ERASMUS+
654Project "Strengthening Higher Education in the Water Sector for Climate Sustainability and Security in Central Asia" (HWCA) under the ERASMUS+ Programme, Implemented by the Department of Ecology at Magtymguly Turkmen State University
Within the framework of the HWCA project under the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission, titled
“Strengthening Higher Education in the Water Sector for Climate Sustainability and Security in Central Asia” the Department of Ecology at the Faculty of Geography is implementing activities aimed at enhancing research and academic work. Educational programmes are being improved, new courses on water diplomacy and water resources management are being introduced, and joint research efforts are planned with the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and other scientific institutions in the country.
General Objective of the Project:
To train a new generation of specialists for the management structures in the water sector of Central Asian countries with the support of leading European Union universities, capable of addressing the environmental challenges arising in the region due to climate change.
Based on this objective, the following activities are planned under this project at the Department of Ecology, Faculty of Geography, Magtymguly Turkmen State University:
•Modernization of research and academic activities in water resources management and water diplomacy;
•Improvement of training programmes in this field;
•Introduction of new courses on water diplomacy and water resources management;
•Sending teachers and students for professional development training at leading European universities;
•Enhancement of innovative foreign language teaching methods and language skills of faculty members;
•Study of international practices in the European Union regarding water resources management and water diplomacy.
Project Partners: The project involves three prestigious leading educational and research institutions from the European Union, as well as twelve universities from Central Asian countries. The institutions involved are as follows:
1.Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic);
2.IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (Delft, Kingdom of the Netherlands);
3.University of Bergamo (Bergamo, Italy);
4.University of Reims, Champagne-Ardenne (Reims, France);
5.Kazakh-German University (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan);
6.Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan (Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan);
7.Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University (Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan);
8.M.Kh. Dulaty Taraz Regional University (Taraz, Republic of Kazakhstan);
9.Kyrgyz National Agrarian University (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic);
10.Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan);
11.Tajik Agrarian University named after Shirinshoh Shohtemur (Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan);
12.Turkmen Agricultural Institute (Dashoguz, Turkmenistan);
13.Magtymguly Turkmen State University (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan);
14.University of World Economy and Diplomacy (Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan);
15.Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, National Research University (Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan).
“Strengthening Higher Education in the Water Sector for Climate Sustainability and Security in Central Asia” the Department of Ecology at the Faculty of Geography is implementing activities aimed at enhancing research and academic work. Educational programmes are being improved, new courses on water diplomacy and water resources management are being introduced, and joint research efforts are planned with the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and other scientific institutions in the country.
General Objective of the Project:
To train a new generation of specialists for the management structures in the water sector of Central Asian countries with the support of leading European Union universities, capable of addressing the environmental challenges arising in the region due to climate change.
Based on this objective, the following activities are planned under this project at the Department of Ecology, Faculty of Geography, Magtymguly Turkmen State University:
•Modernization of research and academic activities in water resources management and water diplomacy;
•Improvement of training programmes in this field;
•Introduction of new courses on water diplomacy and water resources management;
•Sending teachers and students for professional development training at leading European universities;
•Enhancement of innovative foreign language teaching methods and language skills of faculty members;
•Study of international practices in the European Union regarding water resources management and water diplomacy.
Project Partners: The project involves three prestigious leading educational and research institutions from the European Union, as well as twelve universities from Central Asian countries. The institutions involved are as follows:
1.Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic);
2.IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (Delft, Kingdom of the Netherlands);
3.University of Bergamo (Bergamo, Italy);
4.University of Reims, Champagne-Ardenne (Reims, France);
5.Kazakh-German University (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan);
6.Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan (Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan);
7.Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University (Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan);
8.M.Kh. Dulaty Taraz Regional University (Taraz, Republic of Kazakhstan);
9.Kyrgyz National Agrarian University (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic);
10.Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan);
11.Tajik Agrarian University named after Shirinshoh Shohtemur (Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan);
12.Turkmen Agricultural Institute (Dashoguz, Turkmenistan);
13.Magtymguly Turkmen State University (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan);
14.University of World Economy and Diplomacy (Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan);
15.Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, National Research University (Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan).