Water Europe: Hydroinformatics for Water Resources and Water Related Hazards Management in Europe

Abstract

European countries are facing serious challenges within the water sector despite regular investments over the last half century. The current challenges are reflecting a growing complexity and request an adaptation of the management approaches in order to develop a more holistic vision and strategy. In order to tackle part of these challenges, initiatives should be taken within the education field and especially for the water engineers training. The WaterEurope project (2018–2021) was developed within the Erasmus + framework as a Strategic Partnership action. In order to address some of the challenges on water identified at the European level, WaterEurope academic partners wish to innovate massively in a new pedagogic approach supported by a collaborative organization between six European MSc courses focused on hydroinformatics and water resources management. The experience already gathered has demonstrated that project oriented pedagogy can provide a relevant approach in water domain and contribute to bring competences and skills to the new engineers in charge of water issues. WaterEurope has developed resources to equip young engineers with the competences and skills related to hydrological analyst, flood modeling, damage assessment and engineering design with advanced simulation tools.