The students will start the academic year in September at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, where during the first semester they receive courses addressing core competences in Thematic Areas 1-6, totalling 30 ECTS.

In March of the following year, the students will move to UNESCO-IHE in Delft, where they acquire 30 ECTS in the second semester, taking advanced courses within Thematic Areas 2 and 4-7.

 

Following conclusion of the second semester and the summer break, the students then move to the Technical University of Dresden, where they study during the third semester, obtaining advanced training (30 ECTS) in Thematic Areas 3 and 7, through compulsory teaching modules in climate modelling and groundwater-soil-land-climate feedback mechanisms, as well as a study project. Here the students will also have a number of optional modules from which they can choose two, specialising in a certain direction, depending on their thesis subject.

In March of the second academic year the students will start their thesis study (30 ECTS). Students can conduct dissertation research at any private or public institution, under promotership of a lecturer of a consortium partner institution. Lecturers of both the consortium and associated partner institutions can act as co-promoters.

Balance for MSc dissertation projects amongst partner institutions will be achieved by means of promoting the establishment of joint projects between different members of the consortium.