Against the backdrop of global climate change and expanding world populations, human impact on our environment ist creating increasingly complex situations. We therefore need to manage our aquatic resources in a self-sustaining manner. The overarching goal is to avoid, or at least to minimise, the risk of crises as regards water supplies, irrigation water, floods, and wastewater treatment. The excellent Hydro-Computer Science programme arose from a European initiative and is becoming a major field of study at our university, which is driving advances in modelling and management in these areas. The aim of the Masterprogramme is to train future scientists and qualified engineers to assume positions as decision makers, able to tackle modelling and managing projects involving water technology, as well as emvironmental issues. Graduates are qualified to work as experts in local, regional and international professional bodies and public institutions, as well as in private companies.
The BTU's partner universities in this four-semester Master programme (two years) are: University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis (F), brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus (DE), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (HU), Polytechnic University of Catalonia (ES), and Newcastle University (UK). The programme's student mobility scheme involves at least three universities.
Most lectures are presented in English in mixed groups of not more than 40 students from Europe and beyond. The Master programme is arranged in consecutive, advanced learning units. Students are first introduced to the requisite general knowledge and skills (1st semester at all universities) with the goal of imparting the ability to understand and actively utilise the concepts, methods, and tools of Hydro-Computer Science (2nd semester UK). Specialist areas are then presented that deal with the Hydro-Computer Science systems used to manage city water systems and river basin water, as well as decision-support systems (3rd semester at all partner universtisies expect UK). During the fourth semester, students at all universities author a Master's Thesis, in the form of a research or industry-related project.
The partner universities jointly bestow the academic title Master of Science (M. Sc.).
The Master curriculum receives support from the European Commission - Directorate General of Education and Culture - within the framework of Action 1 & 2 of the Erasmus Mundus Programme.
Acceptance criteria
- a Bachelor of Science (B. Sc., at least "good") or equivalent academic performance in individual cases. Applicants should preferably have a degree in a subject that is related to engineering science, environmental science, physics, computer science, geography, mathematics, chemistry, geology, or similar disciplines, as well as a solid background im mathematics. Working applicants seeking to obtain further professional qualifications must have at least five year's work experience in an engineering field. English language skills should be equivalent to 575 TOEFL points. Furthermore, during their Master studies students should acquire basic knowledge of at least one of the other languages used in this international programme (German; French, Spanish, and Hungarian). Each candidate will be assessed individully by the Euro-Aquae Consortium in terms of his/her scientific and practical engineering knowledge, and English language skills.
For further information see: 
http://www.euroaquae.org
