Applications Invited for M.Sc. (Water Science and Governance)

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About the Organization

TERI School of Advanced Studies was set up as a Trust by TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) - a not-for-profit, independent research institute recognized globally for its contribution to scientific and policy research in the realms of energy, environment, and sustainable development in 1998. In 1999, the TERI School of Advanced Studies was granted the ‘Deemed to be University’ status by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and notified vide the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Department of Education, Government of India, notification no. F.9/19/95-U-3, dated October 5, 1999. The objective of the TERI SAS is to build capacity around various themes of sustainable development adopting an inter-disciplinary approach and incorporating the most contemporary, research-based evidence into the curriculum. Since its inception, the TERI SAS has offered not just world-class education, but also an environment that enables its students to develop fresh perspective in their subject areas. Beyond the academic programmes, the deemed University is actively reaching out to school and college students as also to mid-career professionals to sensitize them towards the environment and sustainable development in a systemic, solutions-oriented manner. The deemed University started functioning from its ‘green campus’, located in Vasant Kunj, in 2008 and today offers a dozen Masters programmes and has nearly 200 PhD students enrolled. It has started work on developing a new campus at Hyderabad, Telangana in the south of India and hopes to start offering academic programmes from this campus .

About the Program

The M.Sc. programme in Water Science and Governance is an interdisciplinary program with special emphasis on development of social, economic, institutional and governance perspectives. The objective of the programme is to create water professionals equipped to examine water issues in a trans-boundary and cross-cultural framework transcending environmental science, social, economic and legal discourses. With increasing demand for interdisciplinary water professionals in diverse set of organizations, a student pursuing M.Sc programme in Water Science and Governance is sure to have a first mover advantage in the integrated water management arena. 95% of our Alumni are currently working in corporate, think-tanks, NGOs, civil society organizations, research institutions etc.

Eligibility

Graduate (B.Sc/B.A) or equivalent from any branch of Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry, Geology, Atmospheric Science, Economics, Geography, Zoology, Botany, Anthropology, Agricultural Science or 3-years B.Voc in Industrial Waste Management, Soil and Water Conservation, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Waste Treatment Technology, Sustainable Agriculture

Deadline

2nd Aug 2022

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