Southeast Asia has abundant water resources at the national scale. However, rapid developments and climate change are putting pressure on water resources and water-related risks. As such, there is an urgent need for capacity building and knowledge sharing on the topic of water and the environment.

Supported by Nuffic and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vrije Universiteit and The Water Agency have launched a program called WE are Water Education (Myanmar). The foundation of the program is to deliver interdisciplinary, practice-oriented water education through a dedicated online platform. The program will offer a wide range of online theoretical and practical water-related courses on various topics for (young) water professionals, university students and people who are interested in water and environment sectors.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

• To enhance the potential for knowledge transfer among local water professionals
• To closely link theory to (local) practice, ensuring that knowledge gained through the courses has a practical real-life purpose in people’s own environment
• To provide a gateway for further self-development through online resources for further learning
• To support the participants to pursue further (international) education and gain better qualifications through certification
• To encourage online interaction among participants, supporting the development of (new) networks of local water professionals as well as connections with international professionals

PROGRAM CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE

There are around 24 courses within the programme, developed by international and local water experts from Myanmar. The courses are broadly bundled into five different themes as seen below. Each course has an estimated duration of 2-3 hours and contains 3-6 lessons, each of which typically consists of a 15-minute-long recorded video lesson. Each lesson is followed by a form of (formative) assignment, accompanied by quizzes, and/or open essays. After completing all the courses under the five different themes, participants will receive theme certificates issued by Asia Water Academy through the support of the Vrije Universiteit and The Water Agency.

Start your learning journey now!

Start learning any of the courses from the course list below. You will be able to download the certificates on the theme pages after you have completed all the courses within each theme. Enjoy your journey!

THEME: WATER & CLIMATE SYSTEMS

THEME: WATER & SOCIETY

THEME: WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

THEME: WATER PLANNING & ENGINEERING

THEME: WATER DATA & ANALYSIS