Diverse, young, energetic and democratic, the University of Western Sydney (UWS) has a universal outlook that is reflected in our rapidly expanding international student population and our off-shore programs. UWS was founded with the clear and fundamental purpose of providing high quality and accessible higher education and research to Greater Western Sydney. The mission of the university is to be a university of international standing and outlook, achieving excellence through teaching, learning, research and service to its regional and international communities.
The School of Natural Sciences at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus is entrusted with the responsibility to develop strong irrigation teaching and learning programs. The School is well known nationally and internationally for its experiential learning approach to education, and we proudly follows this approach to combine sophisticated irrigation theory with a "hands-on" approach to provide a useful training to irrigation professionals.
The UWS has access to indoor and outdoor laboratories related to water and irrigation, a campus farm (1500 ha), a meteorological observatory, a conference centre and computer facilities, for running the short courses and carrying out research in irrigation.
There are number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses available with emphasis on water, irrigation, environmental management and agriculture. UWS also organises short courses in irrigation tailored to the needs of individual groups.
UWS is one of the core partners in Cooperative Research Centre for Irrrigation Futures. There are a number of post-graduate research opportunities available to pursue master and Ph.D. studies through this Centre. |
