STRUCTURE
The master programme structure provides a progressive and fluid learning to the students, based on a solid and broad background knowledge, merging the course main topics, in order to create a transdisciplinary perspective of problems and solutions, in the water sector.
MAEH offers a large number of optional courses in the first semester aiming at homogenising the knowledge of students with different thematic background. It also provides fundamental principles of hydrology and ecohydrology.
The course MAEH webinar is offered in each semester, but each edition has a different thematic focus with guest speakers from the UNESCO water family and the world of work. It is mandatory that you select this course at least one time in semester 1, 2 or 3 . The applied practical field and laboratory training will take place partly at the University of Algarve and partly at the European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology, in Lodz, Poland, an associated partner to the University of Lodz, at the end of the first semester.
You can do your Master dissertation including internship at any of the partner universities or in collaboration with associated partners of the consortium; depending on your interest for the different research topics. The elective course Integrated Water Management: Case River 21 can only be selected if you will do your Master thesis at the University of Antwerp.
1st SEMESTER
UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE (UAlg, PT) + UNIVERSITY OF LODZ (UL, PL)
2nd SEMESTER
TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE LÜBECK (THL, DE)
3rd SEMESTER
UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP (UAntwerp, BE)
4th SEMESTER
CONSORTIUM OR ASSOCIATED PARTNER UNIVERSITY OR INSTITUTION, DEPENDENT ON AVAILABLE PLACES
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
ECTS
Responsible teaching staff
Semestral |
Ecohydrology and dynamics of aquatic ecosystems |
6
Prof. Dr. Chicharo and Prof. Dr. Maciej Zalewski
Semestral |
Integrated project in Portugal- World of work 1 (include 5 days field visit) |
3
Prof. Dr. Margarida Ribau Teixeira
Semestral |
MAEH Webinar in Ecohydrology |
3
Prof. Dr. Dina Simes
Semestral |
Fundamentals of hydrology and hydrogeology |
3
Semestral |
Applied practical field and laboratory training in Ecohydrology (at Univ Lodz, Poland) |
12
Prof. Dr. Luis Chicharo and Prof Maciej Zalewski (ULO)
Optional – 3 ECTS (minimum to select)
Semestral |
Economy and entrepeneurship fundamentals |
3
Prof. Dr. Makarius Lalika
Semestral | Groundwater dependent ecosystems |
3
Dr. Giuseppe Arduino
Semestral |
Introduction to participatory processes and governance |
3
Prof. Dr. Susana Neto and Prof. Dr. Jeff Camkin
Semestral |
Biogeochemical cycles and microbial interactions |
3
Dr. Stefano Fazi
Semestral |
Environmental landscape planning |
3
Prof. Dr. Małgorzata Łapińska
Semestral |
River restoration |
3
Prof. Dr. Rui Cortes
Semestral |
Ecohydrology and human health |
3
Prof. Dr. Ruben Lara
Semestral |
Portuguese language |
3
Teacher at ULO language school
Semestral |
Polish language |
3
Teacher at UALg language school
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Ecohydrology and dynamics of aquatic ecosystems
ECTS
6
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Chicharo and Prof. Dr. Maciej Zalewski
Semestral
Integrated project in Portugal- World of work 1 (include 5 days field visit)
ECTS
4
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Margarida Ribau Teixeira
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
MAEH Webinar in Ecohydrology
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Dina Simes
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Fundamentals of hydrology and hydrogeology
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. José Paulo Monteiro and Prof. Dr. Hoda Soussa
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Applied practical field and laboratory training in Ecohydrology (at Univ Lodz, Poland)
ECTS
12
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Luis Chicharo
Optional – 3 ECTS (minimum to select)
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Economy and entrepeneurship fundamentals
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Makarius Lalika and Prof. Dr. Marisa Cesário
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Groundwater dependent ecosystems
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Dr. Giuseppe Arduino
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Introduction to participatory processes and governance
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Susana Neto and Prof. Dr. Jeff Camkin
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Biogeochemical cycles and microbial interactions
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Dr. Stefano Fazi
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Environmental landscape planning
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Małgorzata Łapińska
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
River restoration
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Rui Cortes
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Ecohydrology and human health
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Ruben Lara
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Portuguese language
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Teacher at ULO language school
Mandatory – 27 ECTS
Semestral
Polish language
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Teacher at UALg language school
UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE (PORTUGAL)

