CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
TAMPERE UNIVERSITY
UNESCO CHAIR IN SUSTAINABLE WATER SERVICES (UNECWAS) SEMINAR 2012
Date: 20 September 2012
Location: Tampere University of Technology, Tampere,
Festia Building, Small auditorium no. 1
Programme:
| 13.00 | Opening of the Seminar – Miguel Doria, Responsible officer for UNESCO water-related Chairs and office of the Director, Paris: The Role of UNESCO in Water Sciences – Vice Dean, Prof. Jaakko Puhakka on behalf of the President Markku Kivikoski, TUT: TUT views on International Collaboration in Education and Science (Presentation material) – Prof. Tapio Markkanen, Chair, Finnish National Commission for UNESCO: Our Integrated World (Presentation material) – Prof. Damas A. Mashauri, Polytechnic of Namibia: Challenges of Water Education and Management in Southern African Region(Presentation material) – UNECWAS Chairholder, Adjunct Prof. Tapio S. Katko, TUT:Education, Research and Capacity Building for Water Services(Presentation material) |
| 14.30 | Coffee |
| 15.00 | Panel Dicussion: Principles of and ways towards more sustainable water services – Chair: Kai Kaatra, Director, Head of Water Resources Unit, Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture – Panelists: Carol Fort, Associate Dean, Senior Lecturer, Flinders University, Australia, IWHA Vice president Damas A. Mashauri, Prof., Polytechnic of Namibia Susanne Balslev Nielsen, Prof., Danish Technical University Osmo Seppälä, Dr., Managing Director, Finnish Water Utilities Association (FIWA) |
| 16.30 | Snacks and informal greetings |