Victoria Collier, Catchment Manager for the Wastewater Treatment Team of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) in Wales is part of the 5th EJWP Group which began its 2-year journey with a Training Week in September in Croatia. She is sharing her experiences with Water News Europe. Tori joined EJWP through a company scholarship for a […]
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Catarina: “We can come up with innovative solutions for wicked problems”
Catarina Baptista participated in the Water-Smart Bootcamp of the European Junior Water Programme (EJWP) last June in Brussels. The event was part of Water Innovation Europe 2023 organised by Water Europe. She learned there that young professionals can be of great value and shares her experiences with Water News Europe. What is your current work […]
Oscar: “Youth can play an important role in solving water challenges”
Oscar Alvarado is working as Senior Program Manager and Trainer at The Hague Academy for Local Governance. He joined the EJWP Special Bootcamp last January in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in parallel with the EU Refreshing H2O Policy Workshop.“It gave me a chance to connect with other young water professionals. We were able to share insights, […]
Nikos: “In the future I see myself dealing with the resources Nexus”
Nikos Mellios from the Civil Engineering department of the University of Thessaly in Greece is participating in the third group of the European Junior Water Programme (EJWP). He is sharing his experiences on Water News Europe. “In five years from now, I envision myself to be working in an international organization dealing with the resources […]
Rukhsar: “I see great potential in more interdisciplinary collaboration”
Rukhsar Asif is working as Climate and Water Adaptation Officer with the Danish Ministry of Environment. She participated in the EJWP Bootcamp last January in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in parallel with the EU Refreshing H2O Policy Workshop. “I saw an opportunity to connect with other passionate young people on a similar journey like me.” What […]
European Junior Water Programme set to launch 4th group
Water and environmental research organizations in Europe are preparing to collaborate again to build networks and sector capacities, as the European Junior Water Programme (EJWP) embarks on its fourth group journey beginning 16 May. Note that limited places are available, and 6 May is the registration deadline for water sector organizations and their early-career professionals […]
Joseph: “I am passionate about decoupling water and energy”
Joseph Mooney is working as a postdoctoral researcher on a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Limerick which is funded through the European Commission. Joseph has participated in EJWP events with the 4th group and is a programme contributor-at-large. He is passionate about decoupling water and energy. What […]
Vesna: “I want to lay the foundation for future international collaborations”
Vesna Gulin is working on her thesis on the restoration of dry tufa-depositing streams using bioindicators at the University of Zagreb in Croatia. As a researcher she wants to lay the foundation for future international collaborations. Vesna is participating in the fourth group of the European Junior Water Programme (EJWP), and is sharing her experiences […]
Agnieszka: “Antibiotics are now the most concerning contaminants”
Agnieszka Katarzyna Cuprys is working as a postdoctoral fellow at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) in Norway. She is working on contaminants of emerging concern. According to her at this moment antibiotics now need all our attention. Agnieszka is participating in the fourth group of the European Junior Water Programme (EJWP), and is sharing […]
Aleksandra: “Water circularity is a major step towards resilience”
Aleksandra Kulić Mandić is working on wastewater research at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia. According to her, water circularity is a major step towards future resilience. We will have to use treated wastewater in various applications, from industrial to residential scale. Aleksandra is participating in the fourth group of the European Junior Water […]
Hetty: “We need to go outside comfort zones and move boundaries”
Hetty KleinJan from the Netherlands is working as a bio-engineer/microbiologist in the R&D department of CEBEDEAU, an independent Research and Expertise Center for Water in Belgium. She is participating in the fourth group of the European Junior Water Programme (EJWP), and is sharing her experiences with Water News Europe. What is your current work position? “I’ve been […]
Thibault: ”Hoping to learn about digital twins and digitalization”
Thibault Moreels is working as a hydraulic engineer at De Watergroep in Belgium and is participating in the fourth group of the European Junior Water Programme (EJWP). He is sharing his experiences on Water News Europe. “Specifically, I am hoping to provide my team with experiences on digital twins in other drinking water companies, and […]