YEP Programmes

The main goal of the Young Expert Programmes (YEP), consisting of YEP Water, YEP Agrofood, YEP Energy and YEP Tailor-made, is to offer young Dutch and local professionals the opportunity to take their first steps in an international environment. They are employed through Dutch organisations in a number of eligible countries. The programmes aim to rejuvenate the water, agrofood and renewable energy sectors and ensure the continued availability of expertise for these sectors.

The YEP Programmes are carried out jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP), the Food & Business Knowledge Platform and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.

NEWS

Preparatory training course

Training of the 19th batch starts on 20 January 2020

Organisations: deadline project submission

Deadline for submitting project proposals by organisations (batch 20):

1 March 2020

Candidates: apply for YEP positions

New YEP positions will be available on 23 March

Introduction video YEP

YEP in a nutshell: the new introduction video about YEP Programmes is now online.

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Every year we subsidise the placement of 72 young professionals

Check the latest results of YEP in our annual report

Our Young Experts

Alexander de Ruijter - YEP Water at Arcadis Nederland B.V. in Vietnam

Click here for an overview of all YEP projects at Akvo RSR

Emmy Dortant

Where is she now? Project Officer at Cordaid, Uganda

History

Young Expert at Cordaid - Uganda

YEP period 2017 - 2019, batch 12

YEP Role

Programme Officer

Skills

Proposal development
Project management
Rural development

Background

Nationality: Dutch
Education: Advanced Master International Development, Radboud University, MSc International Development Studies, Major in Sociology of Development from Wageningen University, BSc Internationale Ontwikkelingsstudies from Wageningen University

Experience before YEP

Programme officer, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl)

Contact

Alumna