Water-related processes and procedures play an important role in all scientific fields represented at TU Bergakademie Freiberg. Water is also one of the most important resources for life and natural conditions on Earth. The research activities and teaching programs on the subject of water at the university are correspondingly diverse. The central task of the Centre for Water Research Freiberg (ZeWaF), which is currently being established, is to bundle and combine the associated expertise.