1. Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management
Rolf Baur
Dresden, Germany

2. Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management
Technische Universität Dresden
approx. 35,000 Students
14 Faculties
Four scientific areas
• Engineering (7)
• Humanities (5)
• Natural Science (1)
• Medicine (1)
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3. Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management
Students by scientific fields
Humanities
12,685 (36.2%)
Medicine
2,195
(6.3%)
Engineering
15,748 Sciences
(45.0%) 4,365
(12.5%)
Total 34,993
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4. Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management
Technische Universität Dresden –
economy
Total budget approx. 500 Mio EUR
• Salaries approx. 318 Mio EUR
• Purchasing power of students > 150 Mio EUR
Stimulating Industry
• research projects
approx. 15 Mio EUR
• construction activities
approx. 50 Mio EUR
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5. Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management
Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro sciences
Research and teaching activities focus on
Sustainable development at global, regional and local scale
of the human sphere of life & on the monitoring of the system Earth
Engineering, scientific and sociological background
3 departments, 3 units
• Department of forestry
• Department of geo science
• Department of hydro science
• Neunzehnhain Ecological Station
• Professorship of spatial planning at
Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development
• Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of
Environmental Management (CIPSEM)
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6. Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management
Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro sciences
Profile lines
• Monitoring, modelling and visualization of the system Earth
• Integrated management of water resources
• Water balance and change of physical, chemical and
biological components in aquatic systems
• Forests and trees as tools for global, regional and
urban risk management
• Sustainable development and value added in rural regions:
resources and energy from forests
• Geo-information technologies for the generation of
geo-data infrastructure
• Regional development, regional planning, and
environmental management as associated with
demographic change and sustainable development
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7. Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management
The Centre for International Postgraduate
Studies of Environmental Management
(CIPSEM)
is the organisation in charge of
UNEP/UNESCO/BMU courses of
Environmental Management for
Developing and Emerging Countries
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8. Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management
UNEP / UNESCO Environmental Management courses
• started in 1977 at Technische Universität Dresden
• since then more than 1500 fellows from 127 countries participated
• completely financed by our University and the German government
- Federal Ministry of Environment
• 4 courses per year: one 6month and three short courses
• 21 fellows per course
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9. Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management
Federal Ministry for the Technische Universität
Federal Ministry for the Technische Universität
UNESCO UNEP
UNESCO UNEP Environment (BMU) Dresden
Environment (BMU) Dresden
Natural Division of International division Faculty of Forestry, Geo-
Natural Division of International division Faculty of Forestry, Geo-
and Hydro Science
Sciences Environmental Policy - - United Nations
United Nations and Hydro Science
Sciences Environmental Policy
Sector Implementation - Co-operation with
- Co-operation with
Sector Implementation Curriculum Committee
Curriculum Committee
developing and
developing and
Paris Nairobi
Paris Nairobi emerging countries
emerging countries
Berlin
Berlin
CIPSEM
CIPSEM
Centre for International
Federal Environ- Centre for International
Federal Environ-
Postgraduate Studies of
PostgraduateStudies of
mental Agency
mental Agency
Environmental Management
EnvironmentalManagement
(UBA)
(UBA)
Dessau
Dessau
International Steering Committee
International Steering Committee
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10. Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management
Course curriculum – Integrated Environmental Management
Introduction – Orientation – Language – Culture
Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6
Conservation Water and Soil Waste Energy efficiency Land-use and Governance and
of Biodiversity management and and Renewable Impact Sustainable
- Water
and Nature Cleaner production energy sources Assessment Development
resources
Protection
- Water quality - Collection - Demand - Land-use - Sustainable
- Ecosystems - Urban water - Treatment - Efficiency and management consumption
- Nature - Wastewater and disposal conservation - Planning - Environmental
conservation treatment - Recycling - Renewable standards education
- Sustainable - Fisheries - Integrated energy sources - GIS & remote - Public
tourism - Flood risk product - Transportation sensing participation
- Wildlife - Hydrology philosophy - Risk - Economics
management and climate - Cleaner assessment - Law
- Soil productivity production - Audit - International
- Soil protection - Life-cycle schemes conventions
assessment
Scientific excursions – Final paper – Course symposium
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