Members

At the moment EurAqua has 24 partner institutes that are presented below.

InterUniversity Programme in Water Resources Engineering in Belgium (IUPWARE)

IUPWARE emerged from the integration of two post-graduate programmes, the IUP in Irrigation Engineering of the University of Leuven (K.U. Leuven), organized by the Institute for Land and Water Management and the Department of Hydraulics, and the IUP in Hydrology of the Free University of Brussels (V.U. Brussel), organized by the Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering. The number of total resident staff is about 50. There are currently 20 PhD students. IUPWARE has active links with Belgian networks, such as the Belgian National Committee of the In-ternational Hydrological Programme and the Flanders Water Network.

National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture (Irstea)

Irstea is a public scientific and technological institute and reports to both the Research and Agriculture ministries. It collaborates with other research organisations, universities, industrial companies and local governments on environmental topics related to global change. Its research deals primarily with surface-water quality, biodiversity, green technologies, territorial planning and environmental economics. 
With a budget of 110 million euros, it employs 1,600 people, including 550 permanent researchers and engineers, in nine regional centres in France.

The "Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas" is an autonomous national research and technical consultancy institute. Its activity covers all the civil engineering fields. In freshwater research the activity is: hydraulics, hydrology, hydrometry, databases, erosion and sedimentology, water resources planning, hydroinformatics, water quality, hydraulic works design, water treatment, sewage treatment, desalination, irrigation and national and international training courses. CEDEX´s staff of 860 includes 306 scientists of whom 85 are involved in fresh water.

NIVA is an independent research foundation. Interdiciplinary work is performed within the major-research areas: Marine and Fresh Water Ecology, Water resources Management, Environmental Technology and Chemical- and Biological Analyses. The experience in fresh water research is in particular connected to: eutrophication, micropollutants, acid rain, water regulation, climate change and ecotoxicology. NIVA is also the major operator of national monitoring programmes. NIVA has 200 employees of which 90 are scientists. About 2/3 are connected to fresh water activities. Annually NIVA has full or part time PhD students.

The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) is one of the Centres and Surveys of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). CEH is the leading UK body for research, survey, and monitoring in terrestrial and freshwater environments and operates on a national and international scale, working with academia, governments. and industry. CEH has 500 scientific staff, and well-equipped laboratories and field facilities at nine sites throughout the United Kingdom.

Eawag is an autonomous public research institute and belongs to the domain of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETH domain). With water as the central focus Eawag research covers the following aspects: 1. aquatic ecosystems, 2. urban water management, and 3. chemicals and their effects in water. Eawag is involved in  interdiciplinary research, academic and continuous education, and consulting. Eawag has ca 400 employees, of which 150 research staff and 100 PhD students.

IVL is Sweden's leading environmental research organization. Financed both by the Government and the industry, IVL undertakes environmental research and provides impartial environmental decision support. IVL also undertakes contract work for rapid practical application of the research results. Sustainable solutions for today's and tomorrow's environmental problems require comprehensive understanding founded on interdisciplinary co-operation between scientists and professionals from different disciplines. For more than 40 years, IVL has carried out research and consultancy services in co-operation with both national and overseas universities, technical institutes, private companies and other organizations. IVL has 170 staff members of whom 80 are working with aquatic issues.

Located in Ispra (Italy), the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) is one of the institutes that constitute the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. In line with the JRC mission, the aim of IES is to provide scientific and technical support to European Union strategies for the protection of the environment contributing to a sustainable development. IES works in close collaboration with official laboratories, research centres and industries of the EU's Member States, creating a bridge between the EU's policies and the European citizen. A special consideration is given to the EU enlargement process by expanding all IES existing networks to the applicant countries. The combination of complementary expertise in the fields of experimental sciences, modeling, geomatics and remote sensing puts the IES in a strong position to contribute to the implementation of the European Research Area and to the achievement of a sustainable environment.

The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is a governmental research and development institute. The tasks of SYKE include research and monitoring of the state and pressures of the environment and water resources, as well as possible ways to mitigate the problems and restore the environment. The institute, moreover, develops and applies environmental models and decision support systems to guide the use and protection of natural resources. SYKE is an independent R&D body which due to its historical role has close liaisons with environmental authorities, and related experience of environmental policy and its implementation. SYKE employs nearly 600 people, of whom more than 370 with a university-degree. SYKE has a Research Department of about 180 scientists divided into 7 research programmes covering both natural sciences and environmental social sciences.

