Young Expert Programmes (YEP) Water and Agrofood

The sixth edition of YEP Effect has been published, reflecting on the impact of COVID-19 on YEP Programmes. Furterhmore, it contains interviews with the first-ever YEP Energy Duo, all members of the YEP Steering Committee and three new YEP coaches. »

The fifth edition of YEP Effect has been released, informing about the impact made through YEP Water and Agrofood and the new YEP Tailor-made programme. The magazine reflects on 16 batches of Young Experts in YEP Phase I (2013-2019), and the new YEP Tailor-made programme. The YEP Bureau is currently negotiating about YEP Phase II, and hopes to continue the Young Expert Programmes soon. »

During the kick-off of batch 15 of Young Experts in Water and Agrofood on September 17, YEP Effect no. 4 was officially handed over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this edition special attention for the three Young Experts who started their international Agrofood careers at NL Embassies in Benin, Kenya and Rwanda through the Talent Pool. »

The YEP Programme Bureau has published the third edition of YEP Effect with inspiring stories from Young Experts in Water and Agrofood, their organizations and their working environment and more information on the YEP Vision 2030. »

On Friday September 01, 2017, the YEP Programme Bureau, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deloitte Impact Foundation organize a Visionary Meeting to discuss the GO YEP-vision 2030 with actors from the water and agrofood sectors which have hired Young Experts in the past four years. The basis for the GO YEP-vision is the continuation of the current programmes YEP Water and YEP Agrofood, with a possible extension to other sectors!  »

The YEP Programme Bureau has published its Annual Report 2016, providing an overview of the activities and results over the course of 2016. The Report is an annex to YEP Effect no. 2, which describes the effects the Young Experts have or had in their international work. »

On Monday January, 16, 2017, the YEP Effect Magazine was launched during the kick-off of the Young Expert Programmes Training for batch 10. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands Water Partnership and the F&BKP were present at the event and received the first copies of the magazine from YEP. »

The YEP Programme Bureau has published its Annual Report 2015, providing an overview of the activities and results over the course of 2015 and covering the training programme and the changes and innovations, the results of the Mid Term Review, and information about the YEP alumni. »

On April 29, 2016, an improved version of the YEP Programmes website was launched! Most significant change is the advanced search module with various filters, which allows visitors to easily find Young Experts and organizations. Of course, the new website also offers a lot of information about and for former, present and future Young Experts. »

In January this year, the first batch from Young Expert Programme (YEP) Agrofood – sixteen Young Experts in total –  followed a three week intensive training course, together with the Young Experts from YEP Water. They received masterclasses on a wide range of topics preparing them thoroughly to work in an international context. Classes such »

The Young Expert Programme Agrofood (YEP Agrofood) is now official; the Partnership Agreement has been signed!  Marcel Beukeboom – Head Food & Nutrition Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands -, Lennart Silvis – Managing Director of the Netherlands Water Platform (NWP) -, and Hedwig Bruggeman – Managing Director of AgriProFocus (on behalf »

The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP), in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, implements the successful YEP Water programme, offering young water professionals an opportunity to acquire professional experience abroad. The YEP Programme Bureau, in partnership with the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP), has now announced the start of YEP Agrofood. It is a »