UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education is the largest international postgraduate water education facility in the world and the only institution in the UN system to confer accredited MSc degrees and promote PhDs. It offers degree programmes, short courses, online courses and tailor-made training. Since 1957 the Institute has provided postgraduate education to more than 14,500 water professionals from over 160 countries. More than 140 PhD candidates were promoted, and numerous research and capacity building projects were carried out throughout the world. UNESCO-IHE is at the centre of a vast international network of water related institutions, and functions as an interface between knowledge networks and centres, public and private sector organizations, scientific and professional associations and other members of the international water community. In recent years the Institute has expand。