Institution name: Univerza V Ljubljani, Slovenia

Acronym: UL

Partner coordinator: Matjaž Mikoš

Website: www.uni-lj.si & www.en.fgg.uni-lj.si

Short description

UL is a comprehensive university covering all science disciplines and arts. It is the oldest university in Slovenia (est. 1919), a public institution with more than 40.000 students, organized in 26 faculties and academies – the headquarters are in the center of the City of Ljubljana. UL implements and promotes basic, applied and developmental research and is pursuing excellence and the highest quality as well as the highest ethical criteria in all scientific fields and art.

The mission of the Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering UL (ULFGG is a founding member of UL) is to teach, create new knowledge, and develop innovative solutions in the areas of civil engineering, environmental engineering, and geodesy. In cooperation with the economy and society, it is solving development and professional issues, developing sustainable construction, and co-creating conditions for a healthy and safe environment. For this mission, UL FGG was and is collaborating in numerous national, bilateral, and international research projects worldwide with a focus on the European Union. Its research staff thus gained knowledge, skills, and competencies in the wide research field of integrated water management /governance, including resilient civil engineering & resilient infrastructure.

Currently, we work for diverse EU projects, including BORIS 2, SPONGESSCAPES & DANUBE4all.

Role

ULFGG will contribute its expertise in river engineering and applied hydrology for selection/optimization of NbS in rural and urban environments. 

Main Responsibilities: ULFGG will run DEMO 3 site in the Gradaščica River Basin (City of Ljubljana) – its recently constructed part will be monitored and its second part will be designed, executed and monitored. 

Key Activities: ULFGG will contribute to the NbS catalogue and its guidelines for floods and landslides, and will be leading Task T3.3 Permits and regulatory compliance that will produce D3.3 Public Procurement Strategy. 

Expertise and Resources: ULFGG has excellent knowledge of the Gradaščica River basin, working on its hydrology for years, having several experimental basins/plots in it.

Expected Contributions: ULFGG will run a demo site to test and validate NbS related to river engineering works in the Gradaščica River Basin, addressing flood risk mitigation, hydromorphological conditions, and adaptation related to urban infrastructure.

Collaboration with Partners: The main collaboration will be with the Slovenian Water Agency (Observer—in charge of planned river engineering works, including NbS for flood risk management in the SW part of the City of Ljubljana). ULFGG will collaborate as a potential replicator of NbS and within all WPs.

The team

Matjaž Mikoš

Current Position: Professor
Educational Background: Diploma and MSc in Civil Engineering, dr. sc. techn. ETH
Relevant work experience: Certified Civil Engineer, a researcher in sediment transport, soil erosion, river engineering, and torrent control, water-related disaster risk management
Responsibilities in the project: Project manager at UL, contribution to NbS catalogue and guidelines, supporting activities at DEMO 3

Simon Rusjan

Current Position: Associate Professor
Educational Background: Diploma in Env Civil Engineering & PhD in Env Protection
Relevant work experience: Certified Civil Engineer, researcher in river engineering, ecohydrology, flood risk management
Responsibilities in the project: Principal investigator at UL, contribution to NbS catalogue and guidelines, coordinating activities at DEMO 3 with DRSV

Nejc Bezak

Current Position: Professor
Educational Background: Associate Professor
Relevant work experience: Diploma in Civil Engineering & PhD in Civil Engineering
Responsibilities in the project: Researcher at UL, contribution to NbS catalogue and guidelines, supporting DEMO 3 activities 3

Mark Bryan Alivio

Current Position: PhD student
Educational Background: MSc in Civil Engineering
Relevant work experience: Researcher
Responsibilities in the project: Researcher at UL, contribution to NbS catalogue and guidelines, supporting DEMO 3 activities