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MenaScholarship
Programme
2013
Eligibility
Study programmes
Deadlines Application

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Disclaimer
The inormation contained in this publication was compiled with the greatest o care. Nevertheless,we are unable to guarantee its accuracy or completeness at the time o reading. Because inormation
is constantly subject to change, Nufc is unable to accept any liability whatsoever or your use o the
inormation. Any procedures described in this document are also subject to change. Please note that
it is your responsibility to check the accuracy o any inormation beore acting on it.
Inclusion in this guide does not constitute an approval or guarantee by Nufc o the quality or
accreditation status o the courses and institutions listed. Nor does it constitute confrmation o the
validity or status o the degrees or other qualifcations awarded.
Copyright © 2012 Nufc. All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced or published without
the prior written permission o the author. However, sections o up to fve pages o this work may be
reproduced or published as long as Nufc is properly acknowledged as the source o the work.
Algeria
Salim Boukarit (Head o section at Hydraulics Resources
National Agency) studied ‘Environmental System Modelling’
at UNESCO-IHE Institute or Water Education:
“UNESCO-IHE, the centre o scientic infuence, is a global light
source that attracts scientists rom
all sides. The institute, which is open
to all nationalities o the world, allows
students rom dierent cultures to
live in perect communion. It shows
a nice picture o reconciliation o cultures and religions.”

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Contents
1. Introduction 31.1 General 31.2 Aim 3
1.3 Target group 3
2. The scholarship 52.1 What does a MENA scholarship consist o? 52.2 Duration 52.3 Rules & Regulations 5
3. The parties involved 6
4. Eligibility criteria 7
5. Applying or a MENA Scholarship 85.1 What does a MENA application consist o? 85.1.1 Employer’s statement 85.2 Deadlines 9
6. The selection procedure 10
7. Ater the selection 117.1 Stay in touch 11
8. More inormation 11
9. Contact details 12
10. Mena Scholarship Programme Course List 2013 17
Annex 1 Indication o the allowances and reimbursements 29

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Morocco
Ikbal Srairi (Production manager at Station d’Emballage Kabbage
Souss) studied ‘Plant variety protection (plant breeders` rights)’ at
Wageningen UR Centre or Development Innovation:
“It was a unique occasion to meet
proessionals rom nineteen dierent countries and share knowledge on
topics related to plant variety protection.
I learned a lot rom class presentations
and rom feld visits. This is an
experience that I would recommend
to all o my colleagues in Morocco,
because it combines discovering a beautiul country with improving your
skills in a multinational environment.”

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1. Introduction
1.1 General
The Middle East and North Arica Scholarship Programme (MENA Scholarship Programme) was
initiated by the Netherlands Ministry o Foreign Aairs, which also ully unds the programme.
The MENA Scholarship Programme was set up in 2007 as a result o the growing interest, both in the
Arab world and the Netherlands, in strengthening mutual ties in the areas o education, culture and
trade.
The programme enables proessionals rom seven selected countries (see 1.2) to do a short course
in the Netherlands. Each year around 120 scholarships are available, which are proportionally
distributed among the participating countries. Ideally, hal o the scholarships are allocated to emale
applicants.
1.2 Aim
The MENA Scholarship Programme aims to contribute to capacity building within a wide range o
governmental, non-governmental and private organisations and institutions in the ollowing selected
countries:
• Algeria
• Iraq
• Lebanon
• Morocco
• Oman
• Syria
• Tunisia
Moreover, the growing MENA alumni network will make a positive contribution to the relations
between the Netherlands and the alumni’s home countries.
1.3 Target group
The MENA Scholarship Programme’s target group are proessionals who are employed by
organisations or institutions operating in one o the ollowing felds o study:
• water management
• business administration and management
• agriculture, orestry and fsheries
• geographical inormation science
The candidates must be nationals o and working in one o the selected countries. While scholarships
are awarded to individuals, the need or training must be demonstrated in the context o the

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organisation or which the applicant works. The training must help the organisation develop its
capacity. This means that employers must nominate an applicant and motivate his or her application
in a supporting letter.

