How would you like to explore the US, France and The Netherlands, getting up close and personal with the world’s most cutting-edge public works innovations?

IPWEA’s 21-day 2017 International Study Tour offers the chance to travel the world and attend the American Public Works Congress and Exhibition. The 2017 study tour theme is ‘best practice and innovation in public works’.

The study tour will include visits to local councils and organisations in Orlando, New York, Strasbourg/Versailles and Rotterdam/Amsterdam (to be confirmed).

There is also the opportunity to stay on and further explore the UK and Europe privately.

According to Andrew Ryan, Director Infrastructure Services at Sunshine Coast Council and 2016 Study Tour participant, the tour is an opportunity not to be missed.

"The whole experience was a great career development opportunity. To have the opportunity to travel the globe with other motivated and engaging colleagues from Australia was a privilege that is greatly appreciated. We not only got to travel to three different and unique countries, but were also able to go behind the scenes and talk with fellow engineering professionals in each place and share views, experiences, and world outlooks and learn from each other in doing so,” he said.

Read more about the 2016 study tour here. 

Study tour grants are available in NSW, Qld, SA and WA, and full-fee paying participants are welcomed.

The tour will be lead by Chris Champion, IPWEA Director International.

Applications are open now. More information is available here, or you can contact Chris Champion on +61 407 207 934, or e-mail chris.champion@ipwea.org.

Image: 2016 Study Tour participants inspect an iconic bridge construction in Santa Monica, California.