Wetskills-Hungary 2021
Wetskills-Hungary 2021
April 18 - April 30
Join the second Wetskills Event in Hungary!
Wetskills Foundation will organize the Water Challenge for the second time in Budapest, Hungary. This event’s theme is Liveable and Safe Rivers. It will be the start of the Wetskills Europe Tour with three events on a row: Hungary, Denmark and Romania.
This edition of Wetskills started on 18 April 2021, and will be organised in and around to the beautiful city of Budapest with the Danube River. During the 2-weeks program the participants were working in international, multidisciplinary teams on real-life water cases. The finals and presentations will be aligned to the Ökoindustria Conference & Exhibition (28-30 April).
Are you a student or young professional from Hungary, Europe or other parts of the world, and do you want to make a difference in the water & sustainability sector? Would you like to experience working in an international team and experiencing the culture of Hungary? Do you want to work on challenging water-energy-food issues and get to present your ideas at the ÖKOINDUSTRIAL Conference for a high-level audience? Then this is your chance!
Wetskills Foundation is inviting students (Bachelor (final year), Master and PhD) and Young Professionals from universities and organisations worldwide with a passion for Water-Energy-Food, to join this great experience. Apply for Wetskills-Hungary 2021 (period: 18-30 April 2021).
Note: As fall-back option in case corona virus does not allow traveling, Wetskills Foundation and partners will organise on online Wetskills event.
Practical Information
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(Extended) Deadline: 28 February 2021
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Registration
Application (online) and selection deadline for local and international participants: 28 February 2021 (extended).
After this deadline, every week a selection of the new applications will be made untill the program is full. (First Come, First Served)
Who can apply?
Any Young Professional (up to 5 years of working experience) and student (last year Bachelor, Master or PhD) from Hungary, Europe and other countries worldwide, with a passion for water-energy-food and intercultural teamwork.
How can I apply?
Prepare a motivation letter and resume, click the botton on the right, fill out the online application form and submit it.
Selection criteria
The Wetskills organization will make a final selection among applications received, based on quality of motivation & resume. The organisation will also consider a good diversity of the whole group (incl. backgrounds, local/international, gender balance, etc.).
Costs
- Participation fee for international participants is € 275,- (excl. VAT). This participation fee includes accommodation, teambuilding activities, some lunches & dinners, field trips, workshop, supervision, trainings and working venues. Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses (plane tickets, local travel, etcetera), meals during working days and other personal costs.
- Participation fee for local applicants, who do not need accommodation arrangements, is € 50,-.
- Note: In case of an online W@tskills event, we ask all participants a contribution of € 20,-
Note: During past editions participants often successfully arranged financial compensation for their Wetskills participation from their university or employer. We therefore strongly encourage applicants to inquire about funding opportunities to compensate the costs (university mobility funds, travel allowance etc.).
Joining this Wetskills Event – What do you get?
A unique learning experience where you will tackle real-life water challenges with your own team!
- You will increase your skills in: international cooperation; problem solving, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary teamwork, networking and presenting (pitch & poster);
- You will get the opportunity to connect with other international water students/young professionals;
- You will join visit the Wetskills finals and awarding at the ÖKOINDISTRIAL Conference & Exhibition (if coronavirus situation allows);
- You will visit Budapest and surroundings: water-related, natural and cultural sites, and meetings with water experts;
- You will learn, network and experience more about international and regional water challenges, the main stakeholders and organisations, contemporary issues and current business opportunities;
- You will receive a certificate of participation upon completion of the program.
More information
- Interested candidates (local) can contact: Eszter Nagy (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungarian YWPs), eszter.nagy@wetskills.com
- Interested candidates (international) can contact: Marcel Rompelman (Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences), marcel.rompelman@wetskills.com
- Organisations interested to submit a case and/or join as partner can contact: Johan Oost, johan.oost@wetskills.com.
Event Cases
Wetskills Foundation and partners would like to welcome businesses, governments, knowledge institutes and/or NGOs to formulate one of the Challenges and support the Wetskills programme in Hungary. Join us in this unique Olympic Experience! Find more information in Announcement for Participants Wetskills-Hungary 2021 and contact Johan Oost, johan.oost@wetskills.com.
Case 1:
Case owner:
information in a later stage.
Case 2:
Case owner:
information in a later stage.
Case 3:
Case owner:
information in a later stage.
(Reserve) Case 4: Virtual Water flows between Romania and Hungary
Case owner: Water Footprint Implementation
Is it possible to use water on places when you are not present at that moment? Yes, it is! A virtual water flow is embedded water in products that are produced (with water use during the production process) at location A and consumed (with the embedded water in that product) at location B. Import and export mean a flow of virtual water as well. The Water Footprint, the method that determines the freshwater use in production processes, is an excellent tool to provide insights in the virtual water flows between continents, countries and/or river basins. How can we use the virtual water flow between Romania and Hungary for improving the sustainable freshwater use in both countries?
This case is first part of the CaseBooster programme, where the virtual water flows between the countries will be determined. With the provided information a practical case will be set up for Wetskills in Hungary or in Romania. So, detailed information will be provided in a later stage.
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