Words from main partners Wetskills-Canada 2014

9 June 2014, by Jeanine de Vos (Deputy Consul General Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) and Angela Murphy (Projects Manager Ryerson Urban Water &, Ryerson University)

 

It is a real pleasure for the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to be part of such an exciting program as Wetskills and to bring it to Toronto together with Ryerson University and the Ryerson Urban Water Centre. Wetskills Canada 2014 promises to be a wonderful opportunity to bring water experts from leading Canadian and Dutch companies, government and knowledge institutes (the case owners) together to find innovative, out-of-the-box solutions to pressing water issues with the new generation of bright water professionals from the Netherlands, Canada and the US.

 

After a couple of days team building, Wetskills started the formal part of the program on Monday  June 9^th with the “Brain Hurricane.” Industry and governments from The Netherlands and Canada collaborated and developed 5 challenging cases for the Wetskills teams to resolve. Teams then met with experts from water sector, both industry and government, to pose questions and receive guidance. 

Everyone is looking forward to seeing the case solutions of these 20 international water professionals of the future. Come and support them at the Ryerson Urban Water Day on June 17^th from 1-4pm (245 Church Street, ENG 103)!