Water is an essential element and highly valuable resource in life. Between the priorities of environment, people and economy, it is of increasing importance to fully understand the fundamental force of water to be capable of handling waterborne events—such as flooding—manage and ensure water quality and availability, and utilize hydraulic energy. The Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management (IWW) at RWTH Aachen University has a long research tradition in this field. Going back to the founding year of the university in 1870, the chair is based on the work of civil engineer Otto Intze, who is best known for his pioneering contributions in construction of dams and elevated water tanks. Ever since then, the institute has broadened its research spectrum and is today focusing on flood protection structures, hydraulic engineering design, integrated coastal zone management, morphodynamics and ethohydraulics. In a comprehensive approach, physical model experiments are combined with field measurements and numerical simulations to investigate a wide range of projects. With its annually organized International Symposium on Hydraulic Engineering (IWASA), the institute also offers information to a wide audience on highly topical aspects in the field of water engineering works and water management, while at the same time bridging the gap between science and industry. The institute is part of the “Project House Water”, a research network at RWTH Aachen University that was established within the framework of the German excellence initiative. Here, scientific competencies from the fields of ecotoxicology, process engineering, geography, sociology, economy and hydraulic engineering are focussed to allow for an interdisciplinary, holistic assessment of flooding events and their impacts.

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水利工程与水资源管理研究所（亚琛工业大学）：研究重点和培训概述。

水是生活中必不可少的元素和极有价值的资源。在环境，人类和经济的优先事项之间，充分理解水的基本力量，以便能够处理诸如洪水等水灾事件，管理并确保水质和可用性以及利用水能，变得越来越重要。亚琛工业大学水利工程与水资源管理研究所（IWW）在这一领域具有悠久的研究传统。可以追溯到1870年大学成立之初，该椅子以土木工程师Otto Intze的工作为基础，他以在水坝和高架水箱建设方面的开拓性贡献而闻名。从那时起，该研究所扩大了研究范围，如今致力于防洪结构，水利工程设计，海岸带综合管理，形态动力学和水硬性。通过综合方法，将物理模型实验与现场测量和数值模拟相结合，以研究广泛的项目。通过每年举办的国际水利工程研讨会（IWASA），该研究所还向广大观众提供有关水工程工作和水管理领域的热门话题的信息，同时弥合了科学与工业之间的鸿沟。该研究所是亚琛工业大学研究网络“ Project House Water”的一部分，该网络是在德国卓越计划的框架内建立的。在这里，来自生态毒理学，过程工程，地理，社会学，