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Introduction
Water resources and their importanceWorld-wide, the growing demand of water supply, combined with the limited water deposits and their irregular spatial and temporal distribution, often lead to serious problems with social and economical consequences. At the same time, the degradation of water quality by human activities makes these problems more and more difficult. Consequently, in many countries a high priority is placed on the design and management of works and projects for the development and protection of inland and seawaters. In order to face successfully the continuously growing problems in Greece and in other countries, it is necessary to provide further specialization to engineers and scientists and to promote further research in the related scientific fields. Contribution of the NTUAThe National Technical University of Athens, aiming to upgrade its already important contribution to education, research and the support of the country's development, has designed and implemented since September 1998, an Inter-department Program of Post-graduate Studies (IPPS) in Water Resources Science and Technology (WRST). The IPPS operates under the administrative support of the School of the Civil Engineering of the NTUA, and in collaboration with the Schools of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Mining and Metallurgical Engineering and Applied Mathematics and Physics. The IPPS is addressed to recent graduates of NTUA and other Technical Universities in Greece and abroad, as well as to University graduates in natural and applied sciences. It is also addressed to engineers and scientists working in the public or private sector in subjects related to the content of the program. The IPPS leads to a post-graduate diploma of specialization (PDS) after at least one full year of studies. Those who are interested can continue their studies for a PhD Degree in one of the collaborating Schools. Structure of the programThe post-graduate program "Water Resources Science and Technology" offers 36 compulsory or elective courses (as shown in the last pages). The compulsory courses are divided into three streams (A: Hydrology and Environmental Water Resources Management, B: Water Quality and Environmental Technology, C: Coastal Zone Management), from which each student chooses one. For the completion of studies for the PDS, the attendance and successful examination in, at least, eight courses (four of which in the selected stream) as well as a post-graduate thesis, are required. Courses are given during two terms of four months each, namely the winter term (October-January) and the spring term (February-May), while the post-graduate thesis can be carried out during the summer term (June-September). Teaching takes place in the buildings of the Zografou campus, and it is undertaken by members of the NTUA faculty and other specialized scientists. The program is currently funded by the Ministry of Education and internal funds. There are no tuition fees for citizens of EU member states. Administration of the programThe IPPS is administered by a Special Inter-department Committee (SIC), consisting of eleven members, representatives of the four collaborating Schools of the NTUA. The director of the IPPS is Professor Th. Xanthopoulos, rector of NTUA. The SIC decides on the program of studies, the procedure and criteria of selection of the post-graduate students and all other details of the educational procedures, within the framework of the existing legislation and the decisions of the NTUA Senate.Application formsThose interested in the attendance of the program are called to submit an application (in a special form) to the registration office of the Program, located at the N.T.U.A. campus, New Wing of Hydraulics Bldg, 5 Heroon Polytechniou str., Zografou. The application shall be accompanied by an official copy of their Degree, (or evidence of graduation), an academic transcript, proof of knowledge of a foreign language, a curriculum vitae and two references, as shown in the relevant call for application. Applicants whose mother tongue is not Greek should demonstrate that they have adequate knowledge of the Greek language.Information
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