Capacity Building & Training
Institutionalizing international cooperation and building professional capacity to transform food and water systems across South Asia and Europe.
Sustaining Global Cooperation
The partners aim to institutionalize internationalization structures to ensure cooperation lasts beyond the project period. While IIT Roorkee and Kiel University possess strong systems, foundational development is being prioritized for Ruhuna University.
- Regular online coordination and shared management practices.
- Creation of administrative units for student mobility and support.
- Standardized credit-transfer and academic recognition frameworks.
Staff Exchanges
Building administrative expertise
"Study Buddy"
Peer-to-peer student support
Visa Services
Streamlined enrollment flows
Credit Transfer
Harmonized academic structures
Didactic & Professional Capacity
Building the skill sets required to teach and research SDG-linked content for resilient food and water systems.
Interdisciplinary Training
Joint field research in India and Sri Lanka supports method exchange. Student–stakeholder interaction is expanded through internships and practitioner-led teaching.
SDG Curriculum
Four SDG-informed teaching modules form the basis for future curriculum development, supported by shared research training and joint projects.
Knowledge Exchange
The stakeholder network, from farmer cooperatives to national water authorities, is consolidated to foster continuous knowledge exchange and long-term impact.