This joint master’s programme aims to offer a unique curriculum based on the pillars of hydrogeology, climatology, impacts and adaptation, in the context of human pressures, global changes and feedback, in the following academic areas:
- Hydrogeology;
- Groundwater data collection, interpretation and modelling;
- Climate processes and modelling;
- Groundwater-surface water-climate interactions;
- Integrated river basin and water resources management;
- Groundwater and environmental impacts;
- Groundwater, society and policies;
- Groundwater in adaptation to global change.
Regarding the key competencies and skills that the JMD programme aims to provide, they are linked to each of the thematic areas, several of which provide the basic skills required to address the other, more integrated fields, and ultimately the core thematic field, where the key distinctive and challenging skills and competences can be outlined.
This programme includes the coursework:
1st semester – Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal)
2nd semester – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (the Netherlands)
3rd semester – Techniche Universität Dresden (Germany)
4th semester – Students choose one of the 3 institutions
