C O N T E N T S - Physical Land Resources - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
C O N T E N T S - Physical Land Resources - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
C O N T E N T S - Physical Land Resources - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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an assessment on the basis of these and other (ecological) data, as part of assignmentsor projects in connection with outlining land use, land development and land planning,measures for soil conservation, and such like.The major "<strong>Land</strong> <strong>Resources</strong> Engineering" is designed to train scientific researchers andexecutive staff in non-agricultural applications of land, as geotechnical aspects(including the use of land as construction and foundation material and the stability oftaluses and excavations), the role of soil and groundwater in water resourcesmanagement and water supplies, and of land management in relation to otherenvironmental and land use aspects (including erosion, sediment transport, coastaldevelopment and coastal protection, etc.).* Selection of option and registrationThe post-graduate programme in <strong>Physical</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Resources</strong> is organised jointly by theUniversity of Gent and the <strong>Vrije</strong> <strong>Universiteit</strong> <strong>Brussel</strong>, but the registration is in Gent,where all lectures and examinations of the first year will take place. For the second yearthe students remain in Gent for the option Soil Science or move to the <strong>Vrije</strong> <strong>Universiteit</strong><strong>Brussel</strong> for the option <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Resources</strong> Engineering.The Master of Science programme is open to holders of a degree in exact or appliedsciences equivalent to at least 3 years of University studies (e.g. BSc. in geology,geography, chemistry, botany, biology, agriculture, environmental sciences, civilengineering, etc.) with sufficient background in chemistry, physics, and mathematics.Holders of a specialized degree in physical land resources (e.g. Master of Science in SoilScience or Engineering Geology) can be admitted directly to the second year of theMaster of Science programme.ADDRESSES:<strong>Vrije</strong> <strong>Universiteit</strong> <strong>Brussel</strong>Gent UniversityDepartment of Hydrology andInternational Centre forHydraulic Engineering<strong>Physical</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Resources</strong>Pleinlaan 2Krijgslaan 281/S8/WE1B-1050 <strong>Brussel</strong>s, Belgium B-9000 Gent, BelgiumTel. +32-2-629.30.21 Tel. +32-9-264.46.18Fax +32-2-629.30.22 Fax +32-9-264.49.91E-mail: hydr@vub.ac.beE-mail: PLRprog.adm@rug.ac.behttp://phylares.vub.ac.behttp://www.plr.ugent.be/- 10 -
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