The FLOODmaster Study Program

The drastic impacts of the extreme flood events in the year 2002 in Europe displayed the exceptional importance of risk communication and knowledge transfer in the flood protection area. Therefore the FLOODmaster study program was designed and tested at the TU Dresden together with the Leibniz-Institut für ökologische Raumentwicklung as well as experts of more than 20 German and international universities, research centers, authorities and consultants. The program is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the start-up period and forms a major subject within the Hydro Science and Engineering master course. The modular structure of this anglophone teaching program meets the formal regulations of the Bologna Prozess and allows the implementation of an international platform of education on integrated flood risk management in accordance with EU-IP FLOODsite. Consistent conceptual basics and didactical approaches enable participants with different professional and cultural background to take part.
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Project partnerS

The following partners have already supported the FLOODmaster study program during its project stage in designing and operating the teaching units as well as the excursions:

Universities (national)

TU Dresden, Chair of Hydrology and Meteorology
TU Dresden, Chair of Hydraulic Engineering
Universität Stuttgart, Chair of Hydrology and Geohydrology
TU Braunschweig, Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering
Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Institute for Water and Waters Development
Universität Kiel, Geographical Institute

Universities (international)

University of Padova, Italy
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, The Netherlands
University of Pisa, Department of Civil Engineering, Italy
United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)

Research institutes (national)

Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development, Dresden
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig-Halle GmbH

Governmental (national)

Federal Institute of Hydrology
Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance
Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration
German Meteorological Service (DWD), Meteorological Observatorium Lindenberg

Governmental (regional)

Saxon Ministry for Enviroment and Agriculture
Saxon State Agency for Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Saxon Flood Center
Saxon Dam Authority
Federal Environmental Agency, Brandenburg
Bavarian State Agency for Forest and Forestry
Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektion Nord/Süd, Rheinland-Pfalz
Landesamt für Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft und Gewerbeaufsicht, Rheinland-Pfalz
Federal Agency for Environment, Civil Engineering and Trade, Rheinland-Pfalz
Bioshere Reservate „Niedersächsische Elbtalaue“, Lower Saxony

Governmental (local)

City of Dresden, Environmental Agency
City of Hamburg: Agency for Streets, Bridges and Waters
City of Cologne, Flood Prevention Center
City of Hitzacker
City of Rhinow, Fire Brigade

Institutions (international)

HR Wallingford, UK
International Commissions for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) and the Elbe River (ICPER)
Federal Agencys Povodí Labe and Povodí Vltavy, Czech Republic
DHI Hydroinform a.s., Czech Republic
Hungarian Ministry for Environment and Water Management, Hungary
Environment and Water Directorate of the Upper-Tisza Region, Hungary
Romanian Waters, Apele Romana, Romania

Others