College of Hydrology and Water Resources at Hohai University, China recently received an announcement for education and training opportunities in 2017 from World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Relevant faculties and students are encouraged to apply for these opportunities. WMO plans to provide education and training opportunities in two categories during the year 2017.
(1) Group training at national level
National training events to which WMO may send subject experts to provide training for a group of national NMHS staff and allied personnel within their primary working environment. Requests for support under this category should be backed up by specific proposals, which should contain: (a) the rationale for the request for in-country training; (b) number of nationals that are expected to benefit from the training; (c) estimated cost; and (d) an indication of co-funding. Any request should also be accompanied by an attestation, which should authorize WMO to submit the proposal to a third party for joint consideration.
(2) Support to candidates based on national need and merit
WMO also calls for nominations for specific education training opportunities that are already planned by WMO as contained in the “Compendium of WMO fellowships and training opportunities, requirements and guide for application”, which can be downloaded from .
Under this category, members interested in nominating suitable candidate(s) are required to review the Compendium and follow the steps highlighted in its Annex A. For the purposes of Secretariat planning, Annex B should be completed as a prerequisite for considering your request.
As a further guide on choice of institutions for your candidate(s), it is suggested that attention is paid to the partners listed in Annexes C and D, which respectively contains fellowships and training opportunities available from institutions and countries that have entered into special agreement with WMO.
Note that the deadline for submitting an application is January 31st, 2017.