| Programme title |
Institution/organization |
| Designing surface irrigation methods Contact person Contact person's address Contact person's Telephone/Fax Contact person's E-mail Type of
programme Certificate Frequency of programme Programme's main focus Programme prospectus The participants will learn about different types of surface methods, advance and recession characteristics, infiltration during irrigation, water application and storage efficiency, runoff reuse systems, surface irrigation models and design software and whole-farm planning for efficient irrigation layouts. Target group Dates/duration Language |
School of Environment and Agriculture Acronym Country Address Tel +61-2-4570 1307 Fax +61-2 4570 1684 E-mail Institute/organization
www Brief description of
institution/organization 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 Environment and Agriculture at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus is entrusted with the responsibility of developing strong irrigation teaching and learning programmes. The School is well known nationally and internationally for its experiential learning approach to education and follows this approach to combine sophisticated irrigation theory with a hands-on approach to provide useful training to irrigation professionals. The UWS has access to indoor and outdoor laboratories related to water and irrigation, a campus farm (1 500 ha), a meteorological observatory, a conference centre and computer facilities, for running the short courses and carrying out research in irrigation. |
