Institute for Technology and

Resources Management in the

Tropics and Subtropics (ITT)

Wadi Musa Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jordan

Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Betzdorfer Straße 2

The Azraq Oasis, Jordan

50679 Cologne, Germany
http://www.tt.fh-koeln.de

Prof. Dr. Lars Ribbe

T +49 (0)221-8275-2111
F +49 (0)221-8275-2736
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Admission
Water and Environment
Who will participate? German and Arab participants
Research and Study Center (WERSC)
selected on a competitive basis
University of Jordan, Amman
http://www.ju.edu.jo/centers/WERSC/
Integrated Water Resources
Study Fees Management (IWRM)
— Basic course fees for field trips, conference Prof. Dr. Manar Fayyad
T +962 6 5355 000
for Arab and German young
participation and course material
— Registration Fees
F +962 6 5355 560 professionals
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Scholarships info-iwrm@itt.fh-koeln.de Bicultural Master Programme

— German students may receive a scholarship for http://www.iwrm-master.info/ in Jordan and Germany
covering living expenses during their stay in Arab _
countries
— Arab students may receive a scholarship for covering
living expenses during the full length of the course _

Requirements University of Jordan

— Bachelor degree (minimum grade „good“)
— Proof of proficiency in English language: TOEFL of at
least PBT 550 (CBT: 213, IBT: 79) IELTS level 6 Institute for Technology and
— a relation to the water sector is advisable, either Resources Mangagement in the
Tropics and Subtropics (ITT)
through the previous studies or jobs
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Germany
Application IWRM is supported by

— Deadline: March 31st each year.

Water and Environment
— Application forms available on the website
Research and Study Center (WERSC)
http:/www.iwrm-master.info/application University of Jordan, Amman
Jordan
IWRM Programme Structure (E) = Elective

Water resources, indispensable basis for development, food Home Country Jordan Germany Arab World
supply and health, become ever scarcer and more polluted. Preparation 1st Semester 2nd Semester Thesis
The concept of Integrated Water Resources Management

© IWRM 2011. Detailed Information on http://www.iwrm-master.info/

(IWRM) offers solutions to the water crisis in linking water to Soft Skills IWRM Principles Management
other vital resources. It regards the whole water cycle in
Water Science International Cooperation
connection with human interventions as the basis for
sustainable water management. Worldwide, there is a high Knowledge Water Economics Tools:
and growing demand for experts adequately trained in the Leveling GIS & Remote Sensing (E)

Master Thesis
Water Governance Decision Support Systems (E)
concepts of IWRM. Next to the technical and managerial
knowledge related to water resources, these experts should Technology: Demand Management:
also be familiar with the practices of project funding and Water Supply (E) Water Conservation (E)
international cooperation. Bilateral projects between Sanitation (E) Allocation and Pricing (E)
Germany and Arab countries need experts who are familiar Irrigation & Agriculture (E)
Language Water System Management
with the culture, language and politics of both sides and are
well trained in intercultural communication. Team Project Thesis Preparation

The objective of the MSc IWRM is to form such experts and to
promote the concept of IWRM within the context of European-
Arab cooperation. Target groups of the programme are
recently graduated professionals with working experience in
public or private institutions, authorities, and enterprises of
the water sector. The applicants should be active in or dealing
with water or natural resources management, and have an
interest in learning and working in an intercultural and
multidisciplinary environment.
Several partners and institutions contribute to the programme
by representing the Advisory Board, offering trainings and
field visits:
GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft Internationaler Zusammenarbeit
KfW Development Bank
IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature
UN-ESCWA United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
CEDARE Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe
BGR Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
DWA German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste
DORSCH International Consultants
ACWUA Arab Countries Water Utilities Association
Field Visits, Conferences, Expert Seminars, Tandem Work
The bicultural master programme IWRM is conducted by Cologne What do we offer
University of Applied Sciences (CUAS) and the University of Jordan
— living and learning in the Arab World and in Germany
(UJ), with primary responsibility on the Institute for Technology
— training on intercultural communication and soft skills
and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT) in
— courses on the latest concepts and technologies of water
Cologne and the Water and Environment Research and Study
management
Center (WERSC) in Amman. Lecturers from both universities and
— field visits to relevant projects, institutions and conferences
experts from external institutions are involved in the preparation
— getting first hand support from high level professionals and
of the course contents.
entrepreneurs in the Arab and German water sector
— information on practices of international cooperation
Studies
— 3 semesters of study Your perspectives
— 1st Semester in Amman, Jordan; 2nd Semester in Cologne,
— career opportunities in international cooperation and
Germany; 3rd Semester Master Thesis in Germany or the Arab
development assistance
World
— working for Arab or German companies in the expanding
— Covering water related issues from scientific, economical and
business sector “water management”
political points of view
— leadership positions in the public and private water sector
— English as language of instruction
— become part of a German-Arab network of excellence
on IWRM