On-campus, intensive and highly specialized courses
IHE Delft conducts a wide range of short, intensive and highly specialized courses which are aimed at upgrading and refreshing the knowledge and skills of students, mid-career professional and senior experts.
For professionals
Short courses are meant for students or professionals with a specific area of interest and a limited amount of time. The focus and content of short courses vary from specialised and technical matters to challenges and approaches in management.
Didactical methods include lectures, assignments, individual or group exercises in the classroom, behind the computer, or in the laboratory. It’s all about active learning: each participant is responsible for his/her learning process and achievement. Fieldwork, excursions and field visits to relevant sites often are a part of a short course, allowing the participants to come into contact with practical examples of the theory offered. Through case studies, role-plays, debate and workshops, content is made more interactive, and experience that the participants already have is shared.
Admission Criteria
You should meet the prerequisites of the short course (available on the specific course page), and furthermore you should have a Bachelor Degree in a relevant field of study, preferably some years of working experience, and a good command of the English language to be admitted to the course (although you do not need to submit results of an English test). For a successful learning experience it is also essential to have basic skills in the use of computers and Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
How to apply
You can find an apply button on the page of each short course listed below. If you decide to apply, create an account, or use your existing account to log in. After logging in, you will need to enter your personal information, and upload a scan of your passport, CV, BSc degree and transcript. Your BSc degree and transcript should be in English, French or Spanish. Your CV must be (translated) in English language.
Certificates
A Certificate of participation will be issued upon active participation in all sessions and submission of all formative assignments.
Academic credits (ECTS) will be issued (if applicable to the course) to those who (in addition to the above) successfully completed all summative assessments.
Scholarships
Click here to read about MSP, OKP and Partial Delft Blue scholarships for short courses.
Questions?
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3+1 reasons why to sign up
Intensive learning
Immerse yourself in ten to fifteen days of active learning at the world's largest water training facility
Networking
Meet the water world at the IHE Delft campus and join the network of over 23.000 water professionals word-wide
World class lecturers
Learn with the no. 1 experts in water and development
Explore the water sector
Field trips and excursions are an integral part of most short courses
Upcoming Short Courses
IHE Delft offers a new range of short courses from 2023 onwards. Please check the list below for more information about each new course.
Using Open Data, QGIS and HEC-RAS for Hydraulic Modelling
- Start date 2023
- Start date 2024
This course aims to provide the participants with the ability to find open access GIS data and more efficiently process data for their use in hydrodynamic models using QGIS and HEC-RAS.
Small Hydropower Developments - From Planning to Design
- Start date 2023
- Start date 2024
Deadline approaching
The aim of the course on Small Hydropower Development is to provide theoretical understanding and practical insights into the planning and design of small hydropower plants.
River Basin Water Resources in a Changing Climate: Application of Open Source Data and Tools
- Start date 2023
Deadline approaching
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region hosts some of the most water stressed countries in the world. This special regional short course provides training to water professionals from the MENA region on data and tools for river basin water resources assessment in a changing climate.
Water Economics
- Start date 2023
- Start date 2024
This course provides an introduction to economic theory and approach as applied to water management. It is for professionals in water-related fields with no prior economic background.
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Assessment
- Start date 2023
- Start date 2024
Learn to quantitatively estimate flood and coastal erosion risks under a changing climate from world-renowned experts on the topic using examples from around the world; To effectively communicate actionable risk information; To clearly understand and act on risk information. Essential knowledge for today’s professionals and policymakers directly or indirectly involved in risk management. This is a suitable course for participants with both technical and non-technical backgrounds.
Young Water Diplomats Programme
- Start date 2024
The Young Water Diplomats programme is designed to enhance an interdisciplinary understanding of transboundary water challenges and advance tools for water cooperation and diplomacy, as well as to strengthen professional networking among the next generation of leading water and environmental diplomats.
Water Policy
- Start date 2024(Cancelled)
Why are so many water and environmental issues not prominent on political agendas? Why are so many policy plans not implemented (fully)? How can we learn from implementation? In this course we introduce you to ways of understanding the complexities of policy and offer approaches to deal with it.
Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring
- Start date 2024
This is a three weeks course covering the design and implementation of a monitoring network for surface- and groundwater bodies. The course consists of classroom, laboratory and field-based instructions designed to explain the theory and methodology of setting up a monitoring network with a hands-on component of planning a monitoring network in your country.
Water Infrastructure Asset Management
- Start date 2024
Learn to prioritize allocating limited resources for sustainable maintenance and improvement of water systems including water/wastewater/drainage utilities, irrigation, flood and water management infrastructure. A mix of technical and non-technical topics under a risk-based framework for identification of the critical components of networks, life-cycle cost analysis and minimizing (inevitable) failure’s impacts.
Groundwater Resources and Treatment
- Start date 2024
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the participants with theoretical and practical knowledge, field experience, and innovations in IHE Delft research in the areas of conventional, as well as advanced methods for treatment of groundwater intended for water supply.