"When the stakes are high: Water Engineering and Global Diplomacy for Sustainable Cities. Decentralized Sanitation, Recycling and Zero-waste concepts" Summer School

The focus

Increasing urban development in touristic areas, resource consumption, climate changeand on the other hand the demand for transition to a low carbon society are a challenge. Re-use of resources (water, nutrients) by recycling wastewater results in “closing material flows”, which leads to the sustainable management of resources, especially in the tourist areas with high demands (resources, legislation) while addressing environmental and health risks. The course will offer practical knowledge and hands-on activities on wastewater recycling and reuse of treated water for fertigation of green areas or for non-potable applications within tourist facilities.

Eligibility

The summer school is designed to enhance skills of the students of existing MSc water management related programs from Europe.  Eligible participants must be able to communicate fluently in English. The summer school is open also to MSc students from disciplines, who show an interest in enhancing IWRM knowledge and broader aspects of water security. 

Useful (but not compulsory) for participation is previous knowledge in the areas of environmental and ecological engineering (especially water treatment and sanitation), and ecology. Knowledge of social sciences methods (stakeholder dialogue, co-creation, gender aspects) is especially welcome.

Fees

- 0 EUR registration fee (incl. transport, tuition, accommodation,  lunches and field trips) for students from GWP CEE Partner universities.

- 0 EUR registration fee (incl. transport, tuition, accommodation,  lunches and field trips) for students from universities, which are part of COST Action Circular City (with priority for students from COST Inclusiveness Target Countries).

- 0 EUR registration fee for students from the University of Ljubljana and Zurich University of Applied Sciences. The students are expected to cover only their transport, meals and accommodation.

- 580 EUR registration fee, tuition, accommodation on campus (in double rooms), field trips and lunches for duration of the summer school for student from Universities that are not officially registered as GWP CEE Partners.

 Enrolment

To apply, interested students should submit a completed online application form and send their Curriculum Vitae to gwpcee@gwpcee.org. Deadline for applications: 10 May.

 Application form