Department of Environmental Sciences
Preparing students to think like never before
The Department of Environmental Sciences is committed to inspire a life long commitment
to the Earth for environmental responsibilities through research and education in sciences
and technology.
Program at Glance
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MS in Sustainable Water Sanitation Health and Development is a two years study programme. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Abbottabad in collaboration with together with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Tribhuvan University Nepal is going to be the first educational institute around the world to offer this programme. The programme will be run parallel in the three universities. The programme is funded by Norwegian Government and also offers limited number of fully funded studentships.
The programme revolve around model that incorporate technical, ecological, institutional and cultural aspects of sustainable sanitation.
The program on “Sustainable sanitation, Health and Development” is designed to provide the skill and knowledge required to assess, plan, execute and implement strategies for sustainable sanitation and development. The program includes study modules, group works and individual project. The students shall have the opportunities to specialize in areas like:
- Rural/urban sanitation
- Ecological sanitation
- Natural treatment of wastewater and reuse
- Community water supply
- Water conservation/rainwater harvesting
- Sanitation, health and rural development
- Policies, institutions and governance
Programs Offered