LWM Call for applications

The call for applications for potential candidates being interested in applying for academic admission to attend the "International Joint Master's Degree Programme in Limnology & Wetland Management (LWM)", commencing in October 2023, is open.
 
Deadline for submitting the application documents for academic admission is the 6 February 2023.
Candidates apply for LWM via the online platform

Guiding info on how to apply are embedded within the online application platform and are provided within the Guideline Document.

Austrian Development Cooperation Fellowships are available for applicants from the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Georgia, Kenya, Kosovo, Moldova, Mozambique and Palestinian Territories and Uganda.

Netherlands Development Cooperation Fellowships are available for applicants from the following countries: Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen and Zambia.

However, applicants from other countries are most welcome as well and kindly seek for funding opportunities on their own. The overall costs for attending the 19 to 24-months programme amounts to approx. EUR 54,000.- including programme fees, travel & living costs & insurance.

The LWM Master's programme provides

• fundamental understanding of the structure and functioning of streams & rivers, wetlands, fishponds and lakes;
• expert skills to assess the ecological status of freshwater ecosystems, to plan & carry-out monitoring programmes and to develop suitable conservation & restoration measures; and
• professional skills to develop and apply methods & tools towards the sustainable management of freshwater ecosystems & its services, including fisheries & aquaculture.

LWM is a well-established international joint degree Masters’ programme, fully accredited in Austria, The Netherlands and Kenya. The programme structure/curriculum consists of three semesters of 4-months each, which are held in Austria (University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences, Vienna - BOKU), The Netherlands (IHE Delft) and Kenya (Egerton University), followed by a 7 to 12-months research period at one of the three partnering institutions, or your home country. LWM students enjoy the complementing expertise of three renowned universities and excellent networking perspectives at global level. All three study locations are world-famous tourist locations - Vienna (Austria), Delft (The Netherlands) and Nakuru/Egerton (Kenya) – hence, LWM students have the added benefit to study where others are going for sight-seeing!

Further information on LWM

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