Erasmus + HWCA
About the Project:
“Strengthening Higher Education in the Water Sector for Climate Resilience and Security in Central Asia” (2023–2026)
The Erasmus+ HWCA project aims to create the necessary conditions for training a new generation of professionals and decision-makers in Central Asia’s water sector, including water managers and diplomats. These specialists will be equipped to address existing issues and respond to emerging challenges such as climate change and water scarcity. The project also seeks to enhance capacities for promoting and implementing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and adaptive water management, strengthen regional cooperation, and improve the mobilization and utilization of private investment and international aid.
As part of the project, experts will work on updating and integrating innovative elements into existing curricula or developing new, innovative Master’s degree programs (MA/MSc), based on advanced European experience and adapted to regional conditions.
Project Objective
To modernize higher education and ensure the relevance, quality, and alignment of Master’s programs in water management and water diplomacy in the countries of Central Asia, thereby contributing to the implementation and effective governance of water resources in the region.
Project Goals
Specific goals are defined in accordance with the overall objective and the need to build an educational environment based on the following key principles:
•High-Quality Learning Environment: Ensuring access to up-to-date academic literature and materials necessary for effective learning.
•Performance Assessment and Continuous Quality Improvement: Introducing mechanisms for student performance assessment and the continuous enhancement of educational quality.
•Openness to International Collaboration: Supporting and fostering international cooperation, knowledge exchange, and partnerships with foreign educational and research institutions.
Consortium
The project is implemented in partnership with European and Central Asian universities.
Project Coordinator:
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
Project Partners:
Europe:
•IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
•University of Bergamo
•University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Central Asia:
•Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan named after S. Seifullin
•Kazakh Agrotechnical University
•M.Kh. Dulaty Taraz State University
•Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I. Skryabin
•Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan
•Tajik Agrarian University named after Shirinsho Shotemur
•Turkmen Agricultural University named after S.A. Niyazov
•Turkmen State University named after Magtymguly
•University of World Economy and Diplomacy (Uzbekistan)
•National Research University “Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers”
Needs assessment missions undertaken in the framework of the Erasmus+ project