Wetskills-The Netherlands 2020
Wetskills-The Netherlands 2020
September 13 - September 23
Join us again in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands!!
We are looking for the last participants!
(Note: Wetskills Foundation is aware of the coronavirus and the potential consequences for this event. Till the authorities and/or the situation request us to postpone, we will focus on the dates: 13-23 September.)
Wetskills Foundation and partners will organize the seventh Wetskills Water Challenge in The Netherlands. For the second time, this event is organized in the beautiful and monumental City of Leeuwarden, the capital of the Frisian Province in the northern part of The Netherlands! The finals will be organised at on online event, combined with a special Wetskills Partners event. Due to coronavirus the European Water Technology Week (EWTW 2020), where Wetskills would have its finals and awarding has been postponed.
The Wetskills Foundation invites Bachelor, Master, PhD students and recent graduates in The Netherlands and from over the world to apply for this great Wetskills Water Challenge programme. The presentations will be aligned to and in close cooperation with the Water Campus Leeuwarden and its partners. Our hosts for this event in Leeuwarden: WaterAlliance, WaterCampus and Wetsus invited Wetskills Foundation and its participants to organise this event and to present the great ideas to a large public event at the EWTW 2020.
To all who are interested in large range of water challenges of and water solutions from The Netherlands: this is your chance! We are looking for local and international students and Young Professionals, who are passionate about water, climate and sustainability and excited to work in mixed teams for transdisciplinary water solutions. Register on this website now!
Movie programme Wetskills-The Netherlands 2018 (in Leeuwarden)
Information
Registration deadline
Last positions available (first come, first serve)
Programme Wetskills-The Netherlands 2020 (updated)
Link to previous event in 2018
Event: Online event (European Water Technology Week 2020 has been postponed)
Wetskills in general
Registration
Registration deadline
Last positions available. Register or ask for information.
First come, first serve!
Who can apply?
Any Young Professional (up to 5 years of working experience) and student (last year Bachelor, Master or PhD) from The Netherlands, Europe and other countries worldwide, with a passion for water, sustainability 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 € 375,- (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 (with accommodation in Leeuwarden) is 50 Euro (excl. VAT) for students and 125 Euro (excl. VAT) for YWP (working).
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 exclusively visit the Wetskills finals and awarding at the European Water Technology Week;
♦ You will visit Leeuwarden 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 and international) can contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com) and/or Elske Möring (elske.moring@wetskills.com)
Wetskills in Leeuwarden (2018)
Event Cases
The Wetskills organization is looking for Case Owners; companies, knowledge institutes and organisations that formulate their case and support this Wetskills programme and formulate a case. Visit the archive of Wetskills-South Korea for an impression of the event results. For more information, read this general Leaflet Wetskills – case owners (spring 2020) and contact Johan Oost (johan.oost@wetskills.com).
Case 1: Sustainable transport in the Wadden Sea as world heritage site
Case owner: Programma Naar Een Rijke Waddenzee (and Rijkswaterstaat)
The Wadden Sea is part of the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2009. This natural resource in the northern part of The Netherlands and neighbouring countries Germany and Denmark is the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world. Sustainable transportation in this shallow tidal system is inevitable to create and keep a sustainable economy and a resilient ecology in the Wadden Sea Based on an inventory to worldwide examples, ‘Rijke Waddenzee’ would like to have inspiring example(s) which is applicable in the Wadden Sea area.
Case 2: Draught on higher sandy grounds in South East region
Case owner: Wetterskip Fryslan
More information will be provided at a later stage
Case 3:
Case owner:
More information will be provided at a later stage
Event Partners
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