UNU-INWEH's education and capacity-building portfolio spans five categories, from full joint degrees with partner universities to one-off workshops and talks. Select a category below to see the current programmes it includes.
1. Online Learning
UNU-INWEH's Online Learning offers free, self-paced courses spanning water policy and governance, water resources and society, ecosystems, water and health, and remote sensing and geospatial analysis. Courses are hosted on the edX platform, peer-reviewed by subject-matter experts, with several also available in French, Spanish or Persian, and most award a certificate on completion.
2. Degree Programmes
UNU-INWEH offers joint postgraduate degree programmes — Master's and PhD — delivered through a growing network of UNU Hubs at partner universities worldwide. Each programmes combines a partner-university degree with UNU-INWEH research, co-supervision and a UN-context learning experience, and in many cases a complementary UNU-INWEH diploma or certificate awarded alongside the degree itself.
3. Diplomas & Certificates
For professionals and students who want focused, credentialed expertise without a full degree, UNU-INWEH offers diplomas and certificates developed with regional and academic partners, each built to grow practical capacity in a specific area of water, environment or health.
UNU Diploma in Integrated Water Resource Management Available Now
Arabian Gulf University; UN Water Learning Centre for the Arab Region · Diploma
Professional diploma in integrated water resource management for practitioners across the Arab region.
4. Fellowships & Research Opportunities
UNU-INWEH brings young professionals, researchers and visiting scholars into its work through fellowships and hosted placements, offering entry points for people at different career stages to contribute to — and learn from — the Institute's research agenda.
Youth Fellows
Fellowship
Professional development fellowship bringing early-career professionals and youth into UNU-INWEH's work.
Visiting Researchers & Training Programs
Research placement
Hosted placements for visiting researchers and sponsored scholars collaborating with UNU-INWEH teams.
5. Capacity Building Events
Short, one-off workshops, webinars, executive sessions, talks and conference presentations, delivered with a wide range of partners — a lower-commitment way to engage with UNU-INWEH's research and expertise than a full course or degree.