Online courses

UNESCO-IHE offers high-quality online courses in an increasing number of topics of interest in the water sector. The innovative delivery format makes learning exciting, flexible, interactive and effective. It allows participants anywhere in the world to learn at their own convenience, and immediately apply their newly acquired knowledge in their working environment.

The online courses are intended for professionals working in public and private institutions, NGOs, and academic institutions, and are ideal for those with families who want to upgrade their skills from the comfort of their own home or office.

A typical course covers a four-month period, and requires around eight hours of study per week (total study load 140 hours).

During an online course UNESCO-IHE lecturers provide intensive guidance, and there are many opportunities to obtain feedback from and interact with fellow participants.

Participants can access the online courses at any time via UNESCO-IHE ’s Online Learning Environment, which can be used to download training materials and for communication.

It contains lecture notes and learning tools such as presentations, videos featuring case studies from various countries, interviews with experts, quizzes and audio materials, as well as a discussion area where fellow participants and lecturers can meet.

Apply for a course?

Follow the online application link on the web page of the course you wish to apply for.

Although the courses are available only via the Online Learning Environment, participants can also receive materials on CD.

In some cases, UNESCO-IHE can arrange for lectures and question-and-answer sessions to take place via a videoconferencing link.

NFP Fellowships

Most of our online courses are eligible for NFP fellowships (see the website www.nuffic.nl ). Nationals from around 60 countries can apply for a NFP fellowship via the Netherlands Embassy or Consulate.

ATTENTION: The deadline for applying for an NFP fellowship for short & online courses with a starting date between 01 January and 15 March 2011 has been advanced to 1 October 2010. This means that those who wish to apply for an NFP fellowship at the Dutch Embassy for these courses, will have to apply to UNESCO-IHE before September 1, 2010, to get their admission letter in time. For short & online courses that have a starting date between 15 March - 30 June 2011, the deadline to submit your NFP application at the Netherlands Embassy is December 1, 2010. The deadline for short courses held in July and September 2011 is February 1, 2011.

Please check with the Embassy or www.nuffic.nl. Please be informed that you need an admission letter from our institute before you can get the NFP forms.

In case you can arrange funding via other sources, the deadline of application is 4 weeks before the start of the course.

Discounts

Discounts on the tuition fee of online and short courses apply to the following:

• 30%: UNESCO-IHE alumni
• 10%: UN family staff members
• 10%: groups of 5 or more (provided that the courses start at the same time and group application has been sent)
• 30%: UNESCO-IHE G-PoWER partners