Vision, Mission & Strategy
IHE Delft aims to develop capacity of people, institutions and countries to address the world’s water challenges. Working in partnership, we use a fresh, interdisciplinary approach to maximize our impact.
Social welfare and economic development depend on water. Population and economic growth, as well as climate change, challenge water security, the health of ecosystems and biodiversity.
IHE Delft works to address these challenges.
Vision
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education envisions a world in which people, organizations and governments manage their water and environmental resources sustainably and equitably, thereby contributing to a world free of poverty and injustice.
Mission
IHE Delft works in partnership to strengthen capacity in the water sector to achieve global sustainable development.
Ambition
Through our overarching work on capacity development, IHE Delft aims to make a tangible contribution to achieving all Sustainable Development Goals in which water is key.
Work toward our mission, vision and ambition
Operating from a water perspective, IHE Delft focuses on regional challenges, such as droughts, floods and deteriorating water quality, and global challenges, such as climate change, ecosystem degradation, land loss, urbanization, sanitation, poverty, hunger, and migration. We embrace clear, integrated approaches and holistic solutions.
To increase our impact on the water sector, we offer tailored, high-quality education and research in Delft and overseas. We work with partners around the world, many of whom are based in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Education
- High-quality MSc degrees and short courses, customized to professional requirements;
- MSc for water professionals and a research MSc for professionals with PhD ambitions;
- Flexible modalities incorporate online lifelong learning opportunities in collaboration with partner universities.
Research and innovation
- Our holistic approach to generate solutions that contribute to all water-related SDGs;
- Our research is applicable, has a societal impact and develops capacities in the water sector;
- We facilitate nature-based, broadly applicable solutions.
Institutional strengthening
- We work with institutional and other partners to co-create knowledge and apply it;
- We form individual partnerships to foster lifelong learning and to enable staff, students and alumni share knowledge and skills with each other;
- We are known as an independent broker in the international water sector, through our critical reflection, engagement, and an active role in the water community.
Enabling environment at IHE Delft
To create an environment that enables the Institute to maximize its impact, we:
- Manage information and knowledge to improve learning and sharing capabilities;
- Embrace quality assurance and encourage for feedback, debate, reflection to reduce inequalities;
- Maintain financial sustainability and an efficient, professional organization that lives its values;
- Reduce IHE Delft’s CO2 footprint. Read our sustainability statement here.