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New rector at UNESCO-IHE
July 31, 2009: UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education announces a change in leadership. The new Rector, Professor András Szöllösi-Nagy, will start his appointment on 5 September 2009.
Prior to his appointment in Delft, the Netherlands, Professor Szöllösi-Nagy was Director of the Division of Water, Secretary of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) and Deputy Director-General of the Natural Sciences Sector of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
During his tenure at UNESCO Professor Szöllösi-Nagy was able to significantly reinforce UNESCO's response capacities in the area of freshwater through a variety of actions. "UNESCO's freshwater programmes are the strongest water programmes within the entire UN system," he said.