UCT1 - Sustainable Water Management in Africa

23 July 2018 – 3 August 2018
Hosted by the University of Cape Town

The ‘Sustainable Water Management in Africa’ course at UCT is aimed at the next generation of critical thinkers. It uses an interdisciplinary approach to critically engage with the environmental, technical, socio-cultural, economic and political challenges of water demand, supply and treatment to create an understanding of the role of water in society and in sustaining livelihoods. The course provides the necessary contextual information to allow people from any background to participate meaningfully, and students from the African continent as well as South Africa will also be encouraged to apply.

Objectives of the course include: providing key theoretical themes and concepts; exposure to the African context; and facilitating critical thinking and analysis to foster paradigm shifts through engagement with both practical applications and intractable problems. Interactive time is focused on discussion, debate, and tactile engagement through workshops and serious games / activities.

The desired outcome of this course is to challenge participants to consider water in a new way, and to enable them to be able to apply learnings in their own context.

Costs

Figures are estimates only. Click on each item for details.

Field Trip

The Water Hub, Franschhoek

Target Audience

The course is targeted to honors/4th year undergraduate students, Master students, and PhD students. 3rd year undergraduate students may also apply with exceptions.

No prior knowledge of water is required. 

Prerequisites

The course is offered as an inter-disciplinary course that will benefit from a cohort of students from diverse educational backgrounds and level of qualifications. Candidates should be able to communicate well in English.

Delivery Method

Lectures, interactive discussion, debate, tactile engagement

Assessment:

Daily online quizzes, four interactive short activities and a group assignment

Credit equivalent at host university & contact hours

24 credits (notionally equates to 240 hours of study time – 80 hours of which will be direct / contact time with the students [64 hours in lectures / symposia and 16 hours on the field trip) and 160 hours of which the students are expected to spend on self-study.

The course will run over a 12-day period (Mon through to Fri week) with the Saturday and Sunday as free days, and one day will likely be spent in a research symposium. The field trip will occupy two days out of Cape Town. All other days will be run as 8 hour contact days, with the expectation of some preparatory self-study on 5 evenings.

Lecturer(s) / Tutor(s)

Prof Neil Armitage                  Dr Kirsty Carden

Prof George Ekama                 Prof Kobus van Zyl

Prof Sue Harrison                   Dr Jennifer Broadhurst

Dr Cheri Young                       Prof Horman Chitonge

Prof Mugsy Spiegel                 Dr Kevin Winter

Prof Aqiel Dalvie                     Dr Tom Sanya

Dr Gareth Haysom                  Ms Bernelle Verster

Accommodation

• Students must arrive by: 22 July, the Sunday prior to the start of the programme.
• Students will be able to check in from 2 p.m.
• Check-out date: 4 August, the Saturday after the end of the programme

Students have the option to stay longer, at their own cost, and provided the accommodation facility is alerted in good time to ensure availability of rooms.

Required and / or Recommended Insurance(s)

All students must secure a comprehensive insurance policy from their home country, covering all aspects of their visit to RSA (including travel insurance, medical care, accident & emergency cover, repatriation etc.)

Further Information

http://www.futurewater.uct.ac.za/IARU

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