AQUAdemia

This project will encourage structured, result-driven cooperation ventures between universities and companies, bridging the gap between the two sectors in the area of water-related industries, research centres and HEIs (higher education institutions).

The aim is to ensure the continuous and sustainable transfer of information and the application of this information for each actor and the constant improvement of the integrated water system management, which is considered one of the key themes of the century we live. The idea is to establish a system that:

• brings together stakeholders from academy and industry to work together in a stable partnership with a defined complete competence system design
• realises individualised trainings of students/future employees according to the real industry needs and using the existing educational offer of HEIs
• connects internships and mobility of students with these trainings and concrete project ideas which resulted out of the declared needs of industrial partners

AQUAdemia will significantly improve the Business and Academy relationship in a concrete area of knowledge, which is relevant enough (water) to attract future alliance members from all kinds of organisations worldwide.

AQUAdemia joins forces to design innovative, sustainable ways of increasing human capital in one of the crucial sectors for the future environmental and economic development.

The expected impact is strengthening the role of HEIs as engines of innovation and increasing the employability, creativity and innovative potential of graduates, professors and company staff.

Consortium:

University of Girona
WUSMED
Aqualogy Spain
TU Graz Austria
IWTH Germany
Delft University of Technology
Waterboard De Dommel
EU Life Long Learning Programme

Project coordinator:

Dr.ir. Jeroen Langeveld
j.g.langeveld@tudelft.nl

Period:

2013-2015