Global Sanitation Graduate School goes regional
With its 55 members – academic institutions, located in 22 countries, and nearly 1,200 MSc students from 58 countries, the GSGS reached the next level of development – clustering into five regional hubs, namely, 1. GSGS Regional Hub South America, 2. GSGS Regional Hub West, Central, and Indian Ocean Africa, 3. GSGS Regional Hub East and Southern Africa, 4. GSGS Regional Hub India, and 5. GSGS Regional Hub South and South-East Asia. The regional hubs are hosted by partners in Montevideo (UTEC), Ouagadougou (2iE), Kampala (NWSC), Ahmedabad (CEPT), and Bangkok (AIT), respectively. Hubs were inaugurated during the regional workshops that took place in October and November 2024 with the participation of all GSGS members and representatives of the Gates Foundation – the principal supporter of GSGS. The main focus of the regional hubs is to a) update the current sanitation curriculum with the latest learnings on CWIS, b) expand the geographical coverage of its membership, c) diversify its membership to enhance the impact on the ground, and d) ensure financial sustainability in mid- and long-term. On behalf of the GSGS Headquarters at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, we look forward to working closely with the new directors of the regional hubs, Prof. Hector Garcia, Dr. Harinaivo Anderson Andrianisa, Dr. Rose Kaggwa, Prof. Mona Iyer, and Prof. Tanvir Ahmed, and other colleagues involved in the GSGS. The GSGS will continue benefiting from the engagement from its strategic advisers of Gates Foundation, Dr. Roshan Raj Shrestha and Dr. Najib B. Lukoya.