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2. The scholarship
MENA scholarships can be used or a number o selected short courses oered by education
institutions in the Netherlands. The institutions provide proessional training at post-secondary level in
several felds o study. There is a list o selected short courses in chapter 10 o this brochure.
2.1 What does a MENA scholarship consist o?
A MENA scholarship is a contribution to the costs o the selected short course and is intended to
supplement the salary that the scholarship holder must continue to receive during the study period.
The ollowing items are covered:
• subsistence allowance
• international travel costs
• visa costs
• course ee
• medical insurance
• allowance or study materials.
The allowances are considered to be sufcient to cover one person’s living expenses during the study
period. The scholarship holders must cover any other costs rom their own resources (see also Annex 1).
2.2 Duration
The programme will run between January and December 2013. All courses will be conducted in 2013
and have a duration o between two and twelve weeks.
2.3 Rules & Regulations
The MENA Scholarship Programme is governed by the Rules & Regulations o the Netherlands
Fellowship Programmes (NFP), although there are some exceptions or certain procedures (securing
placement, selection o candidates). A copy o the NFP Rules & Regulations will be made available
to selected candidates beore their fnal acceptance o the scholarship. You can also download thebooklet at www.studyinholland.nl/mena.

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3. The parties involved
Netherlands embassies
The Netherlands embassies assess all MENA Scholarship applications. They use standard criteria,
but are also ree to defne additional criteria depending on the local context. Embassies can rejectapplications or make specifc recommendations regarding their uture processing. The embassies
prioritise the applications.
Nufc
The MENA Scholarship Programme is managed by Nufc. Nufc prepares the documentation,
manages the selection procedure and allocates the scholarships. Nufc awards a grant to the Dutch
institution that will provide the short course.
Dutch institutions
The providers o the short courses on the MENA Scholarship course list are all ofcially recognised
Dutch institutions, that have been assessed or their capacity to receive and teach students or
proessionals rom a variety o backgrounds. They are specialised in transerring knowledge and skills
at a post-secondary level.
The fve selected Dutch higher education institutions are:
• International Centre or development oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA)
• ITC, Faculty o Geo-inormation Science and Earth Observation o the University o Twente
• Maastricht School o Management (MSM)
• UNESCO-IHE Institute or Water Education
• Wageningen UR Centre or Development Innovation
The Dutch institutions assess whether applicants are academically qualifed to take part in the
course. They decide which candidates are admitted. The institutions manage the MENA scholarship,
make logistical arrangements and assist scholarship holders. Contact details are available in chapter9.

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4. Eligibility criteria
A candidate applying or a MENA scholarship must:
• apply or a course on the MENA course list 2013;
• not have received a MENA Scholarship in the three years prior to the year in which the proposedMENA course starts;
• complete a MENA scholarship application orm and submit all the required documentation to the
Netherlands Embassy;
• be a national o and working in one o the seven selected countries;
• be a proessional with at least three years’ work experience;
• not be employed by:
- a multinational corporation (e.g. Shell, Unilever);
- a large national and/or commercial organisation;
- a bilateral donor organisation (e.g. USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, the Dutch Ministry o Foreign
Aairs, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid);
- a multilateral donor organisation, (e.g. a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, Asian
Development Bank, Arican Development Bank, IADB);
- an international NGO (e.g. Oxam, Plan, Care).
• meet the admission requirements o the selected course. As such they must have at least a
diploma or a bachelor’s degree in one o the selected felds o study and meet other educational
or proessional requirements, which may vary per course. These requirements are specifed on
the MENA course list available in chapter 10 o this brochure. Please also contact the institution
directly or more inormation.
• oer evidence o profciency in speaking and writing the language o instruction (English in most
cases). Preerably, a candidate should provide evidence in the orm o an ofcial and verifable
score in an internationally recognised test, such as IELTS (a score o at least 6.0) or TOEFL (a
score o at least 550 points on the paper-based test, 213 points on the computer-based test or
79 points on the internet-based test). I the candidate cannot provide sufcient evidence, the
embassy will evaluate the candidate’s knowledge o the language. However, the fnal decision
about a candidate’s language profciency lies with the Dutch institution.
•be nominated by their employer, who pledges to continue to pay a substantial part o thecandidate’s salary during the study period, and guarantees that at the end o the scholarship
period the candidate will be oered a position at least equivalent to the current position;
• demonstrate a solid link between their work and the selected course; the course must have
added value or the sustainable capacity development o the employing organisation and the
development o the country;
• be available or the entire period o the course and be physically and mentally able to take part
in the entire course;
• declare that they will return to their home country immediately upon completion o the course.

