International Joint MSc Programme
18-months programme
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The MSc programme Environmental Sciences, specialization in Limnology and Wetland Management, is jointly offered by Egerton University in Kenya, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna and UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE), The Netherlands. The joint MSc programme combines European and African expertise and provides a unique opportunity of studying limnology both in the tropics and in temperate climate.
It is our pleasure to announce that the former LWE programme has been under review and has become even more attractive from 2012 onwards. Thus, we are inviting you to study in three different countries together with students from all over the world. All three study locations are world-famous tourist locations - Vienna (Austria), Nakuru/Egerton (Kenya) and Delft (The Netherlands) – thus, go for studying where others are going for holidays and sight-seeing!
INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE & NETWORKING
Solutions developed through international partnerships is what everybody is talking about. The specialisation in Limnology & Wetland Management is making this come true. The specific and unique expertise of different countries and institutes is combined into an excellent mix that is more than the sum of its parts. Working within this unique network amplifies the benefits and values of working together. The specialisation in Limnology & Wetland Management offers the chance to study in different countries, meeting scientists from all over the world. Intercultural communication by experiencing different cultures and making international friends is an important objective of this programme.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
We are proud to announce a new Master Programme in Limnology and Wetland Management (LWM), starting in October 2012. The new programme schedule starts in Vienna (Austria) at BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences for 4-months, followed by 4-months at Egerton University Njoro (Kenya) and the final taught period of 4-months at UNESCO-IHE in Delft (The Netherlands), as outlined in the table below. The taught year is followed by a 6-months research period, which can be carried-out either in Austria, Kenya, The Netherlands or home-country of the participant. Upon successful completion of the programme a joint Masters degree of the three cooperating universities will be awarded.
This joint Master programme combines the best parts of the cooperating partners. You will study the fundamentals in limnology and applied limnology at the renowned BOKU University, in which the well-known IPGL-programme has been recently integrated into. In Kenya you will investigate unique tropical lakes and rivers, such as Lake Victoria - the world 2nd largest freshwater lake and the famous Kenyan Rift Valley lakes, which are habitats of millions of flamingos. You will be exposed to typical challenges in conservation and management of aquatic ecosystems in developing countries. At UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, you will study wetland management and interactions with local lively-hood, processes and modelling of ecosystems. The taught part will be concluded by groupwork, which gives you the opportunity to integrate the acquired knowledge together with other international students from different disciplines. After you have finished the 12-months taught period, you will prepare your M.Sc. research proposal, carry-out your research and write your thesis. The international joint-degree certificate will be awarded to you after 18-months.
The titles of the modules and their assigned credit points (European Credit Transfer System or ECTS) are summarised below. Details about topics covered in each module will be put on the webpage soon.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
You will study in the beautiful town Vienna, a UNESCO World Heritage site, famous for its history, music, theatre, opera, plus various leisure opportunities and outdoor activities. Your stay in Kenya - the heart of Africa - near the famous parks, where you will be able to meet the “big-five”. You will be housed on the campus of Egerton University in our LWM-houses in 5 minutes walking distance to the laboratories and lecturing facilities. You will have the opportunity to meet many Kenyan and East-African students at the beautiful garden-like university campus. In The Netherlands you will stay in the historic old town of Delft with its scenic canals, and history of painters like Vermeer and the inventor of the microscope, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. You will be studying with a community of exclusively international students from all over the world.
STUDY CONDITIONS
Throughout your study you will be provided with proper housing, airport transfer, transport for fieldwork and field trips, good internet facilities. Responsible academic and supporting staff will be available to solve eventual problems during your studies. In other words we will do our utmost best to let you study in a safe and comfortable environment.
TIME PERIOD: October 2012 to April 2014, October 2013 to April 2015
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: January 31st 2013 for the intake 2013/2015
COURSE FEE (EURO):
you can find more information about the cost of the programme on the website:
http://www.unesco-ihe.org/Education/Prospective-Students/Programme-fees
(additional costs occur for transport, living and accommodation, research etc.)
