Netherlands Centre for Coastal Research
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Coastal research is a topic of great interest for the Netherlands, since a large part of the country is situated below sea level. Seven institutes that contribute to maintaining and enlarging the knowledge base with respect to Coastal Ecomorphology have established themsleves as the Netherlands Centre for Coastal Research NCK.
NCK was established in 1991 to:
- Create a climate of excellence in education and research.
- Stimulate research of international standing.
- Exercise the widest possible appeal to young people with academic talent.
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- Increase the quality of the coastal research in the Netherlands by enhancing cooperation between the various research methodologies and guaranteeing the continuity of coastal research in the Netherlands by exchange of expertise, methods and theories between the participating institutes.
- Maintain fundamental coastal research in the Netherlands at a sufficient high level and enhance the exchange of knowledge to the applied research community.
- Reinforce coastal research and education capacities at Dutch universities.
- Strengthen the position of Dutch coastal research in a United Europe and beyond.
NCK partners
- TUD (Delft University of Technology)
- UU (Utrecht University)
- UT (University of Twente)
- RIKZ (RWS Institute for Coast and Sea)
- NIOZ (Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
- NIOO-CEMO (Netherlands Institute for Ecology - Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology)
- TNO-NITG (Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience)
- IHE (Unesco Institute for Water Education)
- Deltares
more information
The programming secretariat is housed at Deltares, emphasising the importance Deltares attaches to its membership of NCK.
The NCK programme is available upon request. Please contact the programming secretary Mark van Koningsveld. For more information see the NCK website or the sites of the NCK partners by clicking on their names above.
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