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IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility globally and is based in Delft, the Netherlands. The Institute confers fully accredited MSc degrees and Ph.D. degrees in collaboration with partner universities.

Since 1957 the Institute has provided graduate education to more than 15,000 water professionals from over 162 countries, mainly from the developing world. Numerous research and capacity development projects are carried out throughout the world. The Institute offers a unique combination of applied, scientific and participatory research in water engineering combined with natural sciences, social sciences, management, and governance. Since its establishment, the Institute has played an instrumental role in developing the capacities of water sector organizations in the Global South, not least by strengthening other universities and research centers' efforts to increase the knowledge and skills of professionals working in the water sector.

IHE Delft carries out educational, research, and capacity development activities that complement and reinforce each other in the broad fields of water engineering, water management, environment, sanitation, and governance.

IHE Delft provides a wide range of services to various target groups in developing countries and countries in transition, Education, training, and scientific research – for water sector professionals, engineers, scientists, consultants, and decision-makers working in the water environment sectors. Water sector capacity development – for water sector ministries and departments, municipalities, water boards, water utilities, universities, training and research institutes, industries, non-governmental, and private sector organizations. Partnership building and networking – among knowledge centers, public and private sector organizations. The standard setting for Education and training – for water-related institutions, universities, and other education and training agencies in the water sector. Policy Forum on the water – for UNESCO member states and other stakeholders.

The Institute offers a wide range of facilities Four modern teaching and research laboratories: aquatic ecology, microbiology process and analytical laboratories, A library with online connections to a worldwide network of libraries, and a reading room containing many international journals and magazines, Multifunctional lecture theaters and a fully equipped auditorium that seats 300, Extensive ICT facilities, including a studio with videoconferencing facilities, Innovative learning tools, including smart boards, WiFi and remote access to all digital resources, A restaurant offering a wide variety of meals and snacks, An in-house prayer and meditation room, Residential accommodation equipped with computers, internet connections, and other facilities.

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education envisions a world in which people manage their water and environmental resources sustainably. All sectors of society, particularly the poor, can enjoy the benefits of essential services.

The mission of IHE Delft is to contribute to the Education and training of professionals, to expand the knowledge base through research, and to build the capacity of sector organizations, knowledge centers, and other institutions active in the fields of water, the environment, and infrastructure in developing countries and countries in transition.

The Institute has three main goals:

  • Develop innovation, provide new knowledge, and promote the uptake of technologies and policies that will address the issues of the global water agenda, especially those related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, Goal 6 (Ensure access to water and sanitation for all)
  • Seek, evaluate and facilitate responses for the sustainable management of water, to meet the needs of all sectors of society, particularly the poor
  • Strengthen and promote sound governance principles that drive institutional and management change to support water's sustainable management.

IHE Delft's strategic plan recognizes that addressing global challenges such as poverty, climate change, and public health requires a strong foundation of knowledge to improve water management practices.


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