Wetskills-South Africa

For the 3rd time to Cape Town for the Ocean Race (7th South African Wetskills Challenge)

Are you a student or young professional from South Africa, sub-Saharan region and beyond, and do you want to make a difference in the water sector? Would you like to experience working in an international team and experiencing the culture of South Africa? Do you want to work on challenging water & sustainability issues? Are you interested to visit the Ocean Race (village & programme) and present your ideas for an international jury panel and audience? This is your chance! Wetskills Foundation and partners are organising the seventh Wetskills edition in South Africa!

Wetskills Foundation is inviting students (Bachelor (final year), Master and PhD) and Young Professionals from universities and organisations worldwide with a passion for Water, Climate and Sustainability, to join this intergenerational event and apply for Wetskills-South Africa 2023 (period: 11-23 February 2023). You can register by filling-in the online form (Botton at the right side).

Previous events were in: Cape Town 2012, Nelspruit 2014, Durban 2016, Cape Town 2018 and Gauteng 2022. A digital W@tskills edition was organized in 2021, due to corona pandemic. Read more about the great finals at the WISA 2018 Conference in Cape Town in presence of Minister Gugile Nkwinti of Water and Sanitation of South Africa, and Dutch Special Water Envoy Henk Ovink.

For more information and registration, take a look at the website.