General information
Course structure
Participants complete the course in a period of about four months (16 weeks) with a workload of 140 hours. A participant is expected to spend about 8 hours per week on reading, discussion and assignments. The course is sub-divided into 3 modules and a written assignment.
Within the course, each module starts and ends on a specified day. Generally, a subject takes 3 weeks. Within this period, the participant is free to study in his or her own time. Questions with regard to the subject can be posted on the discussion forum, eliciting responses from fellow participants. The teachers also regularly comment on the questions posted on this forum. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Course Certificate issued by UNESCO-IHE.
Course content
Module 1 – Introduction to wetlands for water quality
- General overview of the “Wetlands for Water Quality” module contents
- History of and philosophy on the use of wetlands for water treatment
- The UNESCO-IHE I-learning Environment
- Homework WWQ-1 and WWQ-2
- Meet the course coordinators
- Welcome by rector of UNESCO-IHE
- Overview all assignments
Module 2 – Importance of wetlands
- The value of wetlands
- Ecology of tropical wetlands
- Wetland Types
- Types of Wetland Vegetation
- Vegetation Dynamics
- Functions and Benefits
- Wetlands and climate
- Assignment
Module 3 – Natural wetlands for water treatment
- Basic principles
- Case study Lake Victoria
- Case study Nakivubo swamp
- Assignment
Module 4 – Constructed wetlands for water treatment
- Types of constructed wetlands and principles
- Constructed wetlands for various types of wastewater, like municipal, domestic, agriculture, industry, runoff, and sludge dewatering and stabilisation
- Design of constructed wetlands
- Operation and maintenance of constructed wetlands
- Constructed wetlands in Flanders (Belgium)
- Case study constructed wetland on Texel Island
- Economics and reuse
Module 5 – Final assignment
Make a design of a specific wetland
Upon completion, the participant should be able to:
- Understand the basic principles of wastewater treatment
- Distinguish the functions of the different compartments in the constructed wetland
- Apply the concept of constructed wetlands to wastewater treatment
- Evaluate the importance of operation and maintenance
- Design a constructed wetland treatment system
Content
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Venue
Delft, Netherlands
UNESCO-IHE (Online course)
Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft
Application
Click here to apply: http://www.unesco-ihe.org/application-form-unesco-ihe-regular-short-courses-and-...
Cost:
<p>725€ </p>
Prerequisites:
You should at least have a Bachelor Degree in a relevant field of study, some years of working experience and a good command of the English language. The course is designed for professionals actively involved in wetland management and/or wastewater treatment. They may be working in organisations responsible for water treatment or responsible for wetland conservation/sustainable use of wetlands. Targeted are also those who have an interest in onsite wastewater treatment for small communities.
Application Procedure:
Apply using the online application form. Please note that there is a strict first come, first served policy. It might be the case that a course is fully booked before the registration deadline at UNESCO-IHE passes. Therefore we advise you to register and pay for the course as early as possible. Students will be registered as online course participants after payment of the required tuition fees.
Application Deadline: 1st September 2015
Grant Opportunities:
Most of the UNESCO-IHE online courses are eligible for NFP fellowships, and candidates from NFP countries are always encouraged to apply for one (Deadline NFP: 26 January 2015). Discounts on the tuition fees are also available and apply to the following:
- 30% for UNESCO-IHE alumni
- 30% for UNESCO-IHE G-PoWER partners
- 10% for UN family staff members
- 10% for groups of 5 or more (provided that the course starts at the same time and a group application has been sent)
Qualification
Assessment:
Each subject ends with assignments for which participants have to use their newly acquired knowledge and interact with the teacher and the other participants using the discussion platform of the online learning environment. Participation will be assessed on the basis of tutor assignments, contribution to the online discussion assignments and the final paper.
Credits:
Course structure
Participants complete the course in a period of about four months (16 weeks) with a workload of 140 hours. A participant is expected to spend about 8 hours per week on reading, discussion and assignments. The course is sub-divided into 3 modules and a written assignment.
Within the course, each module starts and ends on a specified day. Generally, a subject takes 3 weeks. Within this period, the participant is free to study in his or her own time. Questions with regard to the subject can be posted on the discussion forum, eliciting responses from fellow participants. The teachers also regularly comment on the questions posted on this forum. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Course Certificate issued by UNESCO-IHE.
Course content
Module 1 – Introduction to wetlands for water quality
- General overview of the “Wetlands for Water Quality” module contents
- History of and philosophy on the use of wetlands for water treatment
- The UNESCO-IHE I-learning Environment
- Homework WWQ-1 and WWQ-2
- Meet the course coordinators
- Welcome by rector of UNESCO-IHE
- Overview all assignments
Module 2 – Importance of wetlands
- The value of wetlands
- Ecology of tropical wetlands
- Wetland Types
- Types of Wetland Vegetation
- Vegetation Dynamics
- Functions and Benefits
- Wetlands and climate
- Assignment
Module 3 – Natural wetlands for water treatment
- Basic principles
- Case study Lake Victoria
- Case study Nakivubo swamp
- Assignment
Module 4 – Constructed wetlands for water treatment
- Types of constructed wetlands and principles
- Constructed wetlands for various types of wastewater, like municipal, domestic, agriculture, industry, runoff, and sludge dewatering and stabilisation
- Design of constructed wetlands
- Operation and maintenance of constructed wetlands
- Constructed wetlands in Flanders (Belgium)
- Case study constructed wetland on Texel Island
- Economics and reuse
Module 5 – Final assignment
Make a design of a specific wetland
Apply using the online application form. Please note that there is a strict first come, first served policy. It might be the case that a course is fully booked before the registration deadline at UNESCO-IHE passes. Therefore we advise you to register and pay for the course as early as possible. Students will be registered as online course participants after payment of the required tuition fees.
Application Deadline: 1st September 2015
Each subject ends with assignments for which participants have to use their newly acquired knowledge and interact with the teacher and the other participants using the discussion platform of the online learning environment. Participation will be assessed on the basis of tutor assignments, contribution to the online discussion assignments and the final paper.
Upon completion, the participant should be able to:
- Understand the basic principles of wastewater treatment
- Distinguish the functions of the different compartments in the constructed wetland
- Apply the concept of constructed wetlands to wastewater treatment
- Evaluate the importance of operation and maintenance
- Design a constructed wetland treatment system
You should at least have a Bachelor Degree in a relevant field of study, some years of working experience and a good command of the English language. The course is designed for professionals actively involved in wetland management and/or wastewater treatment. They may be working in organisations responsible for water treatment or responsible for wetland conservation/sustainable use of wetlands. Targeted are also those who have an interest in onsite wastewater treatment for small communities.
