Interdisziplinäre Lehre: Meeting Global Challenges
Multi Hazards
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Dealing with Crises
Registration
Registration takes place via RWTHonline and is possible from 01.09.2026 to 04.10.2026. Further information on the registration process can be found in the FAQs.
All students can register for one course. You can specify two preferences. To do so, please use the ‘high’ priority and the one directly below it. For instructions, please click here. If you have not been allocated a place at the end of the allocation process and are still interested in participating in a course, please contact sibel.yildirim@ipw.rwth-aachen.de.
(If you have any problems with registration, please contact Ms Sibel Yildirim (IPW) at sibel.yildirim@ipw.rwth-aachen.de, stating your matriculation number. If you have any general questions about the course, please contact the person listed below.)
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Academic Responsibility
Research Group Gender and Diversity in Engineering, RWTH Aachen
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, RWTH Aachen
Contact Person
Alina Meyer, B.A.
Schedule
Start
20.10.2026
Time
Tuesday, 18:30 – 20:00 h
Place
ST 5 (1665|005)
Schinkelstr.15, 52062 Aachen
Description
With regard to increasing natural hazards, such as floods and earthquakes, innovative, sustainable and resilient approaches to solutions are required that strengthen the adaptability of socio-technical systems and infrastructures. In order to develop such approaches, competencies are necessary that enable students as future “change agents” to deal with uncertainty and complexity. This requires cooperative and interdisciplinary approaches and skills. Therefore, this course aims to sensitize students to dealing with natural hazards from their respective disciplinary perspectives.
By presenting theoretical concepts and foundations from the fields of risk research and disaster management, among others, students will gain an insight into current scientific and interdisciplinary discourses. Based on this, they will work in multidisciplinary teams on a crisis-specific case study with a focus on “learning from failure” regarding various failure and adaptation mechanisms in order to develop creative solutions.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, you are able to:
- Explain theoretical concepts in the context of disaster management.
- Explain the relevance of disaster management for your own professional training.
- Identify and analyze failure mechanisms and actors involved in selected disaster scenarios.
- Derive implications for future disaster events.
- Present your findings convincingly to people from other disciplines.
Program
20.10.2026
tba
Procedure/Working method
Depending on the course of studies, module and examination, credit points can be achieved through participation. If you would like to take an exam, please make sure beforehand how you can get credit for it in your degree program. Of course, you can also take exams without receiving curricular credit for them. Visit our FAQs for more information.
Certificate
Group presentation + individual reflection report (4CP, graded)