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5. Applying or a MENA Scholarship
5.1 What does a MENA application consist o?
A. Candidates should complete and sign the MENA Scholarship application orm 2013. Theycan obtain this application orm at the Netherlands Embassy in their own country or rom the
Nufc website at www.studyinholland.nl/mena.
B. The application orm should be accompanied by the ollowing required documentation:
- evidence o profciency in speaking and writing the language o instruction;
- an employer’s statement;
- a complete copy o the candidate’s passport or other ofcial identity document;
- certifed copies o educational records in English or French;
- a detailed curriculum vitae;
- one current photo;
- a copy o the candidate’s birth certifcate (i requested by the Embassy).
Applications or the MENA Scholarship Programme should be submitted to the Netherlands
Embassy in the applicant’s own country well beore the scholarship application deadline.
5.1.1 Employer’s statement
Given the aim o the MENA Scholarship Programme to support the institutional development
o organisations, it is essential that scholarship applications are supported by the organisation
employing the candidate.
The employer’s statement must:
• be written on the employing organisation’s ofcial letterhead and bear an ofcial stamp and
signature o the candidate’s superior;
• answer the ollowing questions:
- Why is the employing organisation nominating the candidate?- How will the candidate’s participation in the short course beneft the organisation?
- What plans have been made or putting the candidate’s newly acquired knowledge and skills
to use within the organisation?
The statement should also include the ollowing pledges:
- that the candidate’s salary will continue to be paid during the period or which the scholarship
is awarded;
- that at the end o the scholarship period the candidate will be oered a position at least
equivalent to the current position;
- that i the candidate is awarded a MENA scholarship, the employing organisation will comply
with all the ormal obligations this entails.

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More detailed instructions on the requirements or the employer’s statement are available at www.
studyinholland.nl/mena. The instructions are also available in French.
5.2 Deadlines
There are two scholarship application deadlines or the MENA Scholarship Programme. Depending
on the course, applications must be submitted at the Embassy either beore 1 March 2013 orbeore 1 July 2013. The relevant deadlines are specifed in the MENA course list 2013 (see chapter
10). Some embassies have a dierent deadline or submitting applications. Please contact the
Netherlands embassy or Dutch Institute in your home country or more inormation about the
deadlines.
Lebanon
Eliane Charbel (Mapping specialist at the Lebanon Reorestation
Initiative) studied ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Applying Systems
Analysis and Spatial Decision Support tools’ at ITC, Faculty o
Geo-inormation Science and Earth Observation o the University
o Twente:
“At Enschede, where ITC is located,I have met people rom all over the
world. The course that I attended
added a lot to my knowledge and I
was impressed by the proessors’ high
experience and the respect they showed
to all participants. In a nutshell, I had
a wonderul stay in the Netherlands, an experience that I intend to repeat,
whenever I have the chance.”

