Dr Johan Aad VAN DIJK, Rectorate, Business Director, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education under auspices of UNESCO

Dr Johan Aad VAN DIJK, Rectorate, Business Director, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education under auspices of UNESCO

Summary

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in Partnership with UNESCO.

IHE Delft is the world’s largest international graduate water education facility. The Institute confers fully accredited MSc and -in collaboration with partner universities- PhD degrees, and a range of online, short course and tailor-made offerings. Equally charged with research and capacity development complementing and reinforcing its education agenda in the broad fields of water engineering, water management, environment, sanitation, governance.

IHE Delft collaborates with UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP), World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), water centres under auspices of UNESCO, water related Chairs and UNITWIN Network through SDG6a indicator development, contributions to the annual UNESCO World Water Assessment Report, Inclusive Policy Lab, joint publication and projects.


My other affiliations:
• Governing Board, International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (un-igrac.org)
• Directory Board, Netherlands Centre for Coastal Research (nck-web.org)
• Steering Cie, Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment - UNESCO-IHE
• Steering Cie, VPdelta/Dutch Water Innovations (vpdelta.nl)
• Steering Cie, Delta Alliance (delta-alliance.org)
• NWO Programma Committee ‘Tackling Global Challenges through Use-inspired Research’ (nwo.nl/wotro)

 

Contact info

Email: j.vandijk@un-ihe.org

Website: https://www.un-ihe.org

Location: Delft, Netherlands

Industry Experience

Education: PhD

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 20 years or above

Work Experience

Member Steering Committee

VP Water / Delta Innovations

www.vpdelta.nl

Member Governing Board

International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC)

UNESCO Category II Centre www.un-igrac.org

Rectorate, Business Director a.i.

UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education

UNESCO-IHE contributes to education and training, expanding the knowledge base through research, and to building the capacity of sector organizations, knowledge centers and other institutions active in water, environment and infrastructure in the Global South and countries in transition.

PhD candidate Environmental Sciences

University of Amsterdam/ISG

Research into indigenous and improved run-off farming systems in Sudan. 

Founder, Director

CrossOvers

Mobilizing knowledge and skills in research, capacity development, value creation for interdisciplinary services and crossovers between public and private sector domains.

 

Industry Expertise

  • Strategic Planning
  • Innovation
  • Business Development
  • Executive
  • Communication & Promotion
  • Researcher
  • Project Manager
  • Lecturer
  • Research Institute
  • Corporate
  • Public Private Partnerships in Water
  • Consultant
  • Engineering Company
  • Government Agency
  • Education Institute
  • Water
  • Policy
  • Research
  • Environment
  • Agriculture & Forestry
  • Consulting & Services
  • Education
  • Other