Introducing a water and sanitation curriculum at Eduardo Mondlane

Sector

Water

Project budget

The maximum budget for this project is € 1 million.

Organisations

This project has been formulated by the Escola Superior de Desenvolvimento Rural (ESUDER), part of the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM). The tender for this project expired on 27 September 2010. Nuffic has awarded this tender to Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), which has formed a consortium with:

• UNESCO-IHE
• IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
• Vitens-Evides International
• NHL University of Applied Sciences
   

Project description

This project will improve the quality of services in the management of water and sanitation initiatives with the inclusion and participation of women. It will also increase the number of competent (male and female) water and sanitation graduates at the university level.

This will be achieved through the design and implementation of a student-centred water and sanitation course aimed at preparing professionals who can be well integrated in the labour market, also at the community level.

The project will also enable ESUDER to implement the new course by providing infrastructure, equipment and course materials, by recruiting and training lecturers and by establishing a network of relevant stakeholders as to ensure permanent labour market linkages.

As inputs ESUDER expects, among other things, technical assistance to design and implement the course (e.g. deskwork, workshops with the labour market, benchmarking).