Graz University of Technology

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Austrian Committee on Dams

Young Engineers in ICOLD

Knowledge Transfer in Dam EngineeringEducation & Training

Gerald Zenz

Dean of Civil Engineering Faculty – Chair of Hydraulic Engineering

ICOLD - Vice President

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Austrian Committee on Dams

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON CAPACITY BUILDING IN DAM ENGINEERING

(2009 – 2017)

Chairman: Adama NOMBRE

Vice Chairman: Dr ALI NOORZAD

Secretary: Eng FEMI SONUGA

Members

KHALID EL GHOMARI

EL GHISSASSI ABDERRAHIM

HAMIDOU KEBE

HASAN BASRI YUKSEL

Dr. XU ZEIPING,

LARS HAMMAR,

SERGEY YURIEV

KEVIN WALL

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Education – Three Level System Established

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Bachelor Program

Geotechnics and Hydraulics

Structural Engineering

Environment and Transportation

Construction Management and Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Master Program

Diplom – Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.)equivalent to

Master of Science (MSc)

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Geotechnical & Hydraulic Engineering

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Graz University of Technology

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ICOLD – Young Engineers Forum

Inaugurated – ICOLD Congress in Brasilia 2009

Attract - Younger Engineers

Knowledge Transfer

First Inaugural Meeting of YEF

ICOLD Annual Meeting in Lucerne 2011

Mentoring the Younger Generation

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Create Network – encourage attandance to ICOLD meetings

Provide opportunity for knowledge transfer to next generation

Provide platform for Young Engineers to exchange

Inspire Young Engineers to be active in National Committees

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Dam Engineering is multidisciplinary –Needs highly specialized knowledge – Needs Research

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ICOLDAustria2018 - YOUNG ENGINEERS FORUM

YEF-Award Ceremony

P. Hiller (Chair-YEF); Winner: D. Kerres, L. Macchi, B. Hohermuth

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1991 Bergamo, Italy

1992 Bergamo, Italy

1994 Paris, France

1996 Madrid, Spain

1999 Denver, United States

2001 Salzburg, Austria

2003 Bucharest, Romania

2005 Wuhan, China

2007 St. Petersburg, Russia

2009 Paris, France

2011 Valencia, Spain

2013 Graz, Austria

2015 Lausanne, Swiss

2017 Stockholm, Sweden

2019 Milano, Italy

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Priska Helene Hiller, PhD, Chair of YEF