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Success in Africa
On a recent trip to Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria UniWater’s Executive Director and Dr Mandana Meriano from the University of Toronto Scarborough were greeted with overwhelming enthusiasm by universities wishing to establish new MSc programs in Hydrogeology and Water Resources … Continue reading
A Report on the 5th Delft Symposium on Capacity Development in the Water Sector – Who Will Take the Lead?
At the closing of the 4th Delft Symposium in 2007, there was an international call for 1,000 water leaders, which is what was seen as an incremental solution to alleviating the water crisis in developing countries. The outcome of the … Continue reading
Grand Challenges Canada Funding
In association with the University of Toronto Scarborough, UniWater has received support from Grand Challenges Canada, which is funded by the Government of Canada. This funding will enable UniWater to develop the lectures for the MSc programs in Water Resources for … Continue reading
University of Laval Contributes
UniWater has gratiously accepted the contribution from Dr John Molson, Canada Research Chair: Quantitative Hydrogeology of Fractured Porous Media in the Département de géologie et de génie géologique at Université Laval in Québec, Canada. Dr Molson has donated the flonet … Continue reading
Schneider Water Services Contributes!
Steve Schneider of Schneider Water Services (www.seidc.com) has generously donated copies of the book he wrote entitled Water Supply Well Guidelines for use in Developing Countries for use in the MSc programs. Steve and his family have been involved in … Continue reading
Golder Associates Contributes
Golder Associates Ltd has become UniWater’s first funding partner! The engineers and scientists of this global consulting firm have donated funds to help establish a departmental library at the University of Calabar in Nigeria. Thank you Golder!
Dr Bridget Scanlon joins our Board
Dr Bridget Scanlon was welcomed to UniWater Education’s Board of Directors. Bridget is a researcher at the University of Texas at Austin and brings with her experience in groundwater resources, recharge and irrigation in semi-arid regions.
Join our Contributors!
Since opening our mailbox up for donations of curricula in October 2012, we have experienced a great response from fellow professionals who wish to contribute to the profession in supporting this program. We are very excited to see this response, … Continue reading
Donations of Curricula Open!
UniWater is now in the postition to accept donations of curricula for use in the MSc Hydrogeology programs for sub-Sahara Africa. These programs are aimed at increasing the number of technical specialists in these countries who are capable of contibuting … Continue reading
Connections Made at IAH Congress
Laurra Olmsted of UniWater Education attended the International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress 2012 in Niagara Falls, Ontario in September. This congress was the top of its kind with 900 delegates, 8 concurrent sessions of hydrogeology talks, and 160 posters. Of … Continue reading