UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (Delft, The Netherlands):
MSc courses (water Management), scholarships, technical assistance
One facet of the partnership between UNESCO–IHE and SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT is the courses we teach for the "Water Management" Master of Science ("Water Services Management" specialisation). SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT is responsible for courses on contractual and financial engineering in water services management, on adapting business models to different national social-economic contexts, as well as cross-functional issues such as corporate social responsibility, management of change, health and safety, etc. These courses present the governance rules associated with public-private partnerships, mainly in the form of case studies and talks with our subsidiary managers, but also with customers and representatives from the public sector.
In addition, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT finances scholarships for students from developing countries who wish to pursue a 12-month master’s degree in Delft, followed by 6 months of personal research task under the guidance of a subsidiary.
Lastly, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT regularly collaborates with UNESCO-IHE on technical assistance projects developed by its subsidiary SAFEGE. For example, a shared management tool was installed in the four countries bordering the catchment area of the Sava river, a tributary of the Danube, to ensure coordinated implementation of the European Directive on water.
The UNESCO-IHE (Institute for Water Education), a Dutch university which in 2001 passed under the aegis of UNESCO, is mainly attended by young professionals from Southern countries. Over the past 50 years, the university has graduated 13,000 students – scientists, engineers and decision-makers – from over 100 countries.
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