Water 4 Future - Sustainable Water Engineering and Management

WATER FOR FUTURE INNOVATIVE MASTER

Sustainable Water Engineering and Management

Excellence in education and training for next-generation of experts in sustainable urban wastewater treatment and management

IN COLLABORATION WITH

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Innovative, Collaborative, Impactful: dive into the future of water treatment and management

The Innovative Master’s Programme in Sustainable Water Engineering and Management WATER4FUTURE aims to train a new generation of experts in sustainable urban wastewater management. Through an innovative international master’s program, the initiative brings together prestigious universities and industry partners to develop cutting-edge solutions for water treatment, greenhouse gas emission reduction, and resource recovery.

This master’s program, structured over four semesters for a total of 120 ECTS, offers personalized study plans and requires mandatory mobility across various European universities. Students will acquire interdisciplinary skills in environmental chemistry, circular economy, biotechnology, and digitalization. The participating institutions include prominent universities such as Palermo, Salerno, Cranfield, and Ghent, each contributing specialized courses to enrich the program

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Academic Staff

Peter Jarvis

Cranfield University
/ United Kingdom

Giorgio Mannina

University of Palermo
/ Italy

Jacek Mąkinia

Gdańsk University of Technology
/ Poland

Vincenzo Naddeo

University of Salerno
/ Italy

María Eugenia Suarez Ojeda

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
/ Spain

Simon Pollard

Cranfield University
/ United Kingdom

Justyna Szostak

Gdańsk University of Technology
/ Poland

Marjolein Vanoppen

Ghent University
/ Belgium

Eveline Volcke

Ghent University
/ Belgium

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Curricula

Climate & Energy

Advanced Treatment and Management

Biotechnology

Circular Economy

AFFILIATE PARTNERS

The next generation of water solutions, driven by academic excellence and industry collaboration

A fundamental strength of the program is its strategic collaboration with industry, which enables students to gain practical expertise through internships, cutting-edge research laboratories, and pilot-scale facilities that facilitate the testing and optimization of novel water treatment technologies. In addition, the program promotes international scientific cooperation, offering students extensive networking opportunities and direct involvement in high-impact European research projects.