The general objective of the study programme is the education of environmental specialists with ample knowledge of (1) the concepts and issues associated with environmental pollution, (2) the detection and quantification of environmental contamination, (3) the possible impact of environmental pollutants on the ecosystems and biota, together with the current techniques for risk assessment, and (4) the available technologies for the prevention and remediation of environmental pollution and the way they are designed and
applied in practice.
Course structure
The study programme is structured around the following topics:
-basic study of non-polluted environments;
-sources and causes of environmental pollution;
-methodologies for the detection and analysis of environmental pollution;
-environmental toxicology and risk assessment, both in the eco-toxicological and human toxicological field;
-prevention and sanitation of environmental pollution;
-clean technology;
-treatment of waste.
Target group
The main target group are students from developing countries who are professionally concerned with the environment, e.g. staff members of governmental institutions, universities and NGOs. People interested in environmental problems in an international context, who have acquired adequate prior education, are welcome as well.
Career prospects
Graduates of the ICP ‘Environmental Sanitation’ assume highly varying professional duties in domains that deal with prevention and sanitation of environmental pollution. This can vary from appointments in governmental institutions and NGOs, teaching assignments and/or scientific research at universities or functions of environmental experts in industries and consultancy services.
Summarizing
The study programme integrates various scientific disciplines such as chemistry, biochemistry, biology, ecology, microbiology, toxicology, technology and applied engineering sciences. As such, C.ES&T offers one of the world’s most comprehensive study programmes in the field of environmental sanitation.
For eligibility and Admission Criteria visit their website here
Countries eligible from Africa are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
