From September 10-13 the representatives of the Black Sea University Network and the United Nations Academic Initiative together with their esteemed guests, academics and relevant experts from across Europe will gather at the University of Belgrade to host the 2014 Black Sea University Network Congress and Forum on the roll, importance and the treatment of water as an element in building human civilization, including the examination of various related international policy elements and possible adjustments and new directions, all within the main topic of "Water and Civilization".