Open innovation (Training)
It aims to facilitate the meeting between academics, managers and company’s technicians and students to promote the sustainable management of wastewater and its resources.
Living labs
For students in the areas of innovation of the Chair. In a first phase the following activities will be carried out:
- Workshops will be organized where the identification of problems, the generation of ideas, the creation of synergies, etc., will be promoted to favor the personal and professional development of the students.
- Participation in national and international talent and strategy competitions will be encouraged.
- Informal discussion meetings (Innotalk) will be organized between students, academics, managers and company’s technicians.
- The participation of students in national and international conferences will be also encouraged.
Courses and conferences
Specific training courses and conferences for students and professionals in the sector:
- Training courses will be carried out on specific topics related to the chair given by experts from both academic and professional fields.
Creation of new knowledge (Promotion)
Its objective is to promote the development of lines of research that favor the sustainable management of wastewater through efficient technologies and with a high potential for resource recovery by conveying the principles of the Circular Economy.
Activities
- Realisation of work meetings between different research groups (multidisciplinary) aligned with the theme of the chair where they present their lines of work, accumulated experiences and challenges, all with the aim of promoting collaboration between different areas of knowledge and creating synergies.
- Financing of contracts of non-doctor research staff for the development of specific works within the framework of a research line.
- Awards for the best TFG (Undergraduate Degree Final Project), TFM (Master’s Degree Final Project) and Thesis developed around the theme of the chair.
Management and communication (Dissemination)
Activities
- Workshops will be organized where the identification of problems, the generation of ideas, the creation of synergies, etc., will be promoted to favor the personal and professional development of the students.