WATSAN - Water and sanitation engineering from emergency towards development
Summary
The main objective of this course is to train qualified and motivated engineers and scientists who are active (or intending to become active) in the wash-sector in humanitarian contexts. The participants should be able, at the end of the course, to plan, implement and monitor water and sanitation emergency programs and design an emergency response in the context of a humanitarian operations as well as to better understand the institutional context of humanitarian situations.
Objectives
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Target audience
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Admission conditions |
University or equivalent degree. |
Degree |
"Certificate of Participation" issued by the Continuing Education Department, CHYN and ICRC, Wathab Service. |
Date |
September - October 2021 |
Registration |
Registration will be open in January 2021 |
Fees |
CHF 2000.-, including all lunches and 4 evening meals. The University of Neuchâtel has no funding provisions for applicants of this course. |
Informations |
Centre d'hydrogéologie et de géothermie (CHYN)
Université de Neuchâtel Rue Emile-Argand 11 2000 Neuchâtel +41 (0)32 718 25 94 ellen.milnes@unine.ch |
INFORMATION
The dates for 2021 WATSAN course will be communicated on this webpage in March 2021, and will most likely take place in September or October 2021.
Deadline for application
The University of Neuchâtel has no funding provisions for applicants of this course.
Date
September - October 2021
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Place
Université de Neuchâtel
Centre d'Hydrogéologie et de Géothermie (CHYN)
Rue Emile-Argand 11
2000 Neuchâtel
Coordination
Centre d'hydrogéologie et de géothermie (CHYN)
Université de Neuchâtel
Rue Emile-Argand 11
2000 Neuchâtel
+41 (0)32 718 25 94
ellen.milnes@unine.ch
Speakers
Centre of Hydrogeology and Geothermy of the University of Neuchâtel (CHYN)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC - Wathab Service)
Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG)
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC, Loughborough University, GB)
Other important international NGO's according to their availability
(Possible modifications according to the availability of the speakers.)