HydRoData 2026: Summer school about Hydrology and Data
HydRoData 2026: Summer School about Hydrology and Data organized by the Unesco Chair on Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction
The UNESCO Chair on Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction is organizing a summer school about hydrology and data in hydrology (measurements, data manipulation, analysis, visualization, modelling, etc.). Focus will be on R programming language.
After successful completion of summer school, participants will be awarded with a 2 ECTS certificate.
Date and venue
Summer school will take place from 31st August to 4th September 2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Participants are encouraged to arrive in Ljubljana a day earlier, as the summer school schedule starts on Monday morning (31st August).
Lectures in the scope of the summer school will take place at the Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, at the Department of Environmental Civil Engineering.
Who can attend?
Summer school is primarily dedicated to PhD students. Post-docs and MSc students are also welcome to apply. The maximum number of participants is 20.
Language
English
Registration
Registration1,2 will open in February 2026.
1If the number of applicants exceeds 20, we will carry out a selection process.
2In the case of less than 10 applications, summer school will not be held. In that case, we will notify you.
Registration deadline: 17th of May 2026.
Fee
Non-IAHR members: 380 EUR
IAHR members: 340 EUR*
Fee is to be paid after receiving the invitation letter, which will be sent out along with payment details. Your registration will be confirmed only upon receipt of the registration fee.
The registration fee includes:
- Course materials
- Lunch and coffee breaks
- Social event
- Field trip (transportation and lunch)
*become IAHR member: https://join.iahr.org/
Topics covered
The main topic of the HydRoData summer school is data in hydrology: obtaining and monitoring the data; data manipulation, analyses and hydrological modelling.
For more specific topics, see preliminary schedule below.
Organization Committee
Summer school will be organized by members of the UNESCO Chair on Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction:
- Dr. Matjaž Mikoš
- Dr. Mojca Šraj
- Dr. Simon Rusjan
- Dr. Nejc Bezak
- Dr. Klaudija Lebar
- Dr. Katarina Zabret
- Dr. Tamara Kuzmanić
- Dr. Mark Bryan Alivio
- Mojca Vilfan
The lectures and workshops will be held by experts from Slovenia and abroad.
Important dates
Registration deadline: 17 May 2026
Notification about acceptance/rejection will be sent by the end of June 2026.
Contact
HydRoData[at]fgg.uni-lj.si
2023 and 2024 EDITIONS
In September 2023 and 2024 the UNESCO Chair on Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction successfully organized first two editions of summer school about hydrology in relation to data. Special focus was given to R programming language. 2 ECTS were provided after the attendance of the summer school. Some photos from the two summer schools can be seen below.
