IUPWARE
The M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering addresses water-related issues in both the global South and the global North. The general program objective is to educate professionals and scientists through multidisciplinary, high-quality university education. Students are trained with technical and managerial knowledge and skills to: (i) successfully plan, design, operate and manage water resources projects; and (ii) advise and support authorities in decision-making and policymaking that enhance the safe exploitation and re-use of wastewater and the equitable distribution and conservation of local, regional and global water resources. A strong focus is put on the use of state-of-the-art numerical simulation tools for integrated water management.
The study course is a joint program of
the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and KU Leuven, and classes are given
at both campuses. For more information about the program, please consult the IUPWARE official page.
Our Vision
Vision statement on our teaching practice
We aim to shaping future hydrology and climate scientists and engineers: creative, critical and technically educated students who are ready to discover the water cycle and climate change globally or regionally and solve the relevant problems.
We will provide a distincly broad education, from fundamental hydrological and climate sciences, hydrological and earth system modelling sciences to technical courses. Our students are expected to have a full insight in this field and have various options of their careers: becoming scientific researchers, working in hydrogical companies, or helping the policy-making.
At the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, we think it is important to educate critical students, who can develop and defend a well-reasoned vision. By regularly presenting their projects, students sharpen their oral and visual skills. The small scale of our university moreover facilitates very close guidance. Academically this is translated into an intense interaction between education and research. Thus, our programme provides the most recent scientific insights and technological developments to the students.