, etc.* ● ●
hours. Urban Drainage and Sewerage ● ●
Urban Flood Management and Disaster Risk Mitigation * ● ●
To ensure that
the programme Urban Water Systems * ● ● ●
fits the personal Water Transport and Distribution ● ●
ONLINE COURSES IN COLLABORATION circumstances of
the participant, On-Campus Short Courses

WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATION a personal study

plan will be
Advanced Water Transport and Distribution ● ●
designed in col- Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment ● ●
Learning QGIS learning-qgis.com continuous laboration with a Analysis of Sanitation Flows NEW ●
study advisor.
Asset Management ● ●
The total dura- Behaviour Change and Advocacy NEW ●
tion of the
programme
Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment ● ●
OPEN COURSEWARE depends on this Conventional Wastewater Treatment ● ●
Open Courseware

study plan, with

AfriAlliance MOOC on Social Innovation in Water and Climate Change in Africa continuous a minimum of 1.5
Decentralised Water Supply and Sanitation ●
AfriAlliance MOOC on Water and Climate Change in Africa continuous and a maximum Desalination and Membrane Technology ● ●
Benchmarking for Improved Water Utility Performance continuous
of 4.5 years. Disinfection, Adsorption and Natural Processes for Water Treatment ● ●
Biological Wastewater Treatment: Principles, Modelling and Design continuous Emergency Sanitation NEW ●
Computational Hydraulics continuous Experimental Methods in Wastewater Treatment ● ●
Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment continuous Faecal Sludge Management ● ● ●
Data Sharing for Water Sector Organisations using Spatial Data Infrastructures continuous
Ground Water Resources and Treatment ● ●
Delta Planning and Management continuous
Ecological Sanitation continuous
Industrial Effluents Treatment and Residuals Management ● ● ●
Experimental Methods in Wastewater Treatment continuous Industrial Resource Management and Cleaner Production ● ●
Faecal Sludge Management continuous Modelling Wastewater Treatment Processes and Plants ●
Flood Infrastructure Asset Adaptation through Innovations, Interconnections, Realignments and Resilience (FAIR) continuous Project Management NEW ●
Governance of Decentralized Sanitation continuous Resource Oriented Wastewater Treatment and Sanitation ● ● ● ●
Greening Risk Reduction with Nature Based Solutions continuous Sanitation and Public Health NEW
●
Industrial Resource Management and Cleaner Production continuous
Sanitation Financing NEW ●
Introduction to Modflow and Model Muse continuous
Introduction to Urban Water Distribution continuous
Sanitation Governance NEW ●
Irrigation Management and Development continuous Sanitation Systems and Services NEW ●
Open Source Software for Pre-processing GIS Data for Hydrological Models continuous Sanitation Technology NEW ●
Preparing for Extreme and Rare Events in Coastal Regions continuous Solid Waste Management ● ● ●
Science Communication Skills for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy continuous Unit Operations in Water Treatment: coagulation, etc.* ● ●
Urban Drainage and Sewerage continuous
Urban Drainage and Sewerage ● ●
Understanding Climate Change Basics continuous
Urban Flood Management and Disaster Risk Mitigation ● ●
Water Quality Assessment continuous
Urban Water Systems ● ● ●
Water Transport and Distribution ● ●
Water Treatment Processes and Plant Design ● ●
* New courses and tracks currently being developed - please check the website for the latest information.

