Master of Science Program in Environmental Technology and Management: An International Program for Jordan and the Arab Countries, Held at Princess Sumaya University for Technology and Royal Scientific Society

Environmental Technology and Management is a central component to improving the environmental performance by bridging the gap between the economy and the environment and integrating social aspects in the development processes.

The Master of Science in Environmental Technology and Management aims to prepare future technical staff and decision-makers in both public and private sectors for analyzing and acting in an environmentally proactive manner in relation with policies, production processes and resources utilization.

The program combines both theory and practice on the one hand and technical and managerial aspects on the other. Moreover, it covers the most urgent issues for development based on real life experiences. Therefore, this unique program will enable students to:

• Become aware of the most pressing environmental issues and challenges
• Master useful and efficient tools for managing environmental issues in a practical and effective manner
• Gain and develop modern managerial skills
• Develop practical experience and know-how from the field
• Have exposure to international experiences

The program is open to participants form the Arab region, it will be held in four semesters (2 – year program) starting February 3, 2008. Courses will be given in the late afternoon in order to allow professionals to take part in this master program.

Registration is open until December 25, 2007. For further information and registration please see:

www.psut.edu.jo/metm/index.html  
www.rss.gov.jo/metm/index.html  
www.cp.org.jo/metm/index.html 

Contact information	Dr. Motasem Saidan, Program Coordinator, RSS, President's Office / Dr. Nisreen Al-Hmoud, Program Coordinator Deputy, RSS, Environmental Research Center (ERC) / Mr. Karim Zein, SBA (email: msaidan@rss.gov.jo ; nisreen@rss.gov.jo ; sba@sba-int.ch) Phone: + 962 6 5344 701 Ext 2535 / + 962 6 5344 701 Ext 2435 ; Fax: + 962 6 5340 430 / + 962 6 5340 373
Event type	Training
File link	http://www.psut.edu.jo/metm/index.html
Source	Royal Scientific Society (RSS)
Subject(s)	METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT
Geographical coverage	Jordan
Address	at Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT, Jordan)
Organizer	Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT, Jordan) in cooperation with the Royal Scientific Society (RSS, Jordan) University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Universities of Geneva & Fribourg (Switzerland) as well as Ecosys (Geneva) and SBA (Switzerland).
Target audience	International
Period	[01/02/2008 - 28/02/2010]
Status	Confirmed
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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