03 April 2020 - Source: IHE DELFT Application deadline: April 23, 2020. The Joint Japan/Worldbank Graduate Scholarship Programme (JJWBGSP) is accepting applications to one of their preferred programs, including three MSc Programme Specializations from IHE Delft, until the application deadline...
QGIS for Hydrological Applications
31 March 2020 - Source: LinkedIn This is the time to learn new skills! Join Kurt Menke and me in our weekly free webinar on QGIS for Hydrological Applications. 7 weeks long, every Friday from 9 - 10 pm CET - 2:30 AM YGN (Saturday). We'll start tomorrow with georeferencing a scanned map ...
Top international experts gathered at the University of Yangon to discuss new Water Studies curriculum
Curriculum development for Bachelor course in water studies was discussed together with the professors and directors of relevant international partners with Environment and Water Studies (EWS) department of University of Yangon. Their vision is to become a Center of Excellence and a leading scientif...
A Water Journey of 42 Years - Prof. Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein
"It began with passion and learning. When I was young, I wanted to be an engineer and then I wanted to teach. Putting these two interests together, I became a university teacher specialized in water resources engineering." This is how Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein's professional journey with water star...
University of Yangon collaborating with international experts to establish a new Centre of Excellence on Water Studies
Do you have any idea when you first hear about the water studies? I am sure that you will be willing to know what the water studies is. So, let me introduce the general term of the water studies. "Our State Counselor wants not only a center of excellence of water studies in Myanmar and also she want...
Online Seminar: Open Education for Water Professionals
Date - 05 March 2020 Time - 17:15 - 18:15 (YGN time) How do I attend? Go to https://metameta.adobeconnect.com/ihe/ Click on 'Enter as Guest' Enter a user name Click on 'Enter Room' Participation The events are free of charge. Please register to participate using the following link, that will help us...
Climate Change Adaption in Myanmar (Facilitator Guide)
The overall aim of the training course is to build the capacity of national and local governments for integrating CCA and DRR measures into local development plans. The course modules are tailored to equip government officials with robust knowledge on climate change and its impacts in Myanmar, as we...
Symposium that finalized Advanced Hand-on Training at Yangon Technological University
On 13th of December 2019, the symposium that finalized the training that was part of the Orange Knowledge Tailor-Made Training (TMT) Program was organized at Yangon Technological University. Funded by NUFFIC, the Dutch organization for internationalization in education, this symposium showed the dev...
Netherlands grant to support Water Education
The University of Yangon (UY), the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and the Water Agency (TWA) have recently received a grant for a new project to support water education in Myanmar. The project is part of the Orange Knowledge Programme of Nuffic which is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Aff...
Promoting Satellite-based River Morphological Change Monitoring System in Myanmar
14 DEC 2019 - There are four mandates related to river management: first is to utilize the rivers waters for domestic use and agriculture year-round, secondly to cooperate with other organizations in demarcation of dangerous water levels, thirdly to protect against river bank erosion and floodi...
Water Economics Short Course at IHE Delft – Interview with a Myanmar Delegate
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water facility in the world and is based in Delft, the Netherlands. The institute offers MSc and PhD Programmes as well as a wide range of short courses. These intensive and highly specialized short courses are effective f...
Erasmus Mundus Programmes - IHE-Delft (2020 - 2022)
Erasmus Mundus deadlines: 15 January/15 February 2020 An Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree is a prestigious, integrated, international study programme, jointly delivered by an international consortium of higher education institutions. IHE Delft is involved in three different Erasmus Mundus Joint M...
Advanced cloud computing for water professionals in Myanmar using Google Earth Engine
From 4 To 15 November, a training was organized at Yangon Technological University by Dutch companies HKV and FutureWater on the use of satellite-derived data for water management in Myanmar. The 8-day training was organized under the framework of the Orange Knowledge Tailor-Made Training (TMT) Prog...
Hackathon contest gives six awards for education, environment and rural development
22 Oct 19 - Source: Mizzima - The Hackathon 2019 technical contest jointly organized by Ooredoo Myanmar and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Myanmar awarded six prizes for education, environment and rural development. The Hackathon contest contributes to education, environment and rural d...
Dancing Rivers
This system monitors the seasonal river course changes of Ayeyarwady River in Myanmar using remote sensing images. The monitoring system enables large geographical coverage of more than 2000 km river length for monitoring seasonal erosion and deposition induced by high monsoonal flows. Application ...