Strengthen the production, management and outreach capacities of research in the field of WAter and NAtural resources in South-East Asia Erasmus Project

Project Title

Strengthen the production, management and outreach capacities of research in the field of WAter and NAtural resources in South-East Asia

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

WANASEA is a joint project between European, Thai, Vietnamese and Cambodian institutions. By promoting a better academic integration and international cooperation, WANASEA aims to improve the quality of higher education and enhance its relevance for society in the area of Water and related Natural Resources Management (WNRM). Along with the booming economy of the Greater Mekong Subregion, many concerns relate to growing pressures from industrial activities, agricultural use, growing population and consequences of climate change. This calls for appropriate mechanisms of WNRM in terms of energy supply, irrigation or habitat. To reach these objectives, our strategy is to strengthen international multidisciplinary research cooperation. Interactions between HEIs, and with non-academic stakeholders will be promoted, mainly through capacity-building and networking activities. Starting with an in-depth analysis of the main stakeholders and existing university courses related to WNRM, the project includes biannual trainings for HEI support staff and an annual ASEAN Water Platform joining researchers, students and professionals involved with WNRM. Additionally, intense networking activities, such as webinars, virtual debates, information sharing and dissemination of opportunities will insure long lasting effect in terms of research output and appropriate policy recommendations. Both students from EU and Asian partners will be offered opportunities to attend and to create links for future collaborations. Experts and professors from EU will provide Asian HEIs with recommendations for syllabus development, innovative research methodologies or e-learning activities. WANASEA will offer an organised framework dedicated to professional interactions between academic and non-academic stakeholders involved in WNRM, thus improving the quality of HEIs’ curricula and research capacities at regional level.

Project Website

https://wanasea.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 998795 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITE DE NANTES & Country: FR

Project Partners

• SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET
• CAN THO UNIVERSITY
• ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF LAW AND ECONOMICS
• INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
• CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY
• INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF CAMBODIA
• NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT