Water Training School

Training school, modelling and decision support systems for sustainable wastewater treatment Short, intensive and highly specialised course focusing on innovative decision support tools and methods for wastewater treatment systems

Girona , 25 - 29 april 2016

Course Description

This short, intensive and specialized course is focusing on modelling, control and decision support tools for the complex issue of sustainable wastewater treatment systems. State-of-the-art and leading-edge tools will be presented and used in various hands-on exercises.

This is an opportunity to learn about tools that help provide consistency, time efficiency, integrated and optimum solutions for a wide range of wastewater treatment problems.

The course is mainly oriented towards PhD students who want to achieve a higher degree of specialization in this field, but also to other students or professionals, who have busy schedules, but are interested in learning specifically about modelling and decision support tools for sustainable wastewater treatment system management.

Didactical methods used in this course:

a) Lectures given by global experts from academia and practice

b) Individual and group exercises and game-based learning in the classroom

c) Discussion sessions

d) Practical sessions using models and decision support systems

d) A technical visit