Tables 1 &2

Year of programme Quarter year

specialist meetings and generic training training Annual meeting of the Programme Supervisory Board, Academic Board, Doctoral Candidate Staff Liaison Committee(DC-SLC) (section B.5.1) in parallel with induction course One week induction course for year 1 DCs One week annual workshop including all doctoral candidates (follows induction week) Meeting locations: 1. Trento - Tagliamento 2. London - Thames 3. Berlin Spree first training period second training period Specialist and generic training courses will be taken at the relevant institutions within years 1 and 2 research at the partner where registered (A) research at one of the other two partners (B) secondment with one of the associate partners (C) Duration of research: research at partner (A) 18 to 24 months research at partner (B) - 6 to 12 months research with associate partner (C) - 2 to 6 months

1
1 2 3 4 1

2
2 3 4 1

3
2 3 4

4
1

1 1 1

2 2 2

3 3 3

Research

PhD thesis defense (at partner A) Table 1: Schedule of meetings, generic and specialist training and research

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Credits recognition

Education and Training Programme Specialist science modules (see Table 2) Transferable and language skills Research management and presentation skills Research Programme TOTAL Partner (A)

ECTS Range 40 20 30 5 10 5 10 140 180 ECTS 5 each 5 5 5 5 6 12 each 6 each 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 5 10 5 5 5 10 ECTS 5 5 5 ECTS weighting under development ECTS weighting under development

Specialist training modules

University of Trento (IT)

Fluid mechanics; Experimental techniques; Geostatistics Numerical methods for free-surface hydrodynamics Advanced numerical methods for hyperbolic equations and applications Environmental data management and analysis with GIS Spatial decision support systems and applications in environmental planning and assessment Numerical methods for environmental engineering* Free surface hydraulics*; River engineering* Water resources protection*; River Morphology and Ecology* Field and Laboratory Methods for Freshwater Environmental Science Data Analysis Introduction to Aquatic Systems: Structure and Function Introduction to Aquatic Systems: Hydrological, Hydrochemical and Geomorphological Processes Biogeochemistry: Carbon, Nutrients and Pollutants in Aquatic Systems Catchment Hydrology: Managing Water Resources and Hydrological Extremes Hydrogeomorphology: River and Floodplain Appraisal and Management Fundamentals in freshwater ecology Freshwater biodiversity and evolution

Queen Mary, University of London (UK)

Freie Universitt Berlin (DE)

Urban ecology and ecosystem services Restoration ecology Global change biology Soil ecology *

Partner
University of Trento (IT)

(B)

Generic training module

Participatory planning and management of environmental conflicts* Crash course on Intellectual Property rights and Research funding PhD courses on scientific writing and presentation skills Professional Development Short Courses (typically 1 day in length) are available in (amongst others): Commercialisation of Research; Critical Reading; Effective Networking; Entrepreneurial Leadership; Intellectual Property; Making Posters; Managing Multiple Priorities; Presentation Skills; Project Planning; The Innovation Process The Dahlem Research School offers a broad program in Transferable Skills, which covers the four major areas Academic Performance, Managerial Skills, IT & Languages and Career Development. Special foci lie on Skills for Teaching in Higher Education and Languages.

Queen Mary, University of London (UK)

Freie Universitt Berlin (DE)

Table 2: (A) Specialist and (B) generic training modules available at the partner institutions and their ECTS. Courses denoted with a star (*) run through the semester; others are delivered in < 2 weeks

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