Dear Devesh,

I received ur posting on the distance
learning course. I had read thru and interested. But I
am over 40 yr old, Can I still apply??

Alan



--- devesh sharma <dev03_142003@...> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I am writing from Water Engineering and Management
> program of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT),
> Thailand. Please find below an announcement of our
> e-Learning program in Integrated Water Resources
> Management (IWRM) for 3 batch. Please help
> disseminate this information and encourage water
> professionals to apply for this program which is
> scheduled to begin in August 2007.
> Thanks and with regards,
> Devesh Sharma
>
>
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>
> ANNOUNCEMENT ON IWRM e-Learning PROGRAM
>
>
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>
> The Regional UN-Water Virtual Learning Centre
> (WVLC) at Asian Institute of
> Technology (AIT), Thailand, established in
> collaboration with UNU-INWEH, Canada and with
> support from UN-DESA, is now inviting applications
> from prospective water professionals. This distance
> based e-Learning program consists of 10 courses (25h
> per course) and leads to an award of a diploma in
> Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) on
> successful completion. The special feature of our
> program lies in its uniqueness in delivery mode
> which consists of both Face-to-Face and
> distance-based learning. Courses 1 and 10 will be
> conducted Face-to-Face at AIT for 2 weeks each and
> Courses 2 to 9 will be conducted online for about
> 7-8 weeks each.
> The program curriculum covers hydrology, water
> quality, terrestrial ecosystem,
> land use changes, aquatic ecosystem, water uses and
> wastewater, governance and community-based
> approaches and organizational infrastructure and
> management aspects.
> The next batch of program is scheduled for August
> 2007. For more information on
> admission requirements and procedure, program
> structure, course contents, cost, etc., please visit
> http://www.set.ait.ac.th/courses/wvlc/ or call us at
> +66 2
> 5245793 (Monday through Friday). Further inquiries
> can also be made to
> wvlc@....
>
> Deadline for Application is 31 MAY 2007.
>
> We Accept Properly Scanned Copies of Filled in
> Application Form.
>
> *****************************************
> Project Associate
> UN Water Virtual Learning Centre
> Water Engineering and Management
> School of Engineering and Technology
> Asian Institute of Technology,
> 58 Moo 9, Km. 42. Paholyothin Highway
> P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120,
> Thailand
> Telephone: +66-2-524-5793
> Fax: +66-2-524-6425
> Homepage: http://www.set.ait.ac.th/courses/wvlc/
>
> "If a man empties his purse into his head, no one
> can take it from him. An investment in knowledge
> always pays the highest return." - Ben Franklin