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Study Information ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Short Courses
ECTS Duration (weeks) Starting date End date
Water and Environmental Policy Analysis 5 3 19/Apr/21 – 07/May/21
Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring 5 3 19/Apr/21 – 07/May/21
Environmental Planning and Implementation 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
Industrial Resource Management and Cleaner Production 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
River and Floodplain Rehabilitation 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
Data Analysis and Modelling for Aquatic Ecosystems 5 3 07/Jun/21 – 25/Jun/21
Aquatic Ecosystems: Processes and Applications 5 3 28/Jun/21 – 16/Jul/21
Environmental Assessment for Water-related Policies and Developments 5 3 28/Jun/21 – 16/Jun/21
Solid Waste Management 5 3 19/Jul/21 – 06/Aug/21
Strategic Planning for River Basins and Deltas 5 3 19/Jul/21 – 06/Aug/21
Wetlands for Livelihoods and Conservation 5 3 19/Jul/21 – 06/Aug/21
URBAN WATER AND SANITATION
ECTS Duration (weeks) Starting date End date
Unit Operations in Water Treatment (coagulation, sedimentation, 5 3 01/Feb/21 – 19/Feb/21
flotation and filtration)
Urban Drainage and Sewerage 5 3 01/Feb/21 – 19/Feb/21
Conventional Wastewater Treatment 5 4 22/Feb/21 – 19/Mar/21
Disinfection, Adsorption and Natural Processes for Water Treatment 5 4 22/Feb/21 – 19/Mar/21
Groundwater Resources and Treatment 5 3 22/Mar/21 – 09/Mar/21
Resource Oriented Wastewater Treatment and Sanitation 5 3 22/Mar/21 – 09/Apr/21
Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment - 1 22/Mar/21 – 26/Mar/21
Wastewater Treatment Plants Design and Engineering 5 3 19/Apr/21 – 07/May/21
Water Transport and Distribution 5 3 19/Apr/21 – 07/May/21
Desalination and Membrane Technology 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
Modelling Wastewater Treatment Processes and Plants 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
Summer Courses
Industrial Effluents Treatment and Residuals Management 5 3 28/Jun/21 – 16/Jul/21
Water Treatment Processes and Plants Design 5 3 28/Jun/21 – 16/Jul/21
Advanced Water Transport and Distribution 5 3 19/Jul/21 – 06/Aug/21
Decentralised Water Supply and Sanitation 5 3 19/Jul/21 – 06/Aug/21
Experimental Methods in Wastewater Treatment - 3 19/Jul/21 – 06/Aug/21
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for the Water Sector - 2 15/Nov/21 – 26/Nov/21
WATER MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
ECTS Duration (weeks) Starting date End date
Managing Water Organisations 5 4 22/Feb/21 – 19/Mar/21
Water and Environmental Law 5 4 22/Feb/21 – 19/Mar/21
Water Resources Assessment and Modelling 5 3 22/Mar/21 – 09/Apr/21
Water Conflict and Cooperation 5 3 19/Apr/21 – 07/May/21
Water Conflict Management and Tools for Water Diplomacy 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
Water Resources Planning 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
Partnerships, Networks and Stakeholder Analysis in the Water Sector 5 3 28/Jun/21 – 16/Jul/21
Remote Sensing for Water Resources Management 5 3 28/Jun/21 – 16/Jul/21
Financing Water Investments for Water Professionals - 1 06/Jul/21 – 09/Jul/21
Water Economics 3 2 04/Oct/21 – 15/Oct/21
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WATER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
ECTS Duration (weeks) Starting date End date
Port Planning and Infrastructure Design 5 3 01/Feb/21 – 19/Feb/21
Asset Management 5 4 22/Feb/21 – 19/Mar/21
Coastal Systems 5 4 22/Feb/21 – 19/Mar/21
Computational Intelligence and Operational Water Management 5 3 22/Mar/21 – 09/Apr/21
Design of Breakwaters 3,5 2 22/Mar/21 – 09/Apr/21
Management of Irrigation and Drainage Systems 5 3 22/Mar/21 – 09/Apr/21
Tracer Hydrology and Flow Systems Analysis 3 22/Mar/21 – 09/Apr/21
Hydropower Water Conduit Design - 2 29/Mar/21 – 09/Apr/21
Groundwater Data Collection and Interpretation 5 3 19/Apr/21 – 07/May/21
Hydrological Data Collection and Processing 5 3 19/Apr/21 – 07/May/21
River Basin Modelling 5 3 19/Apr/21 – 07/May/21
Implementing Environmental Flows to Support Sustainable Water - 2 03/May/21 – 14/May/21
Resources Management
Integrated Hydrological and River Modelling 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Deltas 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
River Flood Analysis and Modelling 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
Urban Flood Management and Disaster Risk Mitigation 5 3 10/May/21 – 28/May/21
Design of Hydropower Schemes - 1 10/May/21 – 14/May/21
Applied Groundwater Modelling 5 3 28/Jun/21 – 16/Jul/21
Flood Risk Management 5 3 28/Jun/21 – 16/Jul/21
Urban Water Systems 5 3 28/Jun/21 – 16/Jul/21
Remote Sensing for Agricultural Water Management 5 3 19/Jul/21 – 06/Aug/21
Water Sensitive Cities 5 3 19/Jul/21 – 06/Aug/21
Data Acquisition, Preprocessing and Modelling using HEC-RAS - 2 04/Oct/21 – 15/Oct/21
Data Acquisition, Preprocessing and Modelling using PCRaster Python - 2 04/Oct/21 – 15/Oct/21
Data Acquisition, Preprocessing and Modelling using SWAT - 2 04/Oct/21 – 15/Oct/21
Geostatistics for Water Resources and Environmental Science - 2 04/Oct/21 – 15/Oct/21
Small Hydropower Development - 2 04/Oct/21 – 15/Oct/21
Morphological Modeling Using Delft3D - 1 04/Oct/21 – 08/Oct/21
QGIS for Hydrological Applications - 1 04/Oct/21 – 08/Oct/21
Environmental Modelling using PCRaster - 1 11/Oct/21 – 15/Oct/21
Hydraulic Modelling using HEC-RAS - 1 11/Oct/21 – 15/Oct/21
River Basin Modelling using SWAT - 1 11/Oct/21 – 15/Oct/21
Where there is little data: How to estimate design variables in poorly - 2 15/Nov/21 – 26/Nov/21
gauged basins
Dates are subject to change - please check the website for updates.
SUMMER
COURSES
Course topics include: SDGs, WEF nexus, leadership, serious gaming and gender 23/Aug/21 – 27/Aug/21
Please check the website for updates.
Subject to Coronavirus regulations, IHE Delft aims to run on-campus
short and summer courses face-to-face. Should this not be possible,
an online alternative or postponement will be proposed.
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and is often a precondition for other goals. Therefore, together
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such as: zero hunger, gender equality, affordable and clean
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