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1. The functions and objectives of the Institute shall be:
a. to promote, through education and training, the development of knowledge and expertise in water-related fields, including water management, governance, hydraulic engineering, sanitary engineering, infrastructure, environmental management and monitoring of these and other related areas, specifically for the benefit of developing countries and countries in transition;
b. to conduct scientific research;
c. to contribute to capacity building and institutional strengthening of organizations from civil society, the private sector, governments and organizations in developing countries and countries in transition in relation to service for society;
d. to offer higher education as defined in the Dutch Higher Education Act (Wet op het Hoger Onderwijs), including Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy programmes;
e. to provide and develop new and innovative methods of education and training, research and innovation, capacity building and institutional strengthening;
f. to stimulate the provision of information about the relationship between the activities of the Institute and its contribution to society;
g. all that is connected to the abovementioned subjects or that may be beneficial to them.
2. The Institute does not have a profit making objective.