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6. The selection procedure
Each deadline the number o applications or a MENA Scholarship exceeds the number o
available scholarships. To select candidates or a MENA scholarship the ollowing selection
procedure applies:
1. The embassies assess each application against the criteria listed above, givespecifcrecommendations and prioritise the applications.
2. The embassies orward all applications to Nufc.
3. Nufc orwards the applications to the Dutch institutions that provide the courses, to request
academic admission or the candidates.
4. The Dutch institutions assess the applications and decide i the applicants’ educational
background and proessional experience meet the specifc requirements o the course. They
decide who is admitted to a course. I an applicant is not admitted, he or she is not eligible or a
MENA scholarship.
5. These assessments will lead to a selection. The fnal selection is announced about two months
ater the scholarship application deadline.
6. Nufc inorms the Dutch institutions and the embassies about the outcome o the selection.
Please note that you cannot make any changes or additions to the scholarship application
ater the embassy has sent your application to Nuc. Applications that are not complete when
submitted will be cancelled and will not be assessed urther or a scholarship.

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7. Ater the selection
1. The Dutch institutions inorm the selected candidates about the outcome o their application
by email. Nufc inorms candidates who are not eligible or who have not been selected or a
scholarship by post and email. You can also contact your embassy about two months ater the
application deadline.2. In cooperation with the Netherlands embassy, the institutions make all urther arrangements
directly with the selected candidates.
Ater his or her arrival in the Netherlands, the Dutch institutions pay the scholarship holder a monthly
allowance or the duration o the short course. They also administer the scholarships, make logistical
arrangements, and give guidance to the scholarship holders.
Some Netherlands embassies or Dutch institutes o the countries participating in the MENA
programme organise pre-departure meetings or candidates. I this is the case or your country, you
will receive an invitation rom the embassy.
7.1 Stay in touch
Ater your stay in the Netherlands you are invited to register as an alumnus on www.hollandalumni.nl,
to stay in touch with ellow alumni.
We also hope that you will stay in contact with the Netherlands embassy or Dutch institute in your
home country.
8. More inormation
Up-to-date inormation is listed on www.studyinholland.nl/mena. Always check the website beore
you apply. You can also contact the Netherlands embassy/Dutch institute in your home country or
more inormation about the MENA Scholarship Programme.

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9. Contact details
Nuc
Programme Management Directorate
Scholarships Department
PO Box 297772502 LT The Hague
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 70 4260 167
www.studyinholland.nl/mena
Dutch Institute in Morocco (NIMAR)
9, rue Moulay Abdelaziz
Hassan, Rabat
Morocco
Phone: +212 537 668500, Fax: +212 537 768407
www.ru.nl/nimar
Royal Netherlands Embassy Muscat
Villa 1366, way 3017, Shatti AlQurum
PO Box 3302 - Ruwi 112
Sultanate o Oman
Phone: + 968 246 03706, Fax: +968 246 03778
www.ma.nl/mus
Royal Netherlands Embassy Damascus
PO Box 702
Damascus
SyriaPhone: +963 11 333 6871, Fax: +963 11 3339369
www.ma.nl/dmc
Royal Netherlands Embassy Baghdad
Al-Kindy area, District 215,
Street 15, House no. 7
Baghdad
Iraq
Phone: +964 1 77 82571
www.ma.nl/bag

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Royal Netherlands Embassy Algiers
23-27 Chemin Sheikh Bachir El-Ibrahimi
B.P. 72 16030 El-Biar
Algiers
Algeria
Phone: +213 21 922828, Fax: +213 21 922947
Royal Netherlands Embassy Beirut
Netherlands Tower
Charles Malek Avenue
Opposite Centre Sofl
2073-0802 Achrafeh 1100-2190
PO Box 167190 Achrafeh
Lebanon
Phone: +961-1-211150, Fax: +961-1-204664 or 961-1-339393
http://lebanon.nlembassy.org/
Royal Netherlands Embassy Tunis
Rue Meycen
B.P. 47 1082 Cité Mahrajane
Tunis
Tunisia
Phone: + 216 71 155300, Fax: +216 7155335
www.ma.nl/tun
International Centre or development oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA)
PO Box 88
6700 AB Wageningen
NetherlandsPhone: + 31 317 422 938
www.icra-edu.org
Wageningen UR
Centre or Development Innovation
PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 317 486 800, Fax: +31 317 486 801
www.cdic.wur.nl

