Management of Waste, Wastewater and Resources in Developing Countries

Management of Waste, Wastewater and Resources in Developing and Emerging Countries

The seminar Waste, Wastewater and Resource Management for Developing and Emerging Countries is a joint project together with the Institute of Waste Management and is offered in the winter term as part of the module International Wastewater and Waste Management (6 CP). This module is optional for Specialised Studies in Waste Management and Sanitary Engineering (Master Program Civil Engineering), for Specialised Studies in Supply and Disposal Management (Master Program Environ. Engineering) and can be selected as a Supplementary Module for Master Studies in Environmental Sciences. The class International Waste Management is also part of the module International Wastewater and Waste Management (6 CP) since the winter term 2020/2021.

More information can be found in StudIp.

During this course, the participants will work independently in student teams and will develop a concept for the disposal of municipal waste and wastewater. Two locations in different parts of the world will be chosen each semester and students will establish a disposal concept for these locations taking into consideration specific legal, geographical, political and social conditions.

As preparatory work, teams of two students each will prepare a 30 minute presentation dealing with basic questions such as processes of wastewater and waste treatment, costs and planning of treatment plants, economy, infrastructure, culture and religion in the area and present their work to the class.

With this information, two teams (one for each location) will then develop a complete disposal concept as a group project during the two day block seminar at the end of the course. Finally the developed concepts will be introduced to the class in a 30 minute presentation and will be discussed with the participants.

Organization of groups and assignment of research topics takes place in the first class meeting on October 16, 2024. The class starts at 11.30 hrs in Room RR 58.3. Participation is manditory. Registration for the class must be accomplished in StudIp before 12.00 hrs, October 14, 2024.

If you registered for the class, but for some reason cannot attend this first meeting, please contact Andreas Kolb before 15.10.24, 12.00 Uhr

Attention: Number of participants is limited to max 40 participants

The final block seminar is scheduled for January 20, 2025 and January 21, 2025.

Further Informationen can be found in StudIp.