MASTER IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SCOPE OF ECOHYDROLOGY (MEP-EH) - edition 2014-2016, admission deadline 15 JULY 2014

GRADUATE PROFILE The Master in Environmental Protection in scope of Ecohydrology aims to create highly specialized professionals in the area of Ecohydrology (EH). Graduate understands the link between ecology and hydrology and knows how to use it as a management tool for protection and management of the natural environment, in context of modern methods and ecological biotechnologies, and with consideration of current environmental policy. Graduate posses knowledge and understanding of the ecological processes that support the resilience of aquatic ecosystems and how to harmonize them with existing engineering infrastructures at the river basin scale to achieve sustainable aquatic ecosystems use and to reverse the processes of human caused degradation. Graduate posses an holistic perspective of freshwater ecosystems functioning, under natural and anthropogenic pressures, and a knowledge how to regulate ecological processes based on understanding "water - biota interactions", from molecular (e.g., microbial loop) to ecosystem (biomanipulation) and to landscape scales (reforestation, creation of land/water ecotone zones). Graduate understands the social and economic value of aquatic ecosystems, and is able to develop the research and applications required to support and implement conservation and adaptation measures for the sustainable management of aquatic environments. Graduate is qualified to use advanced tools in the planning, conception and design phases of ecohydrological projects. Graduate posses necessary communication and research skills for integrated team work and is able to develop decision supporting systems for community policy and to create an interface between researchers, stakeholders and decision makers. ADMISSION PROCEDURE For applicant who has successfully accomplished a first degree of higher education equivalent to a B.Sc. degree in one of the following subjects: biology, ecology, geosciences, environmental protection, limnology, hydrology, aquatic engineering or any similar subject. Admission procedure requires the legalized Bachelor’s Degree Diploma (or other document confirming bachelor’s degree studies graduation) with the transcript of records and the English Language Certificate. Admission procedure on: www.uni.lodz.pl http://iso.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/polish/studiesinenglish http://iso.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/polish/admision Deadline: 15 July 2014 for European and non-European students Candidate has to send or bring oneself all required original documents to: University of Lodz International Relations Office Narutowicza 65 90-131 Lodz, Poland e-mail: iso@uni.lodz.pl fax: +48 42 635 47 89l FEE 3000 Euro per year + 200 Euro a non - reimbursable application fee http://iso.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/polish/fees COORDINATING INSTITUTION University of Lodz Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection Department of Applied Ecology (DAE) 12/16, Banacha Str., 90-237 Lodz, Poland Phone: (48) 42 635 44 38 Fax: (+48) 42 665 58 19 www.uni.lodz.pl www.biol.uni.lodz.pl www.kes.uni.lodz.pl PARTNER INSTITUTION European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology (ERCE) under the auspices of UNESCO 3, Tylna Str., 90-364 Lodz, Poland Phone: (+48) 42 681 70 07 Fax: (+48) 42 681 30 69 www.erce.unesco.lodz.pl PROGRAMME COORDINATOR Prof. Maciej Zalewski (DAE, ERCE) email: mzal@biol.uni.lodz.pl PROGRAMME CONTACT PERSON Dr Malgorzata Lapinska (DAE) email: malapi@biol.uni.lodz.pl