Programme title

Institution/organization

Step-by-step design of micro-irrigation systems

Contact person
Dr Basant Maheshwari - Associate Professor

Contact person's address
School of Environment and Agriculture
University of Western Sydney
Locked Bag 1797
South Penrith Distribution Centre
NSW 1797
Australia

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +61-2-45701235 Fax +61-2-45701684

Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]

Type of programme
Classroom/laboratory
Field-based
Course

Certificate
Certificate of participation
University credits

Frequency of programme
Any time of the year with a minimum of ten participants.

Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the capabilities of water professionals.

Programme prospectus
Micro-irrigation systems is becoming popular due to its high water application efficiency. In this course, a step-by-step design procedure of micro-irrigation will be presented with the help of practical examples.
In particular, the participants will learn about (i) how soil type, topography and water supply affect the design of the irrigation system, (ii) how to develop a suitable irrigation layout for a site, (iii) how to select appropriate system components and install them in the field and (iv) how to operate and maintain the system to save water, energy and money.

Target group
Junior professionals

Dates/duration
1-2 weeks, upon request.

Language
English

School of Environment and Agriculture

Acronym
SEA

Country
Australia

Address
School of Environment and Agriculture
University of Western Sydney
Locked Bag 1797
South Penrith Distribution Centre
NSW 1797
Australia

Tel +61-2-4570 1307

Fax +61-2 4570 1684

E-mail
[email protected]

Institute/organization www
http://www.uws.edu.au/sea/

Brief description of institution/organization
Diverse, young, energetic and democratic, the University of Western Sydney (UWS) has a universal outlook that is reflected in our rapidly expanding international student population and our off-shore programmes.

UWS was founded with the clear and fundamental purpose of providing high quality and accessible higher education and research to Greater Western Sydney. The mission of the university is to be a university of international standing and outlook, achieving excellence through teaching, learning, research and service to its regional and international communities.

The School of Environment and Agriculture at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus is entrusted with the responsibilityof developing strong irrigation teaching and learning programmes. The School is well known nationally and internationally for its experiential learning approach to education and combines sophisticated irrigation theory with a hands-on approach to provide useful training to irrigation professionals. The UWS has access to indoor and outdoor laboratories related to water and irrigation, a campus farm (1 500 ha), a meteorological observatory, a conference centre and computer facilities, for running the short courses and carrying out research in irrigation.