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International Postgraduate Courses on Environmental Management for Developing Countries (duration: 6 months; before 1993: 10 months)

The six-month course covers environmental management as an integrated interdisciplinary field. Therefore, a broad range of topics is offered. The curriculum is organized in modules comprising issues of

• global sustainable development,
• environmental governance,
• environmental security,
• environmental economics and accounting,
• environmental awareness and public participation,
• applied ecology and ecosystem management,
• conservation of biodiversity,
• water management,
• recycling and waste management
• energy for sustainable development,
• environmental assessment and environmental management systems,
• cleaner production and products,
• eco-efficiency,
• sustainable mobility,
• sustainable tourism as well as
• rural and urban land use planning.

To provide survival knowledge of the German language a crash course is part of the program. The lectures are held by professors of TUD Dresden University of Technology as well as experts from various national and international institutions. A multitude of excursions to protected areas, industrial plants, public utilities for energy, water supply, wastewater treatment, as well as waste recycling and disposal plants, environmental agencies and administrations etc. round off the course. They illustrate environmental problems and give ideas of successfully applied integrated environmental management practices. Participants are required to carry out a profound research on a specific environment-related subject and present the results of this research in a symposium at the end of the course.

Objectives: Participants acquire the ability to develop interdisciplinary strategies for sustainable development and to take appropriate measures for an environmental protection that takes ecological, socio-economic and cultural aspects into account.

Target Groups: This course is particularly designed for decision-makers of public administration both at the national and local level requiring an overall-competence in environmental matters. To gain the optimum from this training course, a first university degree (BA, BSc, e.g.) is absolutely indispensable.

Award: Participants having successfully completed this course are awarded a Diploma in Environmental Management.

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International Short Courses on Environmental Management for Developing Countries (duration: 3-4 weeks)

While the six-month course addresses numerous aspects of environmental management, short courses at CIPSEM are dedicated to selected, varying topics. Previous courses have covered, for example:

• Sustainable Mobility
• Integrated Water Resources Management
• Ecosystem Restoration towards a Green Recovery
• Urban Nature-Based Solutions
• Sustainable Cities
• Sustainability for Food Systems and Forest Products: the Role of Consumption and Production
• Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Services
• Soil and Land Resources for Sustainable Development
• Circular Economy and Waste Management
• Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency

Objectives: With the course-accompanying creation of Post-Training Action Plans (PTAPs), participants prepare themselves to transfer knowledge acquired in the training into their professional action spaces.

Target Groups: This course is aimed at experts who prepare and implement political decisions and practical measures in ministries, authorities, local government and non-governmental institutions of developing countries (including emerging economies). A first university degree (e.g. BA, BSc) in a related field is essential.

Award: Successful participants are awarded a Certificate of Proficiency.

Short courses 2012 - 2019