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Maastricht School o Management (MSM)
Endepolsdomein 150, 6229 EP Maastricht
PO Box 1203, 6201 BE Maastricht
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 43 387 0808, Fax: +31 43 387 0800
www.msm.nl
UNESCO-IHE Institute or Water Education
Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delt
PO Box 3015, 2601 DA Delt
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 15 215 1715, Fax: +31 15 212 2921
www.unesco-ihe.org
ITC, Faculty o Geo-Inormation Science and Earth Observation, University o Twente
PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 53 487 4444, Fax: +31 53 487 4400
www.itc.nl

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Iraq
Hanan Abdulridha Hammood (Senior
engineer at the Ministry o Water Resources)
studied ‘Urban Water Systems’ atUNESCO-IHE Institute or Water Education:
“The course has taught
me a lot about how
to model urban water
systems and how I can
put these applications into
practice.”

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Morocco
Jawad Sadiq (Head o section at the Ministry o Civil
Service and Administration Modernization) studied
‘Managing o Change or Organizational Transition’ at
Maastricht School o Management:
“I am very satisfed with the
quality o the course. The content
has been very relevant and the
lectures were excellent. The
participants o the course had
dierent backgrounds which
made the exchange very ruitul.”

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10. Mena Scholarship Programme Course List 2013The courses on this course list are non-degree courses and lead to a Dutch certifcate. The duration
o the courses varies rom two to twelve weeks. For more detailed inormation about the criteria or
admission to a particular course, please contact the Dutch institution that will provide the course.
Contact details are listed in chapter 9 o this brochure.
This list was made with the greatest care, however the inormation provided may be subject to
change. Please check www.nufc.nl/mena or up-to-date inormation beore you apply.
Courses with Fellowship Application Deadline of 1 March 2013
Field o study: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Wageningen UR Centre or Development Innovation
Climate change governance: adaptation and mitigation as institutional
change processes
Duration: 2 weeks
Start date course: 2 September 2013
End date course: 13 September 2013
Educational requirements: MSc degree
Proessional requirements: National level ofcers o research institutes, development programmes,
government and NGOs active in agriculture and NRM, related to climate
change.
Decentralisation en milieu rural et gouvernance locale: renorcement des
processus multi-acteurs
Duration: 2 weeksStart date course: 2 September 2013
End date course: 13 September 2013
Educational requirements: MSc level
Proessional requirements: Proessional experience with tasks related to the subject.
Other requirements For managers o decentralisation and local governance programmes, o
organisations supporting local government or civil society organisations.
Ecosystem approach to sheries: Monitoring and evaluation o resource
use and sheries impact
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 23 September 2013

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End date course: 11 October 2013
Educational requirements: BSc or equivalent in a relevant subject.
Proessional requirements: Several years o work experience in fsheries management, fsheries
policies, research, training or project implementation.
Facilitating multi-stakeholder processes and social learning
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 2 September 2013
End date course: 20 September 2013
Educational requirements: Relevant tertiary education.
Proessional requirements: At least 5 years o proessional experience related to the subject matter
o the course.
HIV/AIDS and ood and nutrition security
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 23 September 2013
End date course: 11 October 2013
Educational requirements: At least a BSc degree in ood science, nutrition, medical sciences,
agriculture, social sciences, home economics, etc.
Proessional requirements: At least 3 years o proessional experience in ood and nutrition security
and/or closely related feld.
Lost Harvest & Wasted Food - managing the crop supply chain or increased
ood security
Duration: 2 weeks
Start date course: 9 September 2013
End date course: 20 September 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or an equivalent academic qualifcation.
Proessional requirements: Active interest and proessional experience in this feld. Participants
should be profcient in English.
Optimising the perormance o producers’ organisations (oppo): Farmers in
agribusiness
Duration: 2 weeks
Start date course: 16 September 2013
End date course: 27 September 2013
Educational requirements: BSc in social, agricultural or economic sciences or equivalent
background through additional proessional training and experience.
Proessional requirements: At least 3 yrs proessional experience in rural economic development
sector, preerably including direct interaction with rural people’s
organisations

