IWC MASTERS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED
01.19.07 - Leído 173 veces. Enviar esta notaAgustín Merlo
The Programs are committed to equiping water professionals from within Australia and overseas to effectively respond to the global water crisis
QUEENSLAND, Australia; January 19, 2007.- Water professionals from around the world will look to Australia for training in water resources management with the Queensland Premier Peter Beattie today launching the International WaterCentre (IWC) Master of Integrated Water Management Program.
Mr Beattie said the new Masters Program for Integrated Water Management would attract national and international students to Queensland.
“The Master Programs will lift the profile of Queensland and Australian expertise in water management. The Programs are committed to equiping water professionals from within Australia and overseas to effectively respond to the global water crisis,” Mr Beattie said.
“Australia is a recognised world leader in innovative water supply and wastewater treatment technologies and we are exporting that expertise to the world”, Mr Beattie said.
Professor Paul Greenfield, IWC Chair said, “The course is about building the skill sets of water professionals, from both here and abroad to rise to the great challenges that water related problems pose to all of us.”
“The IWC recognises that water is a critical component of sustainable development essential for socioeconomic welfare and the mitigation of poverty, not to mention the imperatives of human and environmental health.”
“Our mission in offering these courses is to educate water professionals in multi-disciplinary responses to the global water crisis – at local, national and international levels,” Professor Greenfield.
Course Structure
The Masters program will be conducted over three Semesters and hosted by The University of Queensland in Brisbane. Students will be able to enroll in the Masters Program from July 2007.
It is aimed at mid career water industry professionals working both in Australia and overseas, and particularly in developing countries.
“Some of the most pressing issues facing developing countries are the need to balance water management with other human development imperatives,” says Professor Greenfield.
“One of the specialisation streams of the second semester is devoted entirely to that question. Access to water is inextricably linked to improving health and reducing poverty.”
More information is available at: www.watercentre.org/education/masters
The course is comprised of a foundation semester in which the fundamentals of water science, sustainability, policy and governance are set out.
The second semester allows students to explore specialist topics including water planning and governance, supply and wastewater treatment, catchment and ecosystem health.
The third and final semester has students, under academic supervision, undertaking an integrated water management project aimed at consolidating the knowledge they have obtained through coursework.
Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Integrated Water Management will also be offered through the Centre.
IWC is a joint venture partnership of Griffith University, Monash University, The University of Queensland and The University of Western Australia. IWC universities are ranked among the world’s leading educational institutions in teaching and research. IWC is supported by the State Government of Queensland, Australia. The IWC partnership includes the International Riverfoundation and the Southeast Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership.
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