DURATION IN MONTHS: 18 months
LINKS:
Joint Master Programme in Limnology and Wetland Management:
http://www.unesco-ihe.org/Education/MSc-Programmes/MSc-in-Environmental-Science
http://www.egerton.ac.ke/index.php/lwm.html
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
UNESCO-IHE, Dr. H. van Bruggen, PO Box 3015, NL-2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands. e-mail: h.vanbruggen@unesco-ihe.org
Egerton University, Dr. N. Kitaka., Dept. Biological Sciences, PO Box 536, Njoro, Kenya. e-mail: nkitaka@yahoo.com
IPGL-Office, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Mr. G. Winkler, Max-Emanuel-Str. 17, A-1180 Vienna, Austria. e-mail: ipgl@boku.ac.at
The MSc programme Environmental Sciences, specialization in Limnology and Wetland Management, is jointly offered by Egerton University in Kenya, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna and UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE), The Netherlands. The joint MSc programme combines European and African expertise and provides a unique opportunity of studying limnology both in the tropics and in temperate climate.
It is our pleasure to announce that the former LWE programme has been under review and has become even more attractive from 2012 onwards. Thus, we are inviting you to study in three different countries together with students from all over the world. All three study locations are world-famous tourist locations - Vienna (Austria), Nakuru/Egerton (Kenya) and Delft (The Netherlands) – thus, go for studying where others are going for holidays and sight-seeing!
INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE & NETWORKING
Solutions developed through international partnerships is what everybody is talking about. The specialisation in Limnology & Wetland Management is making this come true. The specific and unique expertise of different countries and institutes is combined into an excellent mix that is more than the sum of its parts. Working within this unique network amplifies the benefits and values of working together. The specialisation in Limnology & Wetland Management offers the chance to study in different countries, meeting scientists from all over the world. Intercultural communication by experiencing different cultures and making international friends is an important objective of this programme.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
We are proud to announce a new Master Programme in Limnology and Wetland Management (LWM), starting in October 2012. The new programme schedule starts in Vienna (Austria) at BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences for 4-months, followed by 4-months at Egerton University Njoro (Kenya) and the final taught period of 4-months at UNESCO-IHE in Delft (The Netherlands), as outlined in the table below. The taught year is followed by a 6-months research period, which can be carried-out either in Austria, Kenya, The Netherlands or home-country of the participant. Upon successful completion of the programme a joint Masters degree of the three cooperating universities will be awarded.
This joint Master programme combines the best parts of the cooperating partners. You will study the fundamentals in limnology and applied limnology at the renowned BOKU University, in which the well-known IPGL-programme has been recently integrated into. In Kenya you will investigate unique tropical lakes and rivers, such as Lake Victoria - the world 2nd largest freshwater lake and the famous Kenyan Rift Valley lakes, which are habitats of millions of flamingos. You will be exposed to typical challenges in conservation and management of aquatic ecosystems in developing countries. At UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, you will study wetland management and interactions with local lively-hood, processes and modelling of ecosystems. The taught part will be concluded by groupwork, which gives you the opportunity to integrate the acquired knowledge together with other international students from different disciplines. After you have finished the 12-months taught period, you will prepare your M.Sc. research proposal, carry-out your research and write your thesis. The international joint-degree certificate will be awarded to you after 18-months.
