On 11 May 2012, Mr. Kittiwet Kuntiyawichai successfully presented and defended his PhD thesis and was awarded with a Doctoral degree. Professor Bart Schultz and Professor Stefan Uhlenbrook were his promoters. The PhD research focused on ‘interactions between land use and flood management in the...
On 8 May 2012, UNESCO-IHE officially bade farewell to Professor Bart Schultz who served the institute for almost 20 years and welcomed Charlotte de Fraiture who started her position of Professor of Land and Water Development in January 2012.
On 25 April 2012, 123 Masters of Science participants from over 40 countries received their degree during the annual UNESCO-IHE graduation ceremony.
On 26 April 2012, Ms Christina Kayoza successfully presented and defended her PhD thesis and was awarded with a Doctoral degree. Professor Meine Pieter van Dijk was her promoter.
The PhD research focused on 'Integrated infrastructure for sustainable improvement of movement and safety in urban...
At the launch of the first UN Water Talks, on 24 April, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova called for a renewed commitment to water diplomacy as "an essential tool of 'soft power' for a more peaceful world".
On Saturday March 24th,UNESCO-IHE hosted a fundraising dinner that was organised by the Delft-Vrijhof Rotary club to raise money for a newly established Extra-curricular Activities Fund for UNESCO-IHE students.
To celebrate World Water Day 2012 UNESCO-IHE students from across the globe took part in a flash mob on the market square of Delft.
His Excellency, Mr. Chen Lei, Minister of Water Resources (MWR) of the People’s Republic of China visited the Institute on 21 March 2012. The high-level delegation was in the Netherlands for an official visit to discuss bilateral agreement with the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environmen...
On 21 March, 2012, Ahmad Fikri Bin Abdullah successfully presented and defended his PhD thesis and was awarded with a Doctoral degree. Professor Roland Price was his promoter. The PhD research focused on: 'A Methodology for Processing Raw LIDAR Data to Support Urban Flood Modelling Framework'
On 21 March, 2012, Wilmer Jose Barreto Cordero successfully presented and defended his PhD thesis and was awarded with a Doctoral degree. Professor Roland Price and Professor Dimitri Solomatine were his promoters. The PhD research focused on 'Multi-Objective Optimization for Urban Drainage Rehab...