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Project Management (PM)
Duration: 12 weeks
Start date course: 16 September 2013
End date course: 6 December 2013
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant feld o study or its proessional
equivalent.Proessional requirements: 6 years o proessional experience with at least 3 years in a relevant
position related to the course. Candidates are project managers,
planners, ofcers, trainers and consultants in relevant project areas.
Research Methods and Skills (RMS)
Duration: 12 weeks
Start date course: 16 September 2013
End date course: 6 December 2013
Educational requirements: Master’s degree in a relevant feld o specialisation, including
economics, governance, management and social sciences.
Proessional requirements: Academic aculty o a university, rom a discipline relevant to the
programme, including economics, governance, management and social
sciences. Considering the emphasis on support o junior aculty in the
start-up o their academic research, there is no requirement in terms o
years o work experience.
Sustainable Tourism Management (STM)
Duration: 2 weeks
Start date course: 26 August 2013
End date course: 6 September 2013
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant feld o study or its proessional
equivalent.
Proessional requirements: 6 years o proessional experience with at least 3 years in a relevant position
related to the course. National and local policy makers; non-governmentalofcials; tourism managers; practitioners; trainers and teachers.

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Field o study: Geographical Inormation Science
ITC, Faculty o Geo-Inormation Science and Earth Observation othe University o Twente
Principles and Applications o Geographic Inormation Systems and RemoteSensing
Duration: 9 weeks
Start date course: 26 September 2013
End date course: 27 November 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent rom a recognised university in a discipline
related to the application feld.
Proessional requirements: Work experience in a relevant feld is recommended.
Assessment o the Eect o Climate Change on Agro-ecological Systems
Using Optical and SAR Remote Sensing and GIS (ITC)(SC)
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 10 June 2013
End date course: 28 June 2013
Educational requirements: BSc in earth sciences, geography, environmental sciences, natural
resources management, or other related discipline.
Proessional requirements: Knowledge o remote sensing and GIS and related application area.
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: Analysis and Monitoring
Techniques or Climate Change (ITC)(SC)
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 1 July 2013
End date course: 19 July 2013
Educational requirements: BSc in related feld o study. MSc modules 1-11 in WREM, NRM, AES,GEM, relevant module 12.
Proessional requirements: Basic knowledge in mathematical and statistical analysis, basic
understanding o quantitative earth observation, programming skills and
image processing skills.
Land Surace Modeling and Data Assimilation (ITC)(SC)
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 1 July 2013
End date course: 19 July 2013
Educational requirements: BSc in a related feld o study. Basic math, deep understanding o the
hydrological cycle and its processes/ hydrologic optics and experience
in quantitative remote sensing.

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Proessional requirements: Basic understanding o mathematical analysis/statistics, o quantitative
earth observation & modelling, programming skills & image processing
skills.
Spatial Modelling o Biological Ecosystem Properties (ITC)(SC)
Duration: 3 weeksStart date course: 1 July 2013
End date course: 19 July 2013
Educational requirements: BSc in a relevant feld o study. Problem structuring, spatial data
analysis tools and techniques, simulation and modelling.
Proessional requirements: Knowledge o GIS, disciplinary knowledge o problem domain, spatial
data analysis (tools and techniques) and basic statistics.
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) applying Systems Analysis and Spatial Decision SupportTools (ITC)(SC)
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 1 July 2013
End date course: 19 July 2013
Educational requirements: BSc in a relevant feld. Systems thinking, simulation modelling, GIS,
basic statistics.
Proessional requirements: Knowledge o GIS and, disciplinary knowledge o problem domain,
several years o proessional experience is recommended
Field o study: Water management
UNESCO-IHE Institute or Water Education
GIS and Hydrological Modelling
Duration: 2 weeks
Start date course: 16 September 2013
End date course: 27 September 2013
Educational requirements: BSc engineering or science.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience
Small Hydropower Development
Duration: 2 weeks
Start date course: 9 September 2013
End date course: 20 September 2013