The titles of the modules and their assigned credit points (European Credit Transfer System or ECTS) are summarised below. Details about topics covered in each module will be put on the webpage soon.
|
Country |
Module |
ECTS |
|
|
Austrian trimester at BOKU (4-months, October to January) |
|
|
Austria |
Basics in Limnology |
9,0 |
|
Austria |
Ecology of Aquatic Organisms |
6,0 |
|
Austria |
Basics in Applied Limnology |
6,0 |
|
Austria |
Aquatic Ecosystem Management |
4,0 |
|
Austria |
Scientific Methods |
3,0 |
|
|
Kenyan trimester at Egerton University (4-months, February to May) |
|
|
Kenya |
Lake Ecology |
5,6 |
|
Kenya |
Ecology of Streams and Rivers |
5,6 |
|
Kenya |
Exam week |
|
|
Kenya |
Wetlands for Water Quality |
5,6 |
|
Kenya |
Fisheries & Aquaculture |
5,6 |
|
Kenya |
Exam week |
|
|
|
Netherlands trimester at UNESCO-IHE (4-months, June to September) |
|
|
NL |
Wetlands for Livelihoods and Conservation |
5,6 |
|
NL |
Aquatic Ecosystems: Processes and Applications |
5,6 |
|
NL |
Data Analysis and Modelling for Aquatic Ecosystems |
5,6 |
|
NL |
Exam week |
|
|
NL |
Holiday week |
|
|
NL |
Groupwork |
5,6 |
|
NL |
Exam week |
|
|
NL |
MSc Preparation & Research Methods |
1,9 |
|
NL |
Summer school |
1,9 |
|
NL/KE/AT |
MSc Research Proposal Development & Research Methods |
7,6 |
|
NL/KE/AT |
MSc proposal defence |
|
|
NL/KE/AT |
M.Sc. project period (at one of the Parties or a different institution) |
36,0 |
|
NL/KE/AT |
M.Sc. Research and Thesis writing |
|
|
NL/KE/AT |
MSc exams |
|
|
NL |
Graduation at UNESCO-IHE |
|
|
KE |
Graduation at Egerton University |
|
|
AT |
Graduation at BOKU |
|
|
TOTAL ECTS CREDITS |
120 |
|
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
You will study in the beautiful town Vienna, a UNESCO World Heritage site, famous for its history, music, theatre, opera, plus various leisure opportunities and outdoor activities. Your stay in Kenya - the heart of Africa - near the famous parks, where you will be able to meet the “big-five”. You will be housed on the campus of Egerton University in our LWM-houses in 5 minutes walking distance to the laboratories and lecturing facilities. You will have the opportunity to meet many Kenyan and East-African students at the beautiful garden-like university campus. In The Netherlands you will stay in the historic old town of Delft with its scenic canals, and history of painters like Vermeer and the inventor of the microscope, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. You will be studying with a community of exclusively international students from all over the world.
STUDY CONDITIONS
Throughout your study you will be provided with proper housing, airport transfer, transport for fieldwork and field trips, good internet facilities. Responsible academic and supporting staff will be available to solve eventual problems during your studies. In other words we will do our utmost best to let you study in a safe and comfortable environment.
TIME PERIOD: October 2012 to April 2014, October 2013 to April 2015
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: January 31st 2013 for the intake 2013/2015
COURSE FEE (EURO):
you can find more information about the cost of the programme on the website:
http://www.unesco-ihe.org/Education/Prospective-Students/Programme-fees
(additional costs occur for transport, living and accommodation, research etc.)
DURATION IN MONTHS: 18 months
LINKS:
Joint Master Programme in Limnology and Wetland Management:
http://www.unesco-ihe.org/Education/MSc-Programmes/MSc-in-Environmental-Science
http://www.egerton.ac.ke/index.php/lwm.html
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
UNESCO-IHE, Dr. H. van Bruggen, PO Box 3015, NL-2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands. e-mail: h.vanbruggen@unesco-ihe.org
Egerton University, Dr. N. Kitaka., Dept. Biological Sciences, PO Box 536, Njoro, Kenya. e-mail: nkitaka@yahoo.com
IPGL-Office, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Mr. G. Winkler, Max-Emanuel-Str. 17, A-1180 Vienna, Austria. e-mail: ipgl@boku.ac.at
Last modified
2013-05-14
Graduation 2013