The German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in collaboration with UNEP and UNESCO is offering for 2019/2020 a further education programme on environment at the Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management (CIPSEM) of the Technical University Dresden in Germany for decision makers from developing and emerging countries. The programme consists of the following courses:

77th UNEP/UNESCO/BMU International Short Course on Ecosystem Management –Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Services (SC77)

Application period: 18 February - 01 April 2019

Course period: 29 August - 25 September 2019

78th UNEP/UNESCO/BMU International Short Course on Soil and Land Resources for Sustainable Development (SC78)

Application period: 04 March - 15 April 2019

Course period: 10 October - 05 November 2019

79th International Short Course on Resource Efficiency: Circular Economy and Waste Management (SC79)

Application period: 18 March - 29 April 2019

Course period: 18 November - 11 December 2019

43rd UNEP/UNESCO/BMU International Postgraduate Course on Environmental Management for Developing Countries (EM43)

Application period: 01 April - 15 May 2019

Course period: 09 January - 10 July 2020

These courses are designed to prepare the participants for their tasks of environment-related planning, coordination and management within ministries, agencies and local

governments as well as NGOs of their home countries. Participants are expected to have several years, of course-relevant professional experience and to be nominated by their institution in a developing country (including emerging economies). Course language is English.

The program is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. For more information on the courses and the application process, please refer to our website www.tu-dresden.de/cipsem .