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Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience.
Spate Irrigation and Water Management under Drought and Water Scarcity
Duration: 2 weeksStart date course: 9 September 2013
End date course: 20 September 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Preerably several years o practical research work experience
Applied Groundwater Modelling
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 10 June 2013
End date course: 28 June 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience
Aquatic Ecosystems: Processes and Applications
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 10 June 2013
End date course: 28 June 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience.
Decentralised Water Supply and Sanitation
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 1 July 2013
End date course: 19 July 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience.
Flood Risk Management
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 10 June 2013
End date course: 28 June 2013

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Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience.
Industrial Efuents Treatment and Residuals Management
Duration: 3 weeksStart date course: 10 June 2013
End date course: 28 June 2013
Educational requirements: MSc programme entry requirements
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience
IWRM as a tool or adaptation to Climate Change
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 1 July 2013
End date course: 19 July 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience.
Public-Private Partnerships in the Water Sector
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 1 July 2013
End date course: 19 July 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience
Other requirements: Basic PC-computer knowledge (MS-Windows, MS-Ofce). Good
command o English.
River Restoration and Rehabilitation
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 10 June 2013
End date course: 28 June 2013
Educational requirements: Approved BSc degree and appropriate groundwater and/or water
engineering.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience.
Solid Waste Management
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 1 July 2013

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End date course: 19 July 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience
Urban Water Systems Modelling
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 10 June 2013
End date course: 28 June 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience
Advanced Water Transport and Distribution
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 1 July 2013
End date course: 19 July 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Preerably 2 to 3 years o practical or research work experience.
Water Treatment Processes and Plants
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 10 June 2013
End date course: 28 June 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience
Watershed and River Basin Management
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 1 July 2013
End date course: 19 July 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent qualifcation in a relevant subject rom a
recognised university.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience

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Courses with Fellowship Application Deadline of 1 July 2013
Field o study: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
International Centre or development oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA)
Wageningen UR Centre or Development Innovation
Fisheries governance
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 21 October 2013
End date course: 8 November 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
Proessional requirements: Several years o work experience in fsheries management, fsheries
policies, research, training or project implementation
Market access or sustainable development
Duration: 3 weeksStart date course: 4 November 2013
End date course: 22 November 2013
Educational requirements: BSc in (agricultural) economics, social sciences, related agricultural
sciences or equivalent background by alternative training and
experience.
Proessional requirements: At least 3 years o proessional experience in a relevant feld.
Other requirements: Basic competence in generic sotware applications (computer skills).
Promoting entrepreneurship and agribusiness development
Duration: 2 weeks
Start date course: 11 November 2013
Design and Management of Interactive Learning in Rural Innovation - DM-IAL
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 4 November 2013
End date course: 22 November 2013
Educational requirements: Analytical and problem solving capabilities equivalent to MSc or MBA.
Proessional requirements: At least 5 years experience in higher education. Preerably some
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End date course: 22 November 2013
Educational requirements: BSc degree
Proessional requirements: At least 3 years o proessional experience.
Field o study: Business administration and management
Maastricht School o Management
Eective Partnership Management (EPM)
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 21 October 2013
End date course: 8 November 2013
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant feld o study or its proessional
equivalent.
Proessional requirements: 6 years o proessional experience with at least 3 years in a relevant
position related to the course in the private sector, government or non-
governmental organisation.
Other requirements: Strong motivation to learn more about collaborative arrangements and
management techniques.
E-Government (EG)
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 21 October 2013
End date course: 8 November 2013
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant feld o study or its proessional
equivalent.
Proessional requirements: 6 years o proessional experience with at least 3 years in a relevant
position related to the course. Managers, executives, public and non-
public ofcials interested in policy making, public sector management,
ICT, public sector perormance and related.
Leadership and Management or Higher Education Institutions (LMHE)
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 18 November 2013
End date course: 6 December 2013
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant feld o study or its proessional
equivalent.
Proessional requirements: 6 years o proessional experience with at least 3 years in a relevant
position related to the course. Business executives interested in
strategic planning; management consultants; IT or e-business
specialists; IT researchers and teachers.

