Limnology & Wetland Management (LWM) Programme

04/07/2025

With gratitude and pride, we celebrate our 2023-2025 🎓🎉 graduates at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and BOKU Vienna, Austria, the Lwm Programme and Mama Limnology Nzula Kitaka are proud of you 👏👏👏

20/05/2025

The kind of view that says, "You've arrived "🌍⛰️

24/02/2024

NEW Ph.D. OPPORTUNITIES
15 attractive PhD Positions within the BOKU Doctoral Programme "Human River systems in the 21st century (HR21)". The positions are fully funded and the Doctoral Programme is providing additional resources for conference presentations, retreats etc.

The PhD positions are truly international ones - hence you are most welcome to encourage suitable candidates to apply.

Attached you kindly find the Flyer and more Info you can find at: https://short.boku.ac.at/q9ry2k
The 15 PhD research topics are:

Topic 1: Role of hydrological extremes (floods) for sediment transport and morphodynamics in the human-river system
Topic 2: Material resources demand and flows of hydraulic structures to prevent societal impact of extreme events (social ecology, environmental history)
Topic 3: Intermittent flow – hydrological effects and impacts on benthic communities, ecological state and functioning of riverine systems
Topic 4: Drought, low flow and warming – hydrological effects and impacts on the ecological state and functioning of river systems
Topic 5: Water transit time distributions as indicators for the vulnerability of riverine ecosystems under different pressures from social metabolism
Topic 6: Analyzing possible contributions of re-activated former watercourses towards a more sustainable transformation of industrialized riverine landscapes in urban areas
Topic 7: The role of the latest industrial revolutions on instream processes and ecological vulnerability of IRL
Topic 8: The effects of infrastructure development on ecological and ecosystem service network properties in river systems
Topic 9: The impact of urban settlements on organic matter and nutrient flows in industrialized riverine landscapes – What can we learn from the past?
Topic 10: Urban metabolism, a river’s ecohydrology and industrialization: Vienna and the Danube, 1800-2000
Topic 11: Impact of external organic matter sources on nutrient, sediment and water transport from cropland into streams
Topic 12: Impacts of bioenergy crops used as riparian buffer strips on stream ecosystems’ functioning
Topic 13: Sustainable hydropower & and the water-energy-food nexus in multi-stressed IRLs: Challenges and solutions for science & management
Topic 14: Integrated modelling of farmers’ climate change impact and adaptation appraisal to inform regional human river nexus management
Topic 15: Strategic planning approaches to territorial governance of industrialized riverine landscapes

29/11/2017

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Call for New Applications to Potential candidates interested in applying for academic admission to attend the “International Joint Masters’ Degree Programme in Limnology & Wetland Management (LWM)”, is now open commencing in October 2018. Deadline for submitting the application documents for academic admission is the 8th January 2018!
LWM is a well-established international joint degree masters’ programme, fully accredited in Austria, The Netherlands and Kenya. The MSc programme structure/curriculum consists of three semesters of 4-months each, which are held in Austria (University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences, Vienna - BOKU), Kenya (Egerton University) and The Netherlands (IHE Delft), followed by a 6-months research period at one of the three partnering institutions, or your home country (to be decided in consultation with the LWM consortium). LWM students enjoy the complementing expertise of three renowned universities and excellent networking perspectives at global level.
LWM CURRICULUM (120 ECTS in total)
Austrian semester at BOKU (Oct 2018 - Jan 2019)
• LWM1: Basics in Limnology
• LWM2: Ecology of Aquatic Organisms
• LWM3: Basics in Applied Limnology
• LWM4: Aquatic Ecosystem Management
• LWM5: Scientific Working
Kenyan semester at Egerton Univ. (Feb – May 2019)
• LWM6: Lake Ecology
• LWM7: Stream & River Ecology
• LWM8: Wetlands for Water Quality
• LWM9: Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Netherlands semester at IHE Delft (May – Sept 2019)
• LWM10: Wetlands for Livelihoods & Conservation
• LWM11: Aquatic Ecosystems: Processes & Applications
• LWM12: Data Analysis and Modelling for Aquatic Ecosystems
• LWM13: Group-work
• LWM14: Research Methods & Summer School
Master research & thesis semester (Oct 2019 – April 2020)
• LWM15: Research plan, logistics, site assessment, application & societal relevance
• LWM16: M.Sc. Research and Thesis writing

All three study locations are world-famous tourist locations - Vienna (Austria), Nakuru/Egerton (Kenya) and Delft (The Netherlands) – hence, LWM students have the added benefit to study where others are going for sight-seeing!

LWM ADMISSION CRITERIA
• University level Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field for the programme, and which has been awarded by a university of recognised standing (e.g. BSc in Biology, Aquatic Ecology / Fisheries, Environmental Sciences, Chemistry; Civil, Chemical, Agricultural or Environmental Engineering, etc)
• Working experience in an appropriate field of the LWM programme is an additional important asset
• English language requirements

Application for academic admission and fellowships
1st step: Application for academic admission
• The application for academic admission is the 1st step to get entrance to LWM. Successful applicants will receive a certificate of provisional admission.
• Applications for academic admission are done by:

