Institute of Technology (IOT) at Hawassa university concluded a ten-days' practical training entitled “Geophysical Data Collection using ERT and TEM Methods, Data Processing and Interpretation” with the support of Rapid Groundwater Mapping Project (RGWMP), from April 15 to 24, 2026.
Dr. Mulugeta Dadi, the project coordinator from Hawassa University, said that the training was conducted for the second time under the Rapid Groundwater Mapping Project (RGWMP), which is supported by the Royal Danish Government with the primary objective of enhancing the human capacity of Hawassa University and other sector offices.
Professionals from both IoT-Hawassa University and Aarhus University of Denmark, delivered this practice-oriented training for a total of 20 participants comprising academic staff from the Departments of Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Geology at Hawassa University, and professionals from Sidama National Regional State Bureau of Water, Mining and Energy, and Sidama Design and Construction Supervision Enterprise.
During the conclusion of the session, participants said they gained hands-on experience in the application of Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and Time-Domain Electromagnetic (TEM) methods, covering both field data collection and subsequent data processing and interpretation.
This initiative is expected to strengthen local expertise in groundwater exploration and contributes to more effective water resource management in Ethiopia.
