University of Maryland Eastern Shore/Palestine Polytechnic University
Country:
West Bank/Gaza
Award Date:
2000
Award Amount:
$99,968.00
Cost Share:
$45,400.00
Other Partners:
Al-Azhar University; The Islamic University of Gaza
This partnership collaborated to teach applied information technology to science faculty involved in the management and improvement of existing scarce water resources in the West Bank and Gaza. Two scientists from Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) underwent advanced training on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and hydrological modeling. One faculty member from PPU spent two weeks at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (UMES), received training in GIS technology and water quality, and visited water treatment facilities in the Washington, D.C., area. U.S. partners installed training software on laptop computers for their Palestinian colleagues, prepared lysimeters, and computerized runoff water and subsurface collectors for water quality training activities. UMES partners also provided textbooks and laboratory materials for their partners.