Water and Sustainable Development
Master
This programme targets early and midcareer water professionals, who have the ambition to gain knowledge and skills to tackle water challenges while enhancing their career opportunities within the water sector or related organizations. It covers the broad field of water, including drinking water; sanitation; water resources; water for food, energy and ecosystems; ecosystems’ health; water management and governance; coastal processes; hydrology; water and climate related hazards and risks; river engineering.
While covering core competencies, such as interdisciplinarity and working in multi-disciplinary group settings, the programme allows students to follow a customized study trajectory tailored to their professional needs. Students may opt for deepening their disciplinary knowledge or choose to broaden their knowledge to adjacent water fields relevant for their career.
Thematic areas addressed in this programme are Water Hazards, Risks and Climate; Water and Health; Water, Food and Energy; and Water Resources and Ecosystem Health. Within these thematic areas, modules are offered in various disciplinary profiles: 1) engineering and hydrology; 2) management and governance; 3) environment; 4) sanitation, and 5) digital innovation.
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English
Title
Master of Science
Duration
1 year
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Numerus Fixus
No Numerus Fixus
Without numerus fixus.
Tuition fee 2025/2026
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 19,720
Non-EU/EEA
The non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA.
€ 19,720
Admission
Application requirements
A Bachelor degree at level B/B+ (US system) or upper 2nd (British system) in an appropriate field which has been awarded by a university of recognised standing.
Exceptions can be made if a candidate is below this level, but has a substantial proven experience in the field of the programme and has a strong motivation to join the programme.
- A good command of the English language, if this is not the first language. All non-native English-speaking applicants must satisfy the English language requirements for IHE Delft's educational programmes.
- A strong motivation to successfully complete the programme. The applicant has to answer 5 motivation questions.
Several years of professional experience in a field related to the programme's content is considered to be an asset.
Language requirements
- 6.0
- IELTS overall band
- 65
- TOEFL paper based
- 80
- TOEFL internet based
- 960
- TOEIC
Check when you can start and what you have to pay!
| Tuition fees | |
|---|---|
| € 19,720 | |
| € 19,720 | |
InstitutionalThe institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level. |
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| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
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| 28 Oct '24 | 1 Jul '24 | 1 Jul '24 |
| 27 Oct '25 | 1 Jul '25 | 1 Jul '25 |
Scholarships
You can check if you're eligible for scholarships that apply to this course.
Orange Knowledge Programma (OKP)
The Orange Knowledge Programme aims to contribute to a society's sustainable and inclusive development. Its scholarships are open to mid-career professionals in specific countries.
MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP)
The MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP) offers scholarships to professionals for short courses in the Netherlands.
StuNed - Master
StuNed Scholarships for master studies, short courses and customised training programmes are available for Indonesian professionals with at least 2 years' work experience in a development-related organisation.
Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan | LPDP (Indonesia)
Mahmoud S. Rabbani Scholarship
Conicyt Scholarship
Scholarship available for Master and PhD candidates from Chile. Tilburg University offers an additional tuition waiver.
CONACyT Scholarship
ICETEX
The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation
Rotary Foundation
WWF Prince Bernhard Scholarships for Nature Conservation
Contact
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Main addressWestvest 7
2611 AX Delft
015 - 2151715
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