Capacity building on postgraduate level in fostering regional institutional cooperation. View from the MA IWRM at German-Kazakh University Dr.iur Barbara.

Capacity building on postgraduate level in fostering regional institutional cooperation.

View from the MA IWRM at German-Kazakh University

Dr.iur Barbara Janusz-PawlettaIntegrated Water Resources Management Program

Kazakh-German University, [email protected]

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EU – CENTRAL ASIA STRATEGY FOR A NEW PARTNERSHIPPLATFORM FOR ENVIRONMENT AND WATER COOPERATION

Working Group on Environmental Governance and Climate Change3rd Meeting

Almaty, Kazakhstan, 11 – 12 June, 2014

Transboudary Water management in Central Asia Past & Presence & Future

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Berlin Process “Water Initiative for Central Asia”

04/19/23 3

Capacity building in academic field fortransboudary water management shall be

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DKU Integrated Water Management (M.A. Program)

Students’ Background:

- engineers, hydrology, technique

M.A. Program:

- citizens of all Central Asian countries

In Central Asia &

Germany

Our Alumnis’ Expertisein Transboundary Water Management

complex analysis & solutions’ recommendations

prepare and implement

irrigation hydropower drinkingwater

water quality

on national & international level

Government(Agriculture/Energy/ Environment/Health)

Business Non-governmental organizations

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Seminars «Water Day»• Lecturers from partner universities and water organizations• VIP Speakers• Once a month• Participants and students of the German-Kazakh university and universities

Regional IWRM Olympiad 2014

Objective: to deepen the knowledge in the field of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) among students of Central Asia.

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Summer SchoolSummer School 2013: 2013:««Sustainable development and the policies for effective management of natural resources»»

Summer School 2014: „Methods and Tools for the Assessment, Modeling and Monitoring of Central Asian Water and Land Resources“

• For students studying in their final year and young For students studying in their final year and young water specialistswater specialists

• Majors in engineering, agriculture, science and water Majors in engineering, agriculture, science and water management management

• Participants from the five Central Asian countriesParticipants from the five Central Asian countries

Regional seminars 2012, 2013

«Applying the concept of IWRM in Central Asia - the current practice and promotion»

with the participants from all the five countries, including German partners

Publication edition of the seminar results

• + GKU, CAREC• Demonstrating the interrelations of economic,

environmental, social issues in IWRM• Innovations in data collection and processing,

modeling tools for planning and managing water resources.

• Demonstration of modeling with the use of PC

World Bank seminar 2014

E-learning in the field of IWRM Objectives:

-Competence development in the use of e-learning in IWRM -Cooperation building between CA and BA in IWRM -Gaining experience in online communication -Experience and information exchange among the participants of the project

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• The need to promote additional education after receiving a bachelor degree

• Too narrow specialization (technical, agricultural, engineering)• The necessity and possibility of establishing distance learning,

which will strengthen students' practical experience if it works• Introducing students to the partner organizations (GIZ, CAREC

etc.), which has a positive impact on their thesis writing • Field works• Work practice up to 3 months; the possibility to do an internship

in Germany is being developed

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Dr.iur Barbara Janusz-PawlettaMA Integrated Water Resources Management ProgramKazakh-German University, [email protected]