Wetskills Foundation and partners as Department for Water & Sanitation, Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands and Water Inst...
READ MOREWetskills 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.
This year on the program, we have events in Romania (June 24 – July 6), South Korea (Aug 22 – Sept 2), the Palestinian Territories (Aug 25 – Sept 6) and more. Join us!
WetsNext works on follow-up projects of Wetskills concepts with the partners involved. Main aim: impact with new ideas! The Wetskills Foundation is an independent foundation with a broad international network in the water sector, based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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.
This year on the program, we have events in Romania (June 24 – July 6), South Korea (Aug 22 – Sept 2), the Palestinian Territories (Aug 25 – Sept 6) and more. Join us!
Wetskills Water Challenges have been organized 50+ times since 2010, with 1.000+ participants and events in 25+ countries. The Wetskills Foundation is an independent foundation with a broad international network in the water sector, based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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.
Wetskills Foundation and partners as Department for Water & Sanitation, Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands and Water Inst...
READ MOREJoin the Wetskills-Romania 2022 Finals & Awarding Ceremony tomorrow! Three teams worked hard to create inspirational solutions fo...
READ MOREThe bus is almost leaving!! We have a GO: with 12-16 participants we will start our next Romanian Wetskills adventure in Bucharest. H...
READ MOREAre you interested to join a Wetskills event? Do you want to know more? Join the Questions & Answering with the Wetskills organi...
READ MOREThe 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.
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.
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.
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.