The Dutch Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) aims to contribute to sustainable and inclusive development by offering access to education and training to professionals and organisations. OKP Scholarships will be available for IHE Delft’s new Master of Science in Water and Sustainable Development.
Mid-career professionals who are nationals of – and living and working in – one of the following countries are eligible to apply for OKP individual scholarships: Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen and Zambia.
Scholarships will be available for the MSc programme in Water and Sustainable Development, and for the MSc programme in Limnology and Wetland Management that IHE Delft is offering jointly with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Austria and Egerton University in Kenya. Both programmes start in 2022.
Applicants who wish to apply for the OKP scholarship are recommended to apply to IHE Delft for academic admission soon – by 15 March 2022 at the latest – and to begin preparing OKP scholarship applications. Well-prepared applications are more likely to be selected for a scholarship.
The OKP is a Dutch global development programme managed by Nuffic, a Dutch non-profit organization that promotes internationalisation in education.
Founded in 1958, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Delft (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), South Holland. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders), IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) is a very small (uniRank enrollment range: 250-499 students) coeducational higher education institution. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 61 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 10-20% making this Dutch higher education organization a most selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.