Within the federal system of Germany, responsibilities for waters are divided between national authorities and those of the federal states. As a scientific institution ranking as a supreme federal agency, the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) is responsible for the German waterways in federal ownership. In this position, it has a central mediating and integrating function. The BfG advises the federal ministries (e.g. the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BMVBS) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, BMU) in matters of utilization and management of the waterways with an expertise that is unique in Germany — anchored in its three divisions “Quantitative Hydrology, “Qualitative Hydrology", and “Ecology".

The "LNEC" is a state run institution of science and technology under the Ministry of Public Works, Transports and Communications, and it is the most important Portuguese research institute in the field of civil engineering, established in 1947, with an important activity in Portugal and abroad. In the Hydraulics Department, one of the operative departments, the research activity is carried out in the field of water, both where water resources itself and hydraulic works are concerned. It includes hydrology and river hydraulics, groundwater, hydraulic structures, estuaries and coastal zones, maritime works, water supply, wastewater and storm water drainage, environment and hydro-informatics. From a total staff of 110 there are 60 researchers of whom 40 are involved in fresh water.

The "Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque", an operative body of the National Research Council (CNR), is a scientific institution aiming at supplying public authorities with the information required for the rational utilisation and protection of Italian water resources. The total staff, almost entirely dedicated to inland water problems, consists of about 150 people (both permanent and temporary), 60% holding an advanced university degree. Main sectors of activity cover, respectively, the development of advanced tools for water resources management, the characterisation of quality status in surface and groundwater, the development of chemical and biological processes for wastewater treatment and sludge disposal, in situ remediation studies.

The National Environmental Research Institute (NERI) is a part of UniversityofAarhus. NERI was established in 1989. NERI is responsible for providing the technical and scientific foundation for policy decisions related to nature and environment. NERI collects, processes and assesses information about nature and the environment and utilizes this knowledge as the basis for providing independent scientific advice to decision makers and various governmental agencies. NERI's scientific work is organized within five cross-disciplinary fields of expertise. Within the aquatic area, NERI is responsible for monitoring both physical, chemical and biological parameters. Research topics include nutrient dynamics and water quality, also in a climate perspective. NERI is engaged in modelling the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems which contribute to its expertise in lake and river restoration. NERI has about 450 staff members organized in eight scientific departments. The aquatic area has nearly 100 research and laboratory staff.

Deltares is an independent Dutch institute for delta technology. It is a combination of WL | Delft Hydraulics, GeoDelft, parts of Rijkswaterstaat /DWW, RIKZ and RIZA, and a part of TNO Built Environment and Geosciences. The institute combines knowledge and experience in the fields of water, soil and the subsurface. It is the front-runner in the development, integration, distribution and application of knowledge for meeting the challenges in the physical planning, design and management of vulnerable deltas, coastal areas and river basins. The integrated approach allows Deltares to come up with innovative solutions. This approach is called ˜delta technology". Deltares stands for the right balance between consultancy and research at both the national and international levels. Deltares works for and cooperates with the Dutch national government, provincial authorities and water boards, international governments, research institutes and market parties. The institute employs more than 800 people and is located in two cities:Delftand Utrecht.

BAW is a subordinated office of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. It works as advisory board for the Ministry in charge of water management federal states and private companies. The major activities: water quality determination; fishery and river ecology; soil and water management for preservation of the groundwater resources; hydraulic engineering; ecotoxicology. BAW has more than 90 staff including 12 research scientists, mainly working on fresh water topics, as well as 5 PhD students.

The Department of Water Recources, Hydraulic and Maritime Engineering of the faculty of Civil Engineering of the N.T.U.A was established in 1982. It has 35 staff members (20 faculty members holding doctorate degrees) and 30 scientists working as post-doctoral researchers. There are four laboratories within the Department: The Laboratory of Applied Hydraulics, Harbour Works, Sanitary Engineering and of Hydrology and Water Resources. The Department undertakes basic and applied research in fields of aquatic environment and related civil engineering works.

Despite the early beginnings of academic education inSlovenia , the UniversityofLjubljana was not formally established until 1911. The number of faculties and colleges has considerably increased over years. At present, the University comprises 20 faculties, 3 academies of arts and 3 university colleges. It is the biggest university in the RepublicofSlovenia. The UniversityofLjubljana has nearly 50000 students, more than 5000 employees and 1800 teachers. The University also offers a wide selection of postgraduate studies, with MSc and PhD degrees offered in over 250 fields. The University departments collaborate closely with the various research institutes, where both students and university professors are engaged in research. http://www.uni-lj.si/ Also, the University introduced the University Post-graduate Study Program in Environmental Protection, which involves 13 faculties from natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, technical sciences and medicine. The program is in parts carried out in collaboration with researchers form several institutions, who have qualified as university teachers at the University of Ljubljana, and teachers from universities abroad, who have been involved on the basis of international contracts and programs.