June 20, 2019
Last week Wetskills wrapped up its fourth event in Romania at the new Flood Proof Romania testing facility. As one of the initiators ...
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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.
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 30 times since 2010, with some 650 participants and events in 20 countries. The Wetskills Foundation is an independent foundation with a broad international network in the water sector, based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Recent Events
Upcoming Events
Wetskills-Bangladesh 2019
June 30 - July 12Wetskills-México 2019
August 26 - September 5Wetskills-South Korea 2019
August 26 - September 6Wetskills-India (Delhi) 2019
October 5 - October 17Wetskills-Hungary 2019
October 5 - October 16Wetskills-The Netherlands 2019
October 25 - November 7
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 mixed teams, the internationals participants work on are real life and transdisciplinary cases from companies and (governmental) organisations. The main task is to think out-of-box and develop realistic concepts.
WetsNext strives to have follow-up projects with the involved partners of Wetskills concepts to get impact!
Wetskills Challenges has been organized more than 20 times since 2010. It has become an independent foundation, based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Wetskills is an independent foundation based in The Netherlands. Wetskills is part of the Human Capital Agenda of the Dutch water sector. The Royal Netherlands Water Network (KNW) is the (financial) administrator for the foundation.
Upcoming Events
Wetskills-Bangladesh 2019
June 30 - July 12Wetskills-México 2019
August 26 - September 5Wetskills-South Korea 2019
August 26 - September 6Wetskills-India (Delhi) 2019
October 5 - October 17Wetskills-Hungary 2019
October 5 - October 16
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.
Latest News
June 19, 2019“While water is not a top of mind theme in the City of Rotterdam, water is the every important challenge of each day.” stated May...
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June 18, 2019This new edition of Wetskills will take the participants to the beautiful, authentic and water-rich Budapest, proud capital of Hungar...
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June 07, 2019During the Aquatech China exhibition in Shanghai, Wetskills with the support of Amsterdam Rai (organiser of Aquatech-China) have orga...
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Events Since 2010
711
Participants
36
Wetskills Events
20
Countries
164
Study cases
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.
Join Wetskills
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
Do you have any questions? Don’t hesitate to ask!
