December 30, 2020
During coming W@tskills event in India (2-13 January), a leader in Water / Climate Adaptation will have a keynote presentation for th...
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Wetskills uses a new way of authentic learning and international networking for students and young professionals with a passion for water. The Challenges take place worldwide, usually during international water related events. In multidisciplinairy, international teams, the participants work on real life cases from companies and (governmental) organisations. Their challenge: to think out-of-the-box and develop realistic concepts.
Due to corona, the event programs had to be changed to be corona-proof. We are happy that we succeeded, so we were able to re-start with some exciting events: Wetskills-The Netherlands in Leeuwarden (13-23 September 2020) and W@tskills-India (2-13 January 2021). And more events will follow later this year!
WetsNext works on follow-up projects of Wetskills concepts with the partners involved. Main aim: impact with new ideas!
Wetskills Water Challenges have been organized more than 40 times since 2010, with some 800 participants and events in 23 countries. The Wetskills Foundation is an independent foundation with a broad international network in the water sector, based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Online Finals of Wetskills-The Netherlands 2020
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W@tskills-India 2021
January 2 – January 13
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Wetskills-The Netherlands 2020
September 13 – September 23
Upcoming Events
CaseBooster – Europe
January 19 - March 16Wetskills-South Africa 2021
February 25 - March 11Wetskills-Hungary 2021
April 18 - April 30Wetskills-Denmark 2021
May 3 - May 15Wetskills-Colombia 2021 [Dates: TBC]
May 9 - May 21Wetskills-Japan 2021
July 12 - July 25Wetskills-Palestinian Territories 2021 [on hold]
August 12 - August 24
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About Wetskills
Wetskills uses a new way of authentic learning and international networking for students and young professionals with a passion for water. The Challenges take place worldwide, usually during international water related events. In multidisciplinairy, international teams, the participants work on real life cases from companies and (governmental) organisations. Their challenge: to think out-of-the-box and develop realistic concepts.
Due to corona, the event programs had to be changed to be corona-proof. We are happy that we succeeded, so we were able to re-start with some exciting events: Wetskills-The Netherlands in Leeuwarden (13-23 September 2020) and W@tskills-India (2-13 January 2021). And more events will follow later this year!
Wetskills Water Challenges have been organized more than 40 times since 2010, with some 800 participants and events in 23 countries. The Wetskills Foundation is an independent foundation with a broad international network in the water sector, based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Online Finals of Wetskills-The Netherlands 2020
Current Event
W@tskills-India 2021
January 2 – January 13
Upcoming Events
CaseBooster – Europe
January 19 - March 16Wetskills-South Africa 2021
February 25 - March 11Wetskills-Hungary 2021
April 18 - April 30Wetskills-Denmark 2021
May 3 - May 15Wetskills-Colombia 2021 [Dates: TBC]
May 9 - May 21
What are Wetskills Water Challenges?
The Wetskills Water Challenge is a two-weeks pressure-cooker programme for students and young professionals with a passion for water from all over the world. They meet in a country and work in transdisciplinary and transcultural teams at water-related topics.
The main challenge: develop as a team your own innovative and out-of-the-box solution for water challenges in a changing world. The study cases are provided and formed by study case owners, companies and organisation with a dedicated challenge in a local situation.
These concepts are presented during the formal event through an ice-breaking and energizing session, when the cooperation between the Dutch water sector and the partner-country is showed and positioned. It provides a floor to integrate generations, water challenges, disciplines and cultures.
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December 22, 20202 January 2021 is the day that we will start our first full online W@tskills programme Wetskills and local host Centre for Environmen...
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December 15, 2020Creating input for some of the Wetskills cases of future events: as a new extracurricular Project Some of the case owners of the Wets...
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What are Wetskills Water Challenges?
The Wetskills Water Challenge is a two-weeks pressure-cooker programme for students and young professionals with a passion for water from all over the world. They meet in a country and work in transdisciplinary and transcultural teams at water-related topics.
The main challenge: develop as a team your own innovative and out-of-the-box solution for water challenges in a changing world. The study cases are provided and formed by study case owners, companies and organisation with a dedicated challenge in a local situation.
These concepts are presented during the formal event through an ice-breaking and energizing session, when the cooperation between the Dutch water sector and the partner-country is showed and positioned. It provides a floor to integrate generations, water challenges, disciplines and cultures.
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Participant
As Wetskills participant, you will experience real-life cooperation in transcultural teams. It will create or expand your first international network, based on: intercultural teamwork, mutual acceptance, out-of-the-box ideas, comfort zone challenges and knowledge/expertise exchange.
Organization
As Case owner (organizations with a water challenge), you will get your own international team with enthusiastic and transcultural students and young professionals. Your team will come with a creative solution for the implementation of your challenge in the local situation.
University
As local partner-university (or universities), you have the possibility to network with local water companies, government and universities, but international ones as well. This new learning experience method is energizing for your students.
Wetskills Water Challenges
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An innovative approach of real-life learning and networking
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