Luis Chícharo
Centre for Marine and Environmental Research CIMA
UNESCO chair in Ecohydrology: water for ecosystems and societies
Luis Chícharo is Professor of Ecohydrology at the Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of the University of Algarve. He was guest professor at the University of Espirito Santo (Brazil), University of Lodz (Poland) and Capital Normal University (Beijing, China). He is Director of the International Centre for Coastal Ecohydrology and coordinator of the UNESCO Chair in Ecohydrology “water for ecosystems and societies” at the University of Algarve. He coordinated the Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Ecohydrology (2010-2016) and is the coordinator of the actual Erasmus Mundus in Applied Ecohydrology. He is member of the National Water Council by Governmental appointment. He is vice-chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of UNESCO Ecohydrology Programme and coordinator of the UNESCO Ecohydrology Demonstration Site of Guadiana estuary. He is Associate editor of the Journal Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science and of the journal Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology. He coordinated national and international projects and published more than 100 scientific papers and is author and editor of several books and book chapters on Ecohydrology. He participates as invited speaker in international conferences and he is delivering training courses on Coastal Ecohydrology, in different parts of the world.
Thematic area: Eestuarine and coastal ecohydrology, river basin ecohydrology and ecosystem services.
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Margarida Ribau Teixeira
Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research CENSE
Margarida Ribau Teixeira is Professor of Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of the University of Algarve. She is a senior researcher of CENSE research center where coordinates the area “Sustainable Water Sanitation, Wastes and Resources Recovery”. She has been working in water and wastewater treatment technologies, water-energy nexus, and in development of new, natural, high-value and less costly products for water treatment. Recently, work has been also developed on green technologies for water reuse, less energy-dependent and CO2 sequestration processes. Margarida has participated and coordinated in several research projects, is co-author of a national and an international patents, published over 50 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and book chapters with over 1195 citations with a cumulative h-index of 20 (Scopus).
Thematic area: Environmental engineering, water and wastewater treatments, waste management and environmental impact assessments.
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Dina Simes
Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research CENSE (Site)
CIENCIA ID: 6819-BCBC-67BB
Dina Simes is Professor of Biochemistry and Analytical Biochemistry in the Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of Algarve. Completed the PhD in Chemistry in 2003, University of Algarve, Master in Cellular Chemistry in 1997 by University of Algarve, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies and Degree in Technological Chemistry in 1990, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences. She is the group leader of the Functional Biochemistry and Proteomics, CCMAR research group since 2010 and the co-founder and CEO of Genogla Diagnostics spin-off company since 2010. From 2008 until 2018 she was the Mobility coordinator of FCT-UAlg. Since 2019 she a member of the board of the Portuguese proteomics association (Rede ProCura) and a member of the Portuguese Network on Extracellular Vesicles (PNEV). She coordinated and participated in 19 national and international projects, published 49 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, one book chapter, one PCT Patent application and more than 40 scientific communications. She has supervised 2 Postdoc and 4 PhD thesis (2 ongoing), 9 MSc dissertations and 36 LSc/BSc students and trainees. Has received 9 scientific awards and organized 2 international scientific conferences and more than 10 scientific training courses.
Thematic area: Marine biotechnology and knowledge translation.
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José Paulo Monteiro
CERIS Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability
José Paulo Monteiro is Professor at the University of the Algarve. He is hydrogeologist and besides its main research areas (monitoring and modeling aquifers, groundwater/ surface water interactions, hydraulic of water wells and groundwater contamination) he is also evolved in technical and scientific projects in the areas of ecohydrology (groundwater dependent ecosystems) and integrated water resources management at the regional scale, namely in the implementation of river basin management plans. He got his PhD in hydrogeology in Switzerland in 2001 in the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Neuchatel and the MSc in hydrogeology in 1993 in the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. He participated, coordinated several research and technical projects on these scientific areas, and is author of more than hundred scientific papers books and reports. Since January 2016 he is Secretary General of the Council of the Hydrographic Region of the Algarve, the fora for the water management and implementation of the River Basin management Plans of the watersheds that belong to the southernmost of the five administrative Portuguese regions.
Thematic area: Hydrogeology and water resources management.
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UNIVERSITY OF LODZ (POLAND)

