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Wetskills uses a new way of authentic learning and international networking for students and young professionals with a passion for water. The Challenges take place worldwide, usually during international water related events. In multidisciplinairy, international teams, the participants work on real life cases from companies and (governmental) organisations. Their challenge: to think out-of-the-box and develop realistic concepts.

In 2025, we had 8 great events: in The Netherlands, South Africa (Cape Town), Indonesia, Oman, Japan and Tunisia, a Water Innovation Hackathon in Zambia, and another event in South-Africa (Gauteng).  With great cases provided by the case-owners, and many talented young professionals from a great number of countries.

For 2026, the first event was in Eswatini (22 Feb – 6 March), with events in the planning for Zimbabwe and South Africa. Follow us in this great program, as a participant or case owner. Contact us for more information and join the Wetskills community. Due to the current crisis in the Middle East, we had to postpone the Wetskills-Jordan 2026 and Wetskills-Oman 2026 events, see news. 

Watch the video’s of Wetskills-Eswatini 2026, Wetskills-South Africa (Gauteng) 2025, Wetskills-Tunisia (2025), Wetskills-Japan (2025), Wetskills-Oman (2025) and Wetskills-Indonesia (2025)

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What are Wetskills Challenges?

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The Wetskills (Water) Challenge is a two-weeks pressure-cooker programme for students and young professionals with a passion for water and sustainability from all over the world. They meet in a country and work in transdisciplinary and transcultural teams at water-related topics.

The main challenge: develop as a team your own innovative and out-of-the-box solution for water challenges in a changing world. The study cases are provided and formed by study case owners, companies and organisation with a dedicated challenge in a local situation.

These concepts are presented during the formal event through an ice-breaking and energizing session, when the cooperation between the Dutch water sector and the partner-country is showed and positioned. It provides a floor to integrate generations, water challenges, disciplines and cultures.

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As Wetskills participant, you will experience real-life cooperation in transcultural teams. It will create or expand your first international network, based on: intercultural teamwork, mutual acceptance, out-of-the-box ideas, comfort zone challenges and knowledge/expertise exchange.

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Organisation

As Case owner (organizations with a water challenge), you will get your own international team with enthusiastic and transcultural students and young professionals. Your team will come with a creative solution for the implementation of your challenge in the local situation.

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As local partner-university (or universities), you have the possibility to network with local water companies, government and universities, but international ones as well. This new learning experience method is energizing for your students.

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As Wetskills participant, you will experience real-life cooperation in transcultural teams. It will create or expand your first international network, based on: intercultural teamwork, mutual acceptance, out-of-the-box ideas, comfort zone challenges and knowledge/expertise exchange.

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