“It was four months ago that I received an invitation in my mailbox, which sounded like a great challenge and an amazing opportunity, but at the same time a little scary. I decided to accept and join the Next Generation Water Action as mentor representing YWPDK. Next Generation Water Action is a global initiative that encourages students and entrepreneurs from Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, South Korea, India and Denmark to be the future of the water […]
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As it was announced at the end of April, the 7th edition of the YWPDK national conference was cancelled and postponed to the fall. The organising committee made this decision because the uncertain covid-19 situation in Denmark prevented us from creating the experience we wanted to provide our members. We will update you within the next months when we have more information about the postponed conference. The online version of the annual general assemby took […]
The Wetskills Water Challenge is a two-weeks pressure-cooker programme for students and young professionals with a passion for water from all over the world. YWPDK are co-organizing this event so come and join us for this first-ever Water Challenge in Denmark, late August 2021 and work in transdisciplinary and transcultural teams with water-related topics. The main challenge: develop as a team your own innovative and out-of-the-box solution for water challenges in a changing world. The […]
Freya has been an active part of YWPDK since she joined after the national conference in 2019. She quickly took on the responsibility to start a new regional group in Aalborg – using her network connections at Aalborg Forsyning to create a local network. The Regional Groups are the backbone of YWPDK and where the members get to meet face-to-face and establish their professional network. It is also where members can become active and gain […]
We are hoping to see you at the upcoming 7th YWPDK conference from 21-22 October 2021 at Dansk Industri and a to be determined location in Copenhagen. Stay tuned for more updates on registration, program and logistics coming soon. We would also like to invite you to co-create the conference with us: Submit your abstract, your ideas and suggestion for the upcoming 7th YWPDK conference. The organizing team is open to all kind of submissions, […]
After many years of active engagement in YWPDK, Jan-Michael has passed the role of Regional Representative in Copenhagen to Per Nobel. Per stepped up for the position in a critical time during COVID-19, where the planning of events and social gatherings is challenged by changing restrictions from day to day. In this fourth edition of the interviews series we will focus on Per Nobel and his journey with YWPDK. Per Nobel joined the network in […]