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Table 23.3. Indicators for international employability of BTU graduates

Indicator Degree of

fulfilment

Professional success of graduates in relevant practical fields ***

Professional success in academic positions, in particular in home coun-
tries

***

Proportion of international topics in classes **

English proficiency of students **

Number of B.Sc./M.Sc. theses written abroad **

Number of international guest lecturers *

*** good, ** satisfying, * to be improved

23.4 Change of Research Topics in ERM Books

So far only formal aspects have been discussed, but also the development of im-
portant issues deserves some investigation. The shift in interest is documented in a
series of topics, which have been published by Springer Publishing (Schmidt et al.
2004, Schmidt et al. 2006, Schmidt et al. 2011, this volume). All topics are based
on achievements of PhD students as presented during a workshop on Current De-
velopment in Environmental Management.

23.4.1 Topics in ERM

Table 23.4 shows an overview of topics addressed in the above named series of
topics.

Table 23.4. Relevant topics addressed in ERM books (n = number of articles)

Topic SEA book

2004

EIA book
2006

Implementa-
tion book 2011

Legislation 20 1 1

Planning theory and assessment 14 8 1

Biodiversity 2 1 -

Water resource management 2 - 1

Waste management / landfills 1 1 1

Mining 1 1 -

Landscape planning and land use 1 2 -

Soil protection 1 1 -

Dams and reservoirs 1 2 -

Water quality management 1 2 -

Transport and infrastructure 1 1 -

Energy management 1 - 4

Urban planning 1 - -

Agriculture 1 - -

Waste water - 2 1