[Apply Now!] AUA-NU Overseas Study Program (Online)

22 September 2022

Asian University Alliance (AUA) Youth Forum invites selected students from AUA member universities to address developmental issues in the region, enhance youth empowerment, and promote cultural and academic exchanges. As one of the 14 founding members of AUA, Chulalongkorn University is privileged with the opportunity to nominate 3 students (undergraduate and/or graduate) to participate in the forthcoming online program free of charge under the topic “Water Resources Policy and Management”. It will be hosted by Nazarbayev University (NU), Nur-Sultan City, Kazakhstan from October 5- December 7, 2022. 

Deadline: September 28, 2022

The course accentuates the role of water resources policy and management by focusing on the Central Asia region with a comparative analysis to South/Southeast Asia regions. The fundamentals of the water cycle are discussed while the concept of integrated water resources management and river basin allocation will be presented.

The economic implications of direct and indirect water use are elaborated, while an introduction is given to hydro-economic modelling and decision support tools. Attention is paid to the transboundary water systems of Central and South/Southeast Asia and the implications of the water-energy-food nexus in the relevant regions.

The course aims to provide insight into the physical and social dimensions of water resources policy and management; offer a better understanding of the effects of freshwater systems on human livelihoods, and enhance the policy dialogue on the better use of transboundary water networks.

The course will last for 30 hours and be delivered online in 10 sessions of 3-hours each, by encouraging participants’ active involvement through discussion groups to develop national and regional water policy and management plans.

For more information of the course outline, please click here. 

To apply, please contact Mr. Sukwanchat Rattanapaeng (sukwanchat.r@chula.ac.th), International coordinator of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) by Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Nominated students will receive an email from OSA to further process the participation preparation.

For further information regarding the program, you may also contact NU officers as follows: