Water and Environmental Engineering

Ensuring sustainable use of natural resources under changing climate is our planet’s biggest challenge. Water resources management plays a critical role in guaranteeing food security and is closely linked to land use changes, nutrient flows, and biodiversity conservation. Further, climate change is expected to bring more extreme droughts and floods – both to which societies need to adapt.Creating functional and sustainable water supply networks is among the most vital tasks in our society. The goal is not only to guarantee clean water supply and to protect the environment from the load of wastewater at all times, but also to reduce the environmental impact through a circular economy recovering nutrients and energy. In the Water and Environmental Engineering (WAT) Master’s Programme, the focus is on water and water engineering solutions. Students learn the knowledge and skills to provide solutions to modern water-related challenges. The programme has a unique international focus and it combines a strong technical basis with a sound understanding of broader societal contexts.Upon graduation, you are able to: Recognise and analyse the main components of sustainable water-related planning, implementation, and management processes.Understand the principles of the hydrological cycle and movements of water in natural and built environments.Apply key computational methods as well as relevant experimental methods and data analysis approaches related to water and environmental engineering.Design and develop urban water and wastewater systems to support sustainability and circular economy.Identify the societal context relevant to water and the environment, and comprehend the different scales and key drivers applicable to water and environmental engineering.