2027 International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) Academy - 11–17 January 2027 - Ningbo, China

[fernando.nardi]

On behalf of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences - IAHS Academy Steering Committee and the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), I'm glad to share with you the 2nd circular with the call for applications to the IAHS ACADEMY 2027 

 PhD students and young researchers are invited to apply by submitting the application form to participate to the second edition of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)  Academy co-organized by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo (EIT) and Tsinghua University, Beijing

Dates and venue

11–17 January 2027 in Ningbo, China hosted by the 宁波东方理工大学  Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo (EIT) 

IAHS Academy highlights: 6 courses in parallel for 5 full days of lectures and hands (January 12-16). First day (January 11) and last day (January 17) in plenary mode gathering in-presence in one place at the same time a critical mass of young scientists, keynote lecturers and high level speakers selected by co-organizers IAHS, UNESCO IHP, UNESCO WWAP, WMO and by the IAHS Academy Steering Committee.

Lecturers and topics

Fuqiang Tian, Jie Chen, Dedi Liu, Jiabo Yin: Hydrological Modeling and Digital Twin AI Technology

Enrique Vivoni: Open-Source Distributed Hydrologic Modeling

Michele Lancia: Aquifer Dynamics and Groundwater Modeling

Domenico Capolongo: Remote Sensing for Hydrogeomorphic Modelling

Simon Papalexiou: Analysis and Simulation of Rainfall

Cyndi Vail-Castro, Malena Orduna Alegria: Assessing Coupled Human-Water Systems

Course fees

The course fee is EURO 650.00. The fee includes the course lectures and materials, accommodation, lunches and dinners, and coffee breaks during classes. Please note that the course fee does NOT include the flight ticket to China/Ningbo, VISA for China, or health insurance during the course period. Participants from Financially Disadvantaged Countries have access to a reduced fee of EURO 350.00. The list of countries based on UN indicators is published here.

How to apply

Applicants shall provide the selected topic, all biographical information through the official online application form. Applications will be evaluated by the IAHS Academy Steering Committee and participants will be assigned to the selected short courses until the maximum capacity is reached.

Application deadline: September 30th, 2026

All information to apply at the dedicated web page 

https://iahs.info/Initiatives/iahs-academy/iahs-academy---2027/

 

Check the outcomes and key fact from the 2026 IAHS Academy edition at https://iahs.info/Initiatives/iahs-academy/iahs-academy-2026/ and the 2026 IAHS Academy Press Release 

Warmest regards

 

Fernando Nardi

IAHS Academy Chair

2027 IAHS Academy Steering Committee

Fernando Nardi (IAHS Academy Chair, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy)
Abou Amani (UNESCO IHP)
Antonio Annis (IAHS, University of Padua, Italy)
Dominique Berod (WMO)
Fabio Castelli (UNESCO Chair, University of Florence)
Christophe Cudennec (IAHS)
Moctar Dembélé (IAHS)
Maria Donoso (UNESCO Chair, Florida International University)
Miguel Doria (UNESCO WWAP)
Salvatore Grimaldi (IAHS)
Archana Sarkar (IAHS)
Fuqiang Tian (IAHS)
Chunmiao Zheng (Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China)

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

Lan Song (Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo), Khosro Morovati (Tsinghua University), Xiaojun Wang (Chinese National Committee for International Association of Hydrological Sciences, CNC-IAHS)

IAHS Academy Community Secretariat

Edda Donati, Floriana Rizzo, Andrea Paolini, Margherita Nardi, Luciano Pavesi (University of Rome Tor Vergata), Maryloni Mayor Pillaca (IDRAN Srl)

Prof. Eng. Fernando Nardi, PhD

Associate Professor of Hydrology and Hydraulic engineering

DICII - Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Science

University of Rome Tor Vergata

Tel. +39 06 72597422

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