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Overview

 

The Institute provides continuing education in the field of water and flood management. To this end, the Institute welcomes sponsorship of Government and Non-Government organizations in arranging short courses, workshops and training programs. Such sponsorship enables the respective organizations to train their professionals and to update their knowledge with the latest developments in their fields of interest. The workshops also allow the faculty to interact with the practicing engineers and professionals on field related problems.

 


Recently Offered Courses

  • Short course on "Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management" held on September 02-06, 2006 organized by Directorate of Continuing Education (DCE) in collaboration with IWFM, BUET. 

    • Course coordinator: Dr. A. K. M. Saiful Islam

    • Resources person: Prof. Jahir Uddin Chowdhury, Prof. M. Mozzammel Hoque, Dr. G.M. Tarekul Islam, Dr. Shahjahan Mondal and Dr. A. K. M. Saiful Islam

     

  • Training Program on Mathematical Modelling for the Research on the Effect of Bandalling on River flow and Morphology " held on May 06-10, 2006 jointly organized by IWFM, BUET and sponsored by River Research Institute (RRI), Faridpur.

    • Course coordinator: Dr. Md. Munsur Rahman

    • Resources person: Prof. Anisul Haque, Dr. Tarekul Islam, Dr. Md. Munsur Rahman, Dr. Mashfiqus Salehin and Dr. AKM Saiful Islam
       

  • Short course on "Water and Flood Management for Journalists" held on March 27-29, 2006 jointly organized by Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) and IWFM, BUET. 

    • Course coordinator:  Dr. G. M. Tarekul Islam

    • Resources person: Prof. Jahir Uddin Chowdhury, Prof. Abul Fazal Md. Saleh, Prof. Rezaur Rahman, Dr. G. M. Tarekul Islam , Dr. Md. Munsur Rahman, and Dr. Mashfiqus Salehin
       

  • Short course on "Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management" held on November 21-24, 2005 organized by Directorate of Continuing Education (DCE) in collaboration with IWFM, BUET. 

    • Course coordinator: Dr. A. K. M. Saiful Islam

    • Resources person: Prof. Jahir Uddin Chowdhury and Dr. G.M. Tarekul Islam and Dr. A. K. M. Saiful Islam
       


Past Courses

 

In the past, the Institute has offered short courses, training courses and workshops in the field of water resources planning and management, GIS and remote sensing, mathematical modeling, irrigation and drainage, erosion and sediment transport processes, dredging and environmental impact assessment. Some of them are listed below:

  • Hydraulic Structure Design and Construction

  • Erosion and Sediment Transport Process

  • Dredging

  • Application of Pumps for Irrigation and Drainage

  • Numerical Modeling of Groundwater

  • Pilot Program to Improve Management of FCDI Projects

  • GIS and Remote sensing for Flood Disaster Management in Bangladesh

  • Operation & Maintenance and Planning & Design of Small Scale Water Resources Projects

  • System Approach to Water Resources Planning and Management

  • Sustainability of Water Resources Projects