Prof. Maciej Zalewski

Prof. dr hab. Joanna Mankiewicz-Boczek

Dr hab. Edyta Kiedrzyńska

Dr hab. Tomasz Jurczak

Dr hab. Iwona Wagner

Dr hab. Magdalena Urbaniak


Mandatory – 21 ECTS
ECTS
Responsible Teaching Staff
Semestral |
Sustainable Urban Systems |
6
Prof. Frank Schwartze
Semestral |
Hydrological engineering |
6
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. C. Külls
Semestral |
(Hydraulic) Simulation and Modeling |
6
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mario Oertel
Semestral |
Integrated project in Germany – World of work 2 |
3
Prof Dr C. Külls and Prof Dr N. Reintjes
Optional – 9 ECTS (minimum to select)
Semestral |
MAEH Webinar on Water Engineering |
3
Prof. Dr. Külls / Prof. Dr. Oertel
Semestral |
Geographic information system |
6
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mario Oertel
Semestral |
Applied Freshwater Ecology |
6
Prof. Dr. Nobert Reintjes
Semestral |
Framework for sustainability |
6
Prof. Dr. Nobert Reintjes
Semestral |
Environmental flow science and practice |
3
Lecturer of UNESCO partner
Semestral |
Green infrastructure- nature based engineering |
3
Lecturer of UNESCO partner
Semestral |
German language |
3
Teacher at THL language school
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Sustainable Urban Systems
ECTS
6
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Frank Schwartze
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Hydrological engineering
ECTS
6
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. C. Külls
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
(Hydraulic) Simulation and Modeling
ECTS
6
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mario Oertel
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Integrated project in Germany – World of work 2
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof Dr C. Külls and Prof Dr N. Reintjes
Optional – 9 ECTS (minimum to select)
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
MAEH Webinar on Water Engineering
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Külls / Prof. Dr. Oertel
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Geographic information system
ECTS
6
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mario Oertel
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Applied Freshwater Ecology
ECTS
6
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Nobert Reintjes
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Framework for sustainability
ECTS
6
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Nobert Reintjes
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Environmental flow science and practice
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Lecturer of UNESCO partner
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Green infrastructure- nature based engineering
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Lecturer of UNESCO partner
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
German language
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Teacher at THL language school

Christoph Külls

Frank Schwartze

Norbert Reintjes
Mandatory – 24 ECTS
ECTS
Responsible Teaching Staff
3
Prof. Dr. Stefan Van Damme / Prof. Dr. Patrick Meire
3
Prof. Dr. Ronny Blust / Prof. Dr. Raewyn Town
3
Prof. Dr. Eng. Piet Seuntjens / Dr. Youri Amerlinck / Dr. Nele Desmet / Prof. Dr. Ann Van Griensven
3
Prof. Dr. Goedele Verreydt
Semestral | Advanced water treatment technology |
6
Prof. Dr. Siegfried Vlaeminck / Prof. Dr. Ludo Diels / Prof. Dr. Jan Dries / Prof. Dr. Diederik Rousseau
Optional – 6 ECTS (minimum to select)
6
Prof. Dr. Stefan Van Damme / Prof. Dr. Patrick Meire / Dr. Jessica Bots
Mandatory – 24 ECTS
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Eng. Stefan Van Damme / Prof. Dr. Patrick Meire
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Ronny Blust / Prof. Dr. Raewyn Town
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Nature-based solutions
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Tom Ysebaert / Prof. Dr. Patrick Meire
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Eng. Goedele Verreydt
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Eng. Piet Seuntjens / Dr. Youri Amerlinck / Dr. Nele Desmet / Prof. Dr. Ann Van Griensven
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
World of Work 3: Integrated Project
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Goedele Verreydt
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Advanced Water Treatment Technology
ECTS
6
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Siegried Vlaeminck / Prof. Dr. Ludo Diels / Prof Dr. Jan Dries / Prof. Dr. Diederik Rousseau
Optional – 6 ECTS (minimum to select)
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Jan Staes
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Eng. Marc Huygens
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
ECTS
6
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Stefan Van Damme / Prof. Dr. Patrick Meire / Dr. Jessica Bots
Mandatory – 21 ECTS
Semestral
Ecosystem Services
ECTS
3
Responsible Teaching Staff
Prof. Dr. Patrick Meire, Dr. Jan Staes
Semestral |
Thesis – 30 ECTS |
30
Thesis – 30 ECTS
ECTS
30