Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Hannover

CIPSEM courses on environmental management are all conducted in English. The main course on integrated environmental management of 6 month duration covers a broad range of environmental relevant aspects. Besides this course there are Short Courses of about 2 to 4 weeks duration on specific topics (e.g. water management, waste management, etc.) of special concern for developing and emerging countries.

The course curricula concentrate on a broad and interdisciplinary conveyance of knowledge and acquisition of skills:

Practical training

The courses are designed to prepare the participants for their tasks of planning, co-ordination and management of environmental resources within ministries, agencies or local government units enabling them to actively support the environmentally sound and sustainable development of their countries. Having completed a course participants are expected to multiply that what they have learnt and acquired in Dresden, being a person in the home society who mobilises towards environmental management in social, cultural and economic questions of development.

Research Centre Juelich

Participants successfully completing the 6-month course are awarded a Diploma of Environmental Management or - for Short Courses a Certificate of Proficiency in the according sector.