A. Applying online via the BOKU application platform: https://www.ipgl.boku.ac.at
B. Applying online via IHE Delft application platform: https://www.un-ihe.org/user/register
It is mandatory to apply for academic admission at both BOKU and IHE Delft!
Hardcopies of certified documents have to be send to BOKU only (consortium admission) – further information will be provided during the online application procedure.
• Applications for academic admission are welcome at any time – however, the deadline for submitting the application for academic admission is the 8th January 2018!
2nd step: Application for fellowships
• 2nd step: After having applied for academic admission at BOKU and IHE Delft, LWM-applicants are welcome to apply for fellowships and/or deliver a letter that the applicant is in the position to cover all study costs by her/himself (approx. study costs for the full 18-months programme including living costs, travel costs and study fees is approx. EUR 35,000.)
• LWM specific fellowships are offered by the Austrian Development Cooperation. Fellowship application forms will be provided to eligible LWM applicants, after academic admission to LWM has been given by BOKU). Deadline for fellowship applications is the 31st January 2018.
• OKP-fellowships are provided by the Netherlands Development Cooperation to follow LWM. Detailed instructions are provided at: https://www.un-ihe.org/orange-knowledge-programme. Deadline for fellowship applications is the 31st January 2018.
• Eligible applicants are very much encouraged to apply for both the Austrian and Netherlands fellowship programmes – since it is increasing, the applicant chances to obtain a fellowship significantly!
• Fellowship applications which are received after 31st January 2018, will not be taken into consideration for the LWM study entry in October 2018!
• Additionally, applicants are advised to check with their employer and with their own government to determine if financing for their studies could be provided from local/regional sources, including on-going research or capacity building projects/programmes.
• Another option may be to apply for fellowships provided by international agencies/programmes – please find more information here:
o http://short.boku.ac.at/wqzox6
o https://www.un-ihe.org/fellowships
Postal address for sending application & certified documents:
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management
IPGL Office
Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33/DG
1180 Vienna
Austria
EUROPEAN UNION
Follow this link to access https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ct9eejvbxyc0n82/AABL36hrkjujDK2QaG6j4D3ba?dl=0 the following documents
• Application form for academic admission to LWM
• English Requirements and How to Achieve Them; Compiled by WJ Sturrock

Thank you very much and best regards,

The LWM coordination Team

Assoc. Prof. Nzula Kitaka, Egerton University, Kenya
Mr Edwin Hes, UNESCO-IHE
Mr Gerold Winkler, BOKU, Austria

LWM websites
• http://short.boku.ac.at/al00.html
• https://www.un-ihe.org/msc-programmes/specialization/limnology-and-wetland-management-0
• http://www.egerton.ac.ke/index.php/Biological-Sciences/joint-degree-master-programme-in-limnology-and-wetland-management.html
• https://www.facebook.com/lwm.limnology?fref=ts
• https://www.facebook.com/IPGL.Limnology

THE LWM PRORGAMME IS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE AUSTRIAN DEVELOPMENT

02/10/2015

Eastern Africa Water Association proudly invites you to a 4 days camping expedition at the Maasai Mara to experience the seventh wonder of the world 'Wilde Beast migration' . This year's theme is ''What the world would be missing" a conservation initiative that has been coined to disseminate and create awareness on ecosystem conservation. The cost of the expedition is KES16,000.00 per person for the 4 days. This event will take place from 8th October to 11th October 2015. Please confirm and commit to attend. If possible support any EAWA member or a friend to participate in this noble course. Please follow this Link: https://db.tt/BJCc3Opw for more information

13/11/2014

Applications for Joint Masters Degree in Limnology and Wetland Management Starting October 2015 is now open

Please follow this link http://1drv.ms/1wXjzKk to obtain the Joint Masters Application form.
Follow this link http://1drv.ms/1wXkavA to get the Austrian Fellowship Application form
and the following link http://1drv.ms/1wXkryL to get information on how to fill the forms and LWM flyer.

The Deadline for Application is Friday 30th January 2015.


The Msc starts in October of every year for new applications. To be eligible to apply you should have a BSc on aquatic sciences, environmental sciences, fisheries and aquaculture, wetlands, hydrology and any other related earth courses. New applications are opened from November to end of January each year for programme starting October Next year. Once you get the forms from the provided links please complete them adequately and provide the necessary supporting documents with certified copies of academic certificates and transcripts. Send your scanned application to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] and the hard copy to Boku University, Austria under the following mailing address:

Hanna Hentschel (Ms.)
LWM & CAPAQUA project officer
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment
Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management
Max Emanuelstrasse 17
A-1180 Vienna

AUSTRIA


phone: ++43-1-47654-5230
mobile phone: ++43-664-88586450
Fax: ++43-1-4765 5217
e-mail: [email protected]

All the best in your application! Goodluck

Best Regards
LWM Office

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10/12/2013

Dear Friends,
The 8th EAWA Kenya Chapter Annual General Meeting is scheduled to be held on 14th December 2013 at the Kunste Hotel in Nakuru. Please confirm your participation to enable us make the necessary arrangements for the meeting before 12th December 2013.

Thank you and we all hope to see you there.

Dr. Steve Omondi
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Secretary
Eastern Africa Water Association (Kenya Chapter)

22/11/2013

Application for the 4 short courses LWM6: Lake Ecology, LWM7: Stream and River Ecology, LWM8: Wetlands for Water Quality and LWM9: Fisheries and Aquaculture to be offered in Kenya are now open for post graduate students who are currently registered for a Master’s degree. The modules will commence as from Friday 7th February 2014 to Friday, 16th May 2014. Follow the following link http://sdrv.ms/1i1TyUx to access the application forms and the ADA scholarship application form. The deadline for application is 15th December 2013. Send your applications to [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]. Please ensure that your application is complete with the necessary supporting documents before sending it. Best of luck!

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20/06/2013

MSc Research Projects are beckoning........Class of 2012-2013

20/06/2013