Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM

Organisation:: Fachhochschule Köln
Ort, Bundesland, Land:: Köln, Amman (Jordan), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Typ:: Full-time
Certificate:: M. Sc. Double Degree
Duration:: 3 Semester

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Programme

Water resources, indispensable basis for development, food and health, become ever scarcer and more polluted. The concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) offers solutions to the water crisis by connecting water to other vital resources. Accordingly, IWRM regards the whole water cycle together with human interventions as the basis for sustainable water management. As it is a relatively new concept, there is a high demand for experts adequately trained in the concept of IWRM. Next to the technical and managerial skills related to water resources these experts also require knowledge of project funding and international cooperation.

In particular for bilateral projects between Germany and Arab countries there is a need for experts who are skilled in intercultural communication, being familiar with the culture, language and politics of both sides. The MSc »IWRM« has the objective to equip such experts with the necessary knowledge and skills and to promote the concept of IWRM in the context of German-Arab cooperation.“We, the Amman-Cologne School of IWRM, empower professionals to manage water systems sustainably."

The bicultural master program IWRM is conducted by Cologne University of Applied Sciences (CUAS) and the University of Jordan (UJ), with primary responsibility on the Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT) in Cologne and the Water and Environment Research and Study Center (WERSC) in Amman.

Jörn Trappe
Programme coordinator

Target audience

What are your perspectives?

excellent career opportunities in international cooperation and development assistance
working for Arab or German companies in the expanding business sector "water management".
leadership positions in the public and private water sector
becoming part of a German-Arab network of excellence on IWRM

Target Group:
He or she should be fluent in English and have good communicative skills. In addition, participants should be highly motivated to contribute to solving the water crisis and to the development in the Arab region in general. Furthermore, the participants should aspire to make a career in the international water sector.

Very important for German and Arab participants is a keen interest in the other culture and language. The participants may come from a variety of backgrounds: engineering, natural sciences, economics, social sciences.

Emphases/Curriculum

The programme covers a period of three semesters. The first semester takes place in Amman and the second semester takes place in Cologne. The third semester is dedicated to the master thesis which is conducted in Germany, Jordan or other countries of Middle East and North Africa.

Overview:

Basic Modules:

Water Science

Principles of IWRM

Water Economics

Management

Water Governance

Water System Management

International Cooperation

Team Project

Elective Modules:

Technology
- Irrigated Agriculture
- Water Supply
- Sanitation and Public Health
Demand Management
- Water Conservation
- Water Allocation and Pricing
Tools
- GIS & Remote Sensing
- Environmental Impact Assessment & Strategic Environmental Assessment
- Decision Support Systems & Modelling

Practical relevance

Team projects
The team project is a core part of the master programme. In the team project, students have the chance to apply their knowledge gained within the basic and specialized modules in the frame of an interdisciplinary case study.

Each team consists of at least 2 Arab and 2 German participants. The team projects are related to ongoing projects in the water sector carried out by partners of the IWRM network.

Field visits
Likewise, field visits play an important role for the programme as the exposure to ongoing projects of development assistance or private enterprises in Arab countries and to relevant institutions is of highest importance in order to meet the objectives of the programme.

The preparation of field trips includes research on the objectives of the visited projects, their relevance to tackle substantial water resources problems in the region, their financial background, their institutional embedding, their prospects and sustainability. The participants will visit various ongoing projects. Having researched the project backgrounds, they are prepared to speak with the project staff and partners to receive insights into the project. Field trips conclude with discussion and analysis of the projects visited. Experiences collected here will help the students to decide on a team project.

Admission/Entrance requirements
Full-time:
Number of participants max.:	20
Number of applicants:	n.a.

Application deadline is the 31st March each year. Limited study place assignment: The first intakes will be limited to an equal number of German and Arab students. Scholarships: German students may receive a sholarship during their stay in Arab countries Arab students may receive a scholarship during the full length of the course Admission Requirements: There is a set of minimum requirements that participants have to fulfil. These minimum requirements are: Bachelor degree (minimum grade "good") a minimum of 2 years professional experience is advisable English proficiency (TOEFL iBT 80 or IELTS Band 6) demonstrate a relation to the water sector - either through the previous studies or jobs Start of preparatory phase: July each year

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English
voluntary:	Arabic, German
Going abroad:	desired

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Organisation

The changing conditions of a globalized world require flexibility and high quality in both teaching and research in higher education. The expansion of international scientific-technical cooperation is the appropriate answer to this challenge.

The Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT) promotes this process by providing instruction, research and technology transfer services. The ITT sees itself as an interdisciplinary, intercultural and international interface with the goal of enabling people of varying technical and cultural backgrounds the capacity for wide ranging cooperation and to promote cooperation at the university and post-graduate level. Via interdisciplinary courses and applied research in cooperation with partners in both Germany and throughout the world the ITT meets these goals.

The Water & Environment research and Study Center WERSC of the University of Jordan was established in 1982. WERSC is an independent unit that is directly linked to the university president. A board of directors that consists of eleven members chosen by the council of deans, from inside and out side the university supervises the center's functions and budget and evaluates its performance. The center plays a leading role in developing and implementing national plans to develop and manage Jordan's water resources.

The center directs its activities to irrigation management, low cost wastewater treatment, reuse of treated wastewater in irrigation, water hydrology, water conservation in arid areas, water quality, water harvesting and artificial recharge.