Ruzveltova 1а, Belgrade
The building of the Institute of Physics
About the Institute
Institute of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering is an educational base of the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, for practical and experimental education, primarily for the needs of master, specialized and doctoral studies. Through cooperation with the comercial sector/industry, the Institute also has an important role in implementation of scientific knowledge and achievements in practice in the Republic of Serbia and the countries of the region.
The Institute promotes up to date research related to water management, hydroinformatics, environmental impact assessment of hydraulic and other structures, environmental protection, hydraulic of free surface water and groundwater, river basin management, hydrology, irrigation and drainage of agricultural fields, hydraulic structures, hydropower, water supply systems, systems for wastewater collection, solid waste management, and others.
Cooperation with foreign universities and international institutions has been practiced for years through joint participation in research and industrial projects and exchange of students and lecturers. Our partners are UNESCO (IHP UNESCO) and UN organizations (UNEP, UNDP, UNIDO), professional institutions (IAHR, IAWPRC, IAHS), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), governmental institutions and non-governmental organizations, universities and research institutions (University of Exeter, Kyoto University, Imperial College London, Monash University - Melbourne, University of Innsbruck, and many others). Cooperation with the IHP UNESCO program has improved since the establishment of the Serbian National Committee for IHP UNESCO in 2010.
The Institute hosts International Research and Training Centre for Urban Drainage - IRTCUD, established in year 1987 as a second category centre under UNESCO auspicies. The centre is a global coordinator of the regional IRTCUD Centres for the Cold Climates (Trondheim, Norway), Humid Tropics (Porto Alegre, Brazil) and of the intended Arid and Semiarid Climates Regional Center. It also has a regional impact since it geathers centres in the Network for urban water management in the South Eastern European countries.
The principal aims of the IRTCUD network are improvement of overall quality of life and environmental situation in urban, peri-urban and rural areas in the region by fostering integrated urban water management.
Cooperation with foreign universities is implemented through:
Creation of the International Network of Water Resources Specialist through a distance learning programme EDUCATE - Postgraduate Programme in Water Resources and Environmental Management. Partners of Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Belgrade and IRTCUD were National Technical University of Athens -School of Civil Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering, University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, and University of Belgrade - Faculty of Civil Engineering.
UNESCO Chair in Water for Ecologically Sustainable Development is focused on achieving the Millennium Development Goals and promoting education and cooperation in order to increase the abilities and capacities of professionals in the field of water resources management, as well as institutional development.
In addition, the Institute provides the implementation of scientific research related to site and laboratory measurements and processing of the measured data, as well as organizes and coordinates the technical activities of all members of the Institute. The Institute of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering hosts four laboratories:
- Laboratory for sanitary engineering
- Laboratory for fluid mechanics and fluid flow measurement
- Laboratory for hydrometry and hydrology
- Laboratory for hydraulics and waterway regulation
