From the CEO - ICE WaRM Expands Global Activities
 ICE WaRM is further developing its global profile as we head into 2009.
In the Asian region, we’re reinforcing links with the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC) in China and the Mekong River Commission.
A second group of future leaders from the YRCC arrived in Australia in January to study under ICE WaRM’s professional development programme. They will spend the next e... full story
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New Arrivals from the Yellow River, P R China
 The third group of delegates from China’s Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC) has started to arrive in Australia to study under ICE WaRM’s internationally-acclaimed water resources management programme.
The men and women will spend eight months based in Adelaide studying for ICE WaRM’s Graduate Certificate in Water Resources Management and improving thei... full story
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ICE WaRM Consolidates Mekong Links
 The links between ICE WaRM and the Mekong River Commission have been further strengthened following a visit by Chief Executive Officer Richard Hopkins and International Partnerships Manager Mike Seager late in 2008.
In September 2008, 45 staff members visited Australia from the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, Can Tho University, the Vietnam Water Resources University, the Mekong River Commission Secret... full story
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International Job Vacancies Now on ICE WaRM Site
A new International Employment section is now included on the ICE WaRM web site, linking water resources organisations with a wider range of skilled professionals.
The listed vacancies are with the Mekong River Commission (MRC), which was established in 1995 by the governments of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, with P R China and Myanmar serving as dialogue partners.
The MRC aims to introduce and coordinate strategic programmes promoting sustainable management and... full story
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Indian Water Resources Ministry Visit
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) team in New Delhi engaged ICE WaRM to host a delegation of very senior Indian Government officials for a technical study tour of water resources policies and management in Australia late in 2008.
The delegation was led by the Secretary of the national Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Umesh Narayan Panjiar, and included the Chair of the Central Water Commissio... full story
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ICE WaRM Wins Engineering Award
 ICE WaRM’s multi-award winning Master of Water Resources programme has earned further national recognition.
The latest acknowledgement of the Master programme‘s outstanding achievements comes from the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AaeE), which awarded ICE WaRM its 2008 prize for Enhancing Excellence in Learning through Educational Partnerships and Collaborati... full story
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ICE WaRM Welcomes Peter Moss
 Peter Moss joined ICE WaRM in January 2009 as a Project Coordinator for the coordination and administration of education programmes in water resources management.
Peter comes from England where he had an academic background, having been a university lecturer in Classics with specific interests in Latin Literature and Language.
He came to Australia in 2001, where he worked fo... full story
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Applications Open for New Water Planning Stream
The new Water Planning specialist stream of the nested Master programme offered by ICE WaRM’s partner universities commences from the start of the 2009 academic year.
Developed in association with the National Water Commission, the intent is to encourage skills development of Australian water planners, initially to Graduate Diploma level. The complementary Scholarship scheme offers financial assistance to eligible students.
The new course adds to the multi-awa... full story
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Applications Open for AU-EU Exchange Programme
Applications are now open for the new Australia-Europe exchange programme, giving 90 students the opportunity to further their water-related studies overseas.
Through funding from the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, up to 45 students from ICE WaRM’s partner universities can apply to study for five months at one of three leading European universities.
Complementary EU funding supports up to 45 European students fo... full story
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Applications Open for Scholarships
Applications are now open for International Scholarships and Domestic Scholarships. Please see details below
International Scholarships
High achieving international students specialising in water resources management have until 27 February, 2009 to apply for the next round of ICE WaRM scholarships, for studies starting in July.
Scholarships are available for the Master of Water Resources Management programme at each o... full story
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Short Courses Coming Up in 2009
ICE WaRM and partners are scheduling a series of public short courses in water resources management throughout 2009.
The public short course programme covers a wide range of issues –including such diverse subjects as water trading, the public health implications of drinking water, hydrology and hydraulics and river surveys.
The four-day Water Trading: Principles of Water Markets provides an in-depth look at the principals o... full story
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