World Water Day - 22th of March, 2005
Each year on world water day, the Department of Hydrology and
Hydraulic Engineering tries to plan an excursion for Physical
Land Resources students, Water Resources Engineering students
and department members to a few companies in Belgium.
The excursion went to the Flanders Hydraulic Research (FHR) laboratory
(http://watlab.lin.vlaanderen.be/index-eng.htm),
located in Borgerhout (near Antwerp). Flanders Hydraulics Research
is a division of the Waterways and Marine Affairs Administration
of the Environment and Infrastructure Department of the Ministry
of the Flemish Community (Belgium) and carries out hydraulic and
hydrological research and provides inland and foreign public or
private organisations with consultancy services. We got an explanation
about their research on hydrology and measurement networks, followed
by a tour along their laboratory measurements.
After lunch, we proceeded to Kruibeke along the River Scheldt,
where a polder is presently converted into a controlled flood
inundation area. Here we also got some explanation and a tour
outside to see the construction works for this controlled inundation
area.
Vlir - Get Together Day 2004 Antwerp - 23rd of December, 2004
On the occassion of the Vlir - Get Together Day in Antwerp, there
was a visit to the Lillo port centre with a guided visit to the
port. In the afternoon, the University of Antwerp (UA) welcomed
everybody and there was a free podium 'World on stage' and an
'Around the world' party for all the students.
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