586596-EPP-1-2017-1-IT-EPPKA1-JMD-MOB Generated on: Jun 24, 2020

Key Action: Learning Mobility of Individuals

Action Type: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees

Project Title

WATER AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Project Coordinator

Organisation ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Address VIA ZAMBONI 33 , 40126 BOLOGNA , Extra-Regio NUTS 2 , IT

Website www.unibo.it

Project Information

Identifier 586596-EPP-1-2017-1-IT-EPPKA1-JMD-MOB

Project Web Site https://wacoma.unibo.it/home.php

Start Date Aug 1, 2017

End Date Jul 31, 2022

EC Contribution 3,089,000 EUR

Partners UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE (PT) , UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ (ES)

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Project Summary

The proposed EMJMD course in Water and Coastal Management (WACOMA) is a two-year (120 ECTS)
international, innovative, and methodologically diversified master degree, entirely taught in English and jointly
designed and implemented by three EU Universities (Bologna, Algarve and Cadiz) in collaboration with 1
Programme Country HEI from Ireland, 6 Partner Countries HEIs from Brazil, Cuba and Russia, and 11
international non-academic Partners, including public bodies, research centers and enterprises. Building on the
needs analysis conducted in tight collaboration with non-academic partners and stakeholders in the sector, and
on the previous long-lasting experiences of the Consortium, an innovative academic and practical training
programme in the multidisciplinary domain of water and coastal risk management has been designed. The main
objective of the Master WACOMA is to train future environmental managers, increase their employment
competitiveness in the multidisciplinary domain of Water and Coastal Management, providing a solid knowledge
of environmental and legal competencies concerning hazard and risk mitigation, adaptation, knowledge of the
economic framework of climate change and green economy. Coupling of these competencies to decision making
processes and policies related to the requirements of governance and market needs, is the cornerstone of this
initiative. A modular teaching framework is designed to enable students with different backgrounds to choose an
appropriate academic pathway. In the first year of studies students will attend compulsory basic modules (30
ECTS) taught in Bologna (1st semester) followed by an intensive advanced topic Winter School at UALG (6
ECTS) and specialized optional modules (2nd semester) in Cadiz (30 ECTS chosen from a wide selection of 90
ECTS). The second year is intended to be mostly 'hands on', enabling the trainees to have closer contact with the
practical aspects of coastal & water policy issues tackled by the Partners of the consortium, in different
socio-economic and geographic settings. The 2nd year structure includes internship (8 ECTS) and a dissertation
project (34 ECTS) complemented by transferable skills modules (12 ECTS). Internships at non-academic
Partners and conferences with large participations of stakeholders are a core part of the programme. Bringing
together non-educational Partners and HEIs, WACOMA aims at consolidating and developing new synergies and
cooperative efforts among relevant stakeholders around a shared theme such as water and coastal risk
management. This partnership will also improve the WACOMA international visibility towards the non-academic
environment and enhance graduates employment prospects. WACOMA graduates will be internationally and
interculturally skilled professionals, equipped with more than predefined basic technical knowledge to thrive in
rapidly evolving jobs, as those concerning water and coastal risk management in the global scenario.

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