Department of Water Management

The Department of Water Management integrates education, scientific research, and cooperation with industry. It introduces modern scientific knowledge into the teaching process while also contributing to the development of the profession in the fields of water management, utilization, and protection. Recently, special attention in solving water-related issues has been given to the application of information technologies, decision-making support tools in water management, and the introduction of environmental principles that form the basis of sustainable development.

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Exactly five decades ago, the Institute for Water Management began its work, and since 2003 it has been operating as the Department of Water Management, as one of the integral parts of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad. The establishment of the Department was driven by the need to form a scientific and educational unit in the specific, highly significant, and always relevant field of Water Management, Utilization, and Protection.

Teachers and associates from the Department of Water Management participate in the realization of the teaching process across a large number of study programs at all levels of study at the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad. Today, the Department employs 16 staff members. Considering the significant volume of teaching and scientific research activities of the Department over the past decade, the goal is to strengthen the staff in the future by engaging talented students in associate and research positions.

1976

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employees

laboratories

500

graduated students of all
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Department activities

Educational activities within the Department of Water Management are carried out through the study program of Water Management, Utilization, and Protection at the undergraduate level, as well as at the master’s level through the study programs of Water Management, Utilization, and Protection and Soil Erosion and Torrential Flood Prevention. The goal of all programs is to educate graduated and master agricultural engineers equipped to respond to the challenges of modern water management using contemporary tools and technologies, especially in light of existing climate change.

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In addition to educational activities, employees are also involved in research work carried out within the Water Laboratory, as well as the Drought Center and the Center for GIS and Remote Sensing. The exceptional international engagement of the employees is visible through numerous international and domestic scientific research projects that have been successfully implemented or are currently underway. The results arising from the research related to these projects are published in international and domestic journals or presented at scientific conferences and symposia. In this way, employees contribute to science, while many of their solutions find practical application in modern water management, thereby advancing the profession. The Department’s activities are also focused on providing consulting services in the fields of water management and agriculture, as well as organizing scientific and professional gatherings. Over the past ten years, among numerous lectures and workshops, special attention and response from industry experts were drawn by the events \”The Profession of Water Management Engineer: Present and Future from the Industry Perspective\” and \”Melioration – Identification of Key Water Management Problems in AP Vojvodina\”, held in 2020 and 2022.