IAHS Academy in Ningbo, China, 12-18 January 2026
(last page update, September 15, 2026)
The International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) is proud to announce dates and venue of the first edition of the IAHS Academy, the newly established advanced training and educational programs to advance and promote hydrological sciences globally.
Dates and venue
The dates of the 2026 IAHS Academy are set for 12-18 January 2026 and will be hosted in Ningbo, China.
This 1st edition is organized by International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo (EIT) and Tsinghua University, Beijing, and further supported by International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the Partnership for Research & Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA).
The IAHS Academy features 4 short courses in parallel fostering a critical mass of lecturers and students in the same week and venue. This coming January 2026, in Ningbo, you have the chance to select among 4 topics providing advanced scientific and applied research training, hands-on and amazing opportunities to perform all together field trips on the Nile river.
Lecturers and topics
- Fuqiang Tian: Hydrological modeling and digital twin technology
- Salvatore Manfreda: Advanced hydrological monitoring
- Simon Michael Papalexiou: Analysis and simulation of rainfall
- Michele Lancia: Aquifer dynamics and groundwater modeling
How to apply
PhD students and young researchers are invited to apply to join the 2026 IAHS Academy by compiling and submitting the form
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Applicants shall provide the selected topic, all biographical information also attaching a resume for the Academy steering and LOC committees to evaluate and accept your applications. Applications will be evaluated and the applicants will be assigned the selected short courses until maximum capacity of 25 participants per topic is reached.
Deadline to apply, October 15, 2022
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Course fees
The course fee is 650 euro. The fee includes the course lectures and materials, accommodation, lunches and dinners, and coffee breaks during classes as well as the transportation to/from Ningbo airport. Please note that the course fee does NOT include the flight ticket to China/Ningbo, VISA to China or health insurance during the course period. Participants from Disadvantaged Countries have access to a reduced fee of 350 euro. The list of countries based on UN indicators is published at https://iahs.info/Members-Area/Disadvantaged-countries/
Financial support by IAHS SYSTA awards
Applicants who have been notified of their acceptance for the IAHS Academy may apply to the IAHS Sivapalan Young Scientists Travel Awards (SYSTA), if they meet the requirements for the SYSTA scholarship (details below). To ensure sufficient time for application evaluation, Academy applicants who are eligible for and also wish to apply for SYSTA must submit their IAHS Academy application by October 10, 2025.
The aims of SYSTA are to:
1. strengthen attendance of IAHS meetings from financially disadvantaged countries (FDCs) to address the currently low attendance,
2. foster high quality science among a new generation of hydrologists.
SYSTA awards are available to eligible early career scientists attending IAHS events. The SYSTA initiative is named in recognition of the hydrologist Prof. M. Sivapalan.
Check info and apply visiting https://iahs.info/About-IAHS/SYSTA-Grants/
IAHS Academy Steering Committee
Fernando Nardi (IAHS Academy Chair), Salvatore Grimaldi (IAHS President), Christophe Cudennec (IAHS Vice-President), Moctar Dembélé (IAHS ECS Chair), Abou Amani (UNESCO IHP), Stefan Uhlenbrook (WMO), Fuqiang Tian (IAHS, Tsinghua University), Chunmiao Zheng (EIAS)
Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
Lan Song (Eastern Institute for Advanced Study), Khosro Morovati (Tsinghua University), Xiaojun Wang (Chinese National Committee for International Association of Hydrological Sciences, CNC-IAHS)
For more information contact IAHS Academy Chair: Fernando Nardi