Early Stage Researcher Mobility in Europe, Lisbon 2004

1. inter/multidisciplinarity versus high specialisation
Dipl.-Ing. Maria BOSTENARU DAN
Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Germany

2. • Mobility experience
• Multi/inter/transdisciplinarity
• Graduiertenkolleg
• European School for Advanced Studies
• The success story
• Fazit

3. • a first grant during the architecture and urbanism studies at the
architecture Institute “Ion Mincu” in Romania, to fullfill the mobility
schedule of the JEP-9688/95 in the frame of the TEMPUS programme
for the academic year 1995-96 (7 months) at the Faculty of
Architecture of the University of Karlsruhe (TH), Germany
• a Marie Curie Host Fellowship of the European Commission, within
the frame IHP (Improving Human Potential), Grant Category B20,
contract number HPMT-CT-2001-00359, for a research training
project as integral part of the doctoral studies at the University of
Karlsruhe for a stay at the European School for Advanced Studies in
Reduction of Seismic Risk at the University of Pavia, Italy

4. multidisciplinary approach = a programmed approach
from the point of view of more disciplines. The study object
is regarded separately by each discipline and so each
discipline draws out its own conclusions. Finally the
conclusion is compiled by the leader of the research group.
object
discipline A
discipline B
discipline C
conclusion A
conclusion B
conclusion C
compiled
conclusion

5. interdisciplinary approach = an approach where the
researchers looking to the study object have been trained about
the way of approach and the vocabulary of the disciplines with
which they collaborate. The programme exists thus before the
approach to the problem. The result is an unique conclusion,
where the components originating from a discipline or another
cannot be distinguished anymore.
object
discipline A
discipline B
discipline C
one conclusion

6. transdisciplinary approach (not recommended) = an
approach where the on in researcher has got habits from
different fields (through supperposition through PhD or
advanced studies of different formations or through
formation in schools with transdisciplinary specific)
object one conclusion

7. „Naturkatastrophen“ = Nature‘s Disasters
understanding
and modelling
of hazards
hazards management
and measures
for damage reduction
economic and
social aspects
of natural hazards
•individual programme
•collective programme > excursions, conferences, workshops

8. Reduction Of SEismic risk
• International experts, which stay a short
period (4-6 weeks at the school)
• International co-operation agreements
including student exchange
• Topics of study: fundamental fields of deepening
comprise aspects of seismology, geology, geotechnics,
behaviour of materials and structures, structural analysis,
design of new structures and upgrading of existing
structures.

9. In frame of „Graduiertenkolleg“
2001 first participation to the
European Geophysical Assembly
2002 chairperson
2003 co-convener EGS-AGU-EUG
2004 convener
European Geosciences Union
for the session
Natural Hazards Impact on
Urban Areas and Infrastructure
2002-2003 mobility stay at ROSE
2003 activity in the MCFA
2004 contacts through the MCFA
solicited speakers for the session
Natural Hazards Impact on
Urban Areas and Infrastructure
from field of geophysics

10. • basic education in architecture, specialisation
urbanism
• early stage research training (doctorate) in
construction management (common field
architecture-civil engineering)
• mobility research training in pure civil engineering
(structural-earthquake engineering)
• emerging co-operation in multidisciplinary view
of seismic risk for urban areas