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Managing Sustainable Development (MSD)
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 18 November 2013
End date course: 6 December 2013
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant feld o study or its proessional equivalent.
Proessional requirements: 6 years o proessional experience with at least 3 years in a relevantposition related to the course. Policy-makers, managers, academics
engaged in design and implementation o CSR policies.
The Consulting Process (TCP)
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 21 October 2013
End date course: 8 November 2013
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant feld o study or its proessional
equivalent.
Proessional requirements: 6 years o proessional experience with at least 3 years in a relevant
position related to the course. Proessional consultants; senior
executives operating in advisory capacity; senior sta rom government
organisations & NGO’s; trainers.
Women Entrepreneurship Promotion (WEP)
Duration: 3 weeks
Start date course: 18 November 2013
End date course: 6 December 2013
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant feld o study or its proessional
equivalent.
Proessional requirements: 6 years o proessional experience with at least 3 years in a relevant
position related to the course. Policy-makers, programme managers
involved in private sector development o (non)governmental
development agencies. Business support advisors, trainers.
Field o study: Water management
UNESCO-IHE Institute or Water Education
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications or the Water Sector
Duration: 2 weeks
Start date course: 28 October 2013
End date course: 8 November 2013
Educational requirements: Basic knowledge o computing and water/environmental related
disciplines.
Proessional requirements: Several years o relevant working experience

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Annex 1 Indication of the allowances and
reimbursements
Please note that these amounts and specifcations are given as an indication only and they are
subject to change. For up-to-date inormation concerning allowances and reimbursements or theMENA Scholarship Programme please check our website www.studinholland.nl/mena.
1 Subsistence allowance In the Netherlands
1.a Housing allowance € 15 per day
The institution uses this amount to pay or the ellowship holder’s housing.
1.b Subsistence allowance € 17 per day
This amount will be paid directly to the ellowship holder or meals and
other daily expenses.
or Pocket money for incidental expenses only € 5.50 per day
Some institutions provide both housing and all meals or their ellowship
holders. In this case they will pay a daily amount o pocket money or
expenses other than housing and meals.
2 Personal allowance € 17 per month
Allowance or settling in and or sending luggage.
3 Study materials € 17 per month
Allowance meant or ensuring the availability o the study literature needed.
It is up to the Dutch institution to transer this to the ellowship holder or
to use it or acquiring study literature.
4 Visa costs The actual costs are
Reimbursement o ees paid or entry visa or other permits required reimbursed
by Dutch law or by the law o the NFP country where the course is conducted.
5.a International travel Arranged and paid or
Travel rom the international airport nearest to the ellowship by the Dutch institution
holder’s place o residence to the international airport
nearest to the location o the course and back.
5.b Travel rom Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to the location o the course or Actual costs o travel
programme and back. by public transport
(2nd class)
6 Insurance Fixed maximum
Arranged and paid or by the Dutch institution. contribution per day

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Tunisia
Ibtissem Enneb (Researcher at Arid Regions Institute) studied ‘Strategic
Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) Applying Systems Analysis and Spatial Decision Support tools’ atITC, Faculty o Geo-inormation Science and Earth Observation o the
University o Twente:
“Scientifcally and personally, it was a very
useul and important experience, that
helped me both to pursue my knowledge
on the subject, and to meet new people
rom dierent continents, to communicatewith them and to discover new cultures
and civilisations. It was a great, nice and
unorgettable experience that I highly
appreciate.”