About the Civil Protection Network
The changing security situation in Europe calls for decisive action in the field of civil protection and disaster management. Whether natural disasters, terrorist attacks or crisis-related disruptions: the demands placed on preparedness, response capacity and critical infrastructure are, in many cases, similar.
Civil defence and disaster management are not only relevant in times of exceptional crisis. They also apply to events that may appear to be local in scope but can have a significant impact on supply, communications and operational capability – such as prolonged power cuts, disruptions to digital communication systems or local extreme weather events.
The Civil Protection Network (ZSN) is therefore being established as a central network that brings together academia, operational practice, politics, industry and associations in order to identify challenges at an early stage, tackle them jointly and translate them into concrete projects.
The project
The Civil Protection Network (ZSN) is designed as a platform for cooperation. It brings together key stakeholders from academia, operational practice, critical infrastructure, organisers of major events, industry, as well as politics and associations.
The aim is to work together to identify relevant challenges in the field of civil defence and disaster management and to develop concrete initiatives based on these: ranging from student projects, through prototype solutions and research collaborations, to funded projects, endowed professorships and spin-offs.
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Hochschule München, the Bavarian Electrical Engineering Association (VDE Bayern) and the Munich Fire Brigade are taking on key coordinating roles as initiators and transfer partners.
Get actively involved
Achieve an effect
The network thrives on the exchange of different perspectives and areas of expertise. We are looking for stakeholders who can bring real-world challenges to the table, identify opportunities for collaboration, and work together to develop viable solutions and put them into practice. The following overview sets out the specific benefits of getting involved.
You will benefit from direct collaboration with Hochschule München and gain access to scientific and technological expertise in finding solutions to current challenges in the field of civil defence and disaster management.
You can suggest your own real-world problems and have them addressed practically-orientedly as part of student projects with a manageable lead time.
You will gain early access to new ideas, prototypes and potential spin-offs arising from the network and joint projects.
You position yourself as an active partner in urban resilience and highlight your commitment to an important, forward-looking area.
You will become part of a network that focuses on ongoing exchange and regular meetings. The Civil Protection Network is designed as a long-term platform for cooperation, bringing together academic expertise and practical implementation in order to strengthen civil protection and disaster management – and, consequently, resilience – in the long term.
To ensure that promising ideas do not remain at the conceptual stage, the network works together with its partners to implement the solutions it has developed in a targeted manner.
Voices from the network
Classification of terms
Disaster management is the responsibility of the federal states. It comes into play in the event of serious accidents and disasters in peacetime and serves to protect the population and manage acute emergency situations. (Source: BMI)
A state of tension refers to a constitutional crisis situation lying between peacetime and a state of defence. It may be declared when there is a significant external threat.
(Source: BBK / Article 80a of the Basic Law)
Contact
Prof. Dr Benjamin Kormann