Innovation for sustainable water engineering and management
Innovation for sustainable water engineering and management
Description
This blended micromodule builds your systems view of water for society: from drinking-water production and wastewater treatment to energy and resource recovery. Across online courses you’ll learn the language of quality targets, treatment trains, circularity, and stakeholder mapping. In Toulouse (South of France), you’ll visit operational sites, meet practitioners, and prepare for a 48-hour Water4Future Student Hackathon. Working in cross-disciplinary teams, you’ll frame a local challenge, scan evidence, and co-design a concise, context-aware concept balancing performance, energy use, and social acceptance. Teamchers support your process, and you’ll pitch to a jury at the end. Assessment combines a short quiz, the team pitch, and participation during site visits and workshops. If you’re curious about water-related challenges and motivated to make a real-world impact, this course is for you !
The Team
Teamchers
These are the teamchers you'll work with on the challenge.
Learners
- Study period
- 28 January – 28 February 2026
- Study format
- Blended
- Application period
- 1 December 2025 – 5 January 2026
- Credits
- 3 ECTS
- Hosting university
- INSA Group
Information
Value and progress
Designing Sustainable Water Solutions
By the end of this course you will be able to propose solutions to face water challenges in the respect of sustainability principles (integration of energy efficiency and mass/energy valorisation)
ESCO SKILLS
Applying Systems Mapping for Circular Design
By the end of this course you will be able to apply systems mapping and circularity principles to design a concise, context-aware concept that balances treatment performance, energy use, resource recovery, and risk.
ESCO SKILLS
Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to co-create and pitch solutions
By the end of this course you will be able to collaborate in a multidisciplinary, intercultural team to co-create, document, and pitch a solution to non-specialist stakeholders.
ESCO SKILLS
Evaluate trade-offs, align with stakeholder needs, and refine concepts
By the end of this course you will be able to evaluate trade-offs, align with stakeholder needs and regulatory constraints, and refine your concept based on feedback and evidence.
ESCO SKILLS
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Hosting university
INSA Group
