Organisation

The UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education is owned by the UNESCO member states. It was officially established on 5 November 2001 during UNESCO’s 31st General Conference.

Its effective operation started in late 2002, after the signing of an Operational Agreement between the Board of the IHE Foundation, UNESCO and the Government of the Netherlands. This agreement includes internal rules that guarantee a large degree of functional autonomy.

Rectorate

The Institute is headed by the Rectorate. It comprises the Director and the Deputy Director.

• Prof. Richard A. Meganck, PhD, Director
• Joop de Schutter, MSc, (Interim) Deputy Director

Governing Board and IHE Foundation Board

• The Governing Board comprises representatives of ministries, universities and the private sector, all appointed by the Director General of UNESCO.
• The IHE Foundation provides all staff and facilities to UNESCO-IHE. It is chaired by the IHE Foundation Board.

Departments

Almost 100 staffmembers are responsible for the education, training and research programmes. All work in one of UNESCO-IHE's five Academic Departments.

The Office of the Director (OD) provides policy and administrative support to UNESCO-IHE’s Rectorate and Governing Board, as well as to the Academic and the Forward Planning Boards. It is responsible for public relations, communications and marketing, including events coordination. The Office of the Director is the focal point for project acquisition, providing support and advice to the academic departments in their acquisition and project implementation activities. Staff OD

The Finance Department prepares annual and periodic financial reports and analyses, and the annual budget. It also maintains internal control over financial transactions and resources, expenditures for budgetary accounts, the receipt and disbursement of funds, and provides centralized accounts receivable processing and control. The department coordinates and controls purchasing functions. Staff Finance Department

The Department of Personnel and Organisation (P&O) is responsible for the development and implementation of the Institute’s policy on human resources and organisational development. It supports and advises all departments and the Director on the various issues within the integrated personnel management. P&O is also responsible for the personnel and salary administration and provides information on (internal) rules and regulations. Staff P&O

The Central Services (CS) Department, together with support units, is tasked with supervising and administering the cohesion, structure and organisation of student- and education-related activities. It is also responsible for ensuring quality control and proper implementation of the various academic programmes. The Student Affairs, Planning, ICT Group and Facilities Services sections form part of CS. Staff CS

IHE Delft Foundation Board

• Prof. H.J.L. (Henk) Vonhoff, Chair, the Netherlands
• C.J. (Chris) Kalden, MA, the Netherlands
• L.H. (Bert) Keijts, MSc, the Netherlands

Governing Board

UNESCO-IHE's Governing Board comprises representatives from ministries, universities and the private sector. The Governing Board is composed of 13 members who are all appointed by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura.

Chair:

• M. (Margreeth) de Boer
  Former Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment of the Netherlands and former member of the Lower House of the national parliament.
  The Netherlands

Members (alphabetical order):

• W.A. (Walid) Abderrahman
  King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Center for Environment and Water – Research Institute
  Saudi Arabia
• Prof. F. J. (Fransisco Javier) Aparicio Mijares
  Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia de Agua
  Mexico
• J.L. (Jean-Louis) Blanc
  Senior Vice-President Water Resources of Suez
  France
• L.M R.A. (Lidia) Brito, PhD
  Formner Minister of Higher Education, Research and Technology of Mozambique
  Mozambique
• J.G. (Jan) Janssens
  Program Manager, BNWP Water Supply and Sanitation, Energy and Water Department, The World Bank
  United States of America
• L.H. (Bert) Keijts, MSc
  Director General RWS, Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, and member of the Board of the IHE Foundation
  The Netherlands
• K.H. (Kyol-Ho) Kwak, PhD
  President of K-Water, IHE Alumnus
  Republic of Korea
• R.A. (Bob) Pietrowsky
  US Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Research
  United States of America
• P. (Paul) Reiter
  International Water Association (IWA)
  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Prof. I.A. (Igor) Shiklomanov
  Director of State Hydrological Institute (SHI)
  Russian Federation