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Enhancing Water Education and Research Capacity: The HidroEX Initiative (2010-2014)

The HidroEX project, in collaboration with UNESCO-IHE, aimed to improve water education and research capacity in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and developing countries in Africa and Latin America from 2010 to 2014. Key objectives included advancing the Millennium Development Goals, reducing poverty, enhancing access to water supply and sanitation, and fostering sustainable partnerships for effective water governance. The initiative focused on developing innovative curricula, delivering training programs, promoting applied research, and establishing multi-stakeholder platforms, thereby strengthening the capacity of knowledge institutions and contributing to environmental sustainability.

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Enhancing Water Education and Research Capacity: The HidroEX Initiative (2010-2014)

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  1. Capacity Building HidroEX 2010-2014 In conjunction with UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education

  2. Approach

  3. Objectives • Improved Water Education and Research in Minais Gerais, Brazil and developing countries in Africa and Latin America with focus on: • Millennium Development Goals • Poverty reduction • Access to water supply and improve sanitation • Create sustainable partnerships for water governance • Environmental and economic sustainability • Effective management of water and natural resources • Strengthening capacity of knowledge institutes • Specific knowledge development • Applied research • Innovation • Delivery of training and education

  4. Activities • Education and training • Innovative short courses • MSc curricula and programs • Applied research • Research agenda • Co-ordination with the water sector • Platform development • Capacity needs articulation • Improve delivery • Competency based learning • Problem solving methods • Pedagogical tools: E-learning, distance learning etc. • (Virtual) Knowledge Center

  5. Institutional arrangements • HidroEX • Governing Board • Scientific Council • Working Committees etc. • Membership of Partnerships of Universities e.g. • UNESCO-IHE Partnership for Water Education • WaterNet • Mozambique • Angola • Etc.

  6. Outputs • Platform development (multi-stakeholder) • Education and training • Curriculum development • MSc programme • Training programme • Virtual knowledge center • Applied research agenda • Research facility • Staff development

  7. Instruments • Needs assessments • (Labour market) • Capacities universities • Research needs • Workshops • Virtual Centre of Excellence • Library • Laboratory facilities

  8. Development of platforms • Multi-stakeholder platform • Knowledge institutions • Water and environment sector • Water Authorities • Government agencies • Co-operation of Universities and Knowledge centers • Partnerships/association

  9. Education • Masters in Integrated River Basin Management? • Curriculum development • 12-15 modules on innovative subjects • Test running • Delivery and organization • Modular structure (short courses) • Exchange of staff/students • Exchange of credits etc. • Training programme for practitioners • Short and medium length courses

  10. Staff development • PhD research • MSc • Short courses in the Netherlands, Portugal, Brazil • Technical supporting staff • Library, knowledge processing • Innovative pedagogical and didactical skills • E-learning

  11. Important issues/questions • Stakeholders in platform and demand articulation process • Two tiered platform? • Water sector: government and private sector • Academic institutions • Organization and delivery of IRBM curriculum • Role of participating universities? • Student and staff exchange arrangements • Modular structure

  12. Important issues and questions • Implementation arrangements • The need for staff and staff needs • PhD, MSc • Staff development • Student needs • International students!? • Supporting facilities • Library • Laboratory • Virtual Centre

  13. WORKPLAN (for HidroEx and UNESCO-IHE)

  14. Activity cluster 1 (establishment) • (Stakeholder identification study) • Stakeholder selection workshop • Platform development • Establishment workshop • HidroEX Secretariat development • Needs assessment study • Identification of major problems in water management in MG, Brazil, Latin America, Africa • Capacity needs/strengths for knowledge institutions • Priority setting by HidroEX decision makers

  15. Activity cluster 2 (cross-cutting, ongoing) • Research strategy and programme • Research lines and activities • Building a (virtual) knowledge center • Partnership development • Staff development programme • PhD • Masters • Specific courses • Events

  16. Activity cluster 3: development • Short courses identification • Innovative character • Short courses development • Accreditation (by FUMG?) • Pedagogical tools • Distance and E-learning • Pedagogical skills • Masters curriculum?

  17. Activity cluster 4: implementation • Running short courses • Establishing Masters • Guidance and promotion of PhDs/Postdocs

  18. Questions • Platform (s) • Stakeholders? • Universities, Government, private sector • What kind of platform: organization? • Roles and responsibilities • Staff development needs • Priorities • Short courses, Masters, PhD, other? • Implementation modalities • Staff exchange

  19. Questions • Which partnerships? • MG, national, international? • Objectives, roles? • Development priorities? • Knowledge needs • Who are the students/participants? • Role of Africa and Latin America?

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