Dr Johan Aad VAN DIJK, Rectorate, Business Director, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education under auspices of UNESCO
About
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)
Information
- Email: j.vandijk@un-ihe.org
- Website: https://www.un-ihe.org
- Location: Delft, Netherlands
- X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/@JohanAvanDijk
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johanaadvandijk
Industry experience
Education: PhD
Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor
Years of experience: 20 years or above
Work experience
Directory Board,
www.nck-web.orgNetherlands Centre for Coastal Research
- Present
Member Steering Committee
www.vpdelta.nlVP Water / Delta Innovations
- Present
Member Governing Board
UNESCO Category II Centre www.un-igrac.orgInternational Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC)
2016 - Present
Rectorate, Business Director a.i.
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.UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
- Present
PhD candidate Environmental Sciences
Research into indigenous and improved run-off farming systems in Sudan.1991-02-01 12:35:31 - 1995-05-03 11:35:31
PhD candidate
1991-02-01 12:24:13 - 1995-05-03 11:24:13
EU Research Fellow
1996-11-01 12:22:00 - 1997-12-15 12:22:00
Board Member, Chair
Platform International Education
2010-03-01 12:19:28 - 2013-04-01 11:19:28
Deputy Head International Projects
Delft University of Technology
1997-05-01 11:11:05 - 2003-02-01 12:11:05
Head of Research, Projects, Advisory Services
International Institute of Social Studies
2003-05-01 11:09:42 - 2013-09-01 11:09:42
Director Centre Development
2013-11-01 08:49:50 - 2015-11-01 08:49:50
Founder, Director
Mobilizing knowledge and skills in research, capacity development, value creation for interdisciplinary services and crossovers between public and private sector domains.
2015-12-01 09:40:19 - Present
Taxonomy
- 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
- Agriculture
- Policy
- Research
- Environment
- Consulting & Services
- Education
- Other