EU-supported Erasmus Mundus Master students receive diplomas in graduation ceremony
Sixty-four students who have earned Masters of Science degrees in Flood Risk Management, International Masters of Science in Environmental Technology and Engineering (IMETE) as well as Groundwater and Global Change – Impacts and Adaptation (GroundwatCh) received their diplomas at a graduation ceremony held 16 September at IHE Delft.
In a speech during the ceremony, IHE Delft Rector Professor Eddy Moors encouraged the graduates to help the world overcome its water challenges, something that is key to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
The graduates included 22 Flood Risk Management studies graduates who had completed a two-years Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree programme coordinated by IHE Delft in cooperation with Technical University of Dresden in Germany, UPC Barcelona in Spain, and University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. In addition to studying at the four institutes, the students also worked with the programme’s associated partners.
Among the graduates were also 19 International Master of Science in Environmental Technology and Engineering (IMETE) graduates, who had completed a two-year Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree programme coordinated by IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in partnership with the University of Chemistry and Technology, Czech Republic, and Ghent University, Belgium. The students spent time in Prague, Delft and Ghent, followed by one semester of research with one of the programme’s partners.
The remaining 23 graduates had completed the two-year GroundwatCh Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree programme, which is coordinated by IHE Delft in partnership with Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon, Portugal, and the Technical University of Dresden.
Dahiana Gamarra Cardozo of Paraguay, a graduate from the GroundwatCh programme, encouraged others to consider taking up challenging studies even if they are overwhelmed.
"If you are afraid to finally start living your dream, do it with fear. You'll be exposed to both adversity and prosperity, and when looking back you will see how far you reached and how capable you are. Everything you aspire to be, you can make it happen: your biggest limit is yourself," she said.
By graduating, the students become part of the IHE Delft alumni community, the world’s largest network of water professionals.
"I am very excited to see all the extraordinary work that will be done and the lifelong connections," said Victoria Elgersma of Canada who graduated from the GroundwatCh programme.
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Tibor Stigter
Associate Professor of Hydrogeology and Groundwater Resources
Biswa Bhattacharya
Head of the HISTI Department
Maria Kennedy
Professor of Water Treatment Technology