UNESCO-IHE Institute of Water

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IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and is based in Delft, the Netherlands. The Institute confers fully accredited MSc degrees, and PhD degrees in collaboration with partner universities.
Since 1957 the Institute has provided graduate education to more than 15,000 water professionals from over 162 countries, t...he vast majority from the developing world. Numerous research and capacity development projects are carried out throughout the world. The Institute offers a unique combination of applied, scientific and participatory research in water engineering combined with natural sciences, social sciences and management and governance. Since its establishment the Institute has played an instrumental role in developing the capacities of water sector organizations in the Global South, not least by strengthening the efforts of other universities and research centres to increase the knowledge and skills of professionals working in the water sector.
IHE Delft carries out educational, research and capacity development activities that complement and reinforce each other in the broad fields of water engineering, water management, environment, sanitation, and governance.
IHE Delft provides a wide range of services to a variety of target groups in developing countries and countries in transition, Education, training and scientific research – for water sector professionals, engineers, scientists, consultants and decision-makers working in the water and environment sectors. Water sector capacity development – for water sector ministries and departments, municipalities, water boards and water utilities, universities, training and research institutes, industries, non-governmental and private sector organisations. Partnership building and networking – among knowledge centres, public and private sector organisations. Standard setting for education and training – for water-related institutions, universities and other education and training agencies in the water sector. Policy forum on water – for UNESCO member states and other stakeholders.
The Institute offers a wide range of facilities Four modern teaching and research laboratories: aquatic ecology, microbiology process and analytical laboratories, A library with online connections to a worldwide network of libraries, and a reading room containing many international journals and magazines, Multifunctional lecture theaters and a fully equipped auditorium that seats 300, Extensive ICT facilities, including a studio with videoconferencing facilities, Innovative learning tools, including smart boards, WiFi and remote access to all digital resources, A restaurant offering a wide variety of meals and snacks, An in-house prayer and meditation room, Residential accommodation equipped with computers, internet connections and other facilities.
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education envisions a world in which people manage their water and environmental resources in a sustainable manner, and in which all sectors of society, particularly the poor, can enjoy the benefits of basic services.
The mission of IHE Delft is to contribute to the education and training of professionals, to expand the knowledge base through research and to build the capacity of sector organizations, knowledge centers and other institutions active in the fields of water, the environment and infrastructure in developing countries and countries in transition.
The Institute has three main goals:

• Develop innovation, provide new knowledge, and promote the uptake of technologies and policies that will address the issues of the global water agenda, especially those related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular Goal 6 (Ensure access to water and sanitation for all);
• Seek, evaluate and facilitate responses for the sustainable management of water, to meet the needs of all sectors of society, particularly the poor;
• Strengthen and promote principles of good governance that drive institutional and management change to support the sustainable management of water.

IHE Delft’s strategic plan recognizes that addressing global challenges such as poverty, climate change and public health requires a strong foundation of knowledge to improve water management practices.