Environmental Engineering Gradute Students Went in Research Exchange to Netherland and Germany
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - The graduate students of Environmental Engineering ITB visited two countries in Europe, Netherland and Germany, while doing research exchange on 16-27 June 2014. The students went to the famous European universities which are TU-Delft, IHE-UNESCO, and TU-Berlin. There were many activities done during the trips such as visiting the drinking water treatment installation, wastewater treatment installation, and numbers of infrastructures which related to water and sanitation. Technology University of Delft becomes the first destination on the series of research exchange programs. It was held on 18 June 2014. One of the faculties that they visited was the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Section Sanitary Engineering. Dr. Heijman as the Associate Professor of Drink Water TU-Delft welcomed the students warmly. He explained the water quality and environmental protection were the main focus of this major. The subjects they learn in Sanitary Engineering are chemistry in water, microbiology, water treatment, and water supply to the residents. The students then got chance to visit the labs and all the facilities. The researchers often join partnership with private companies as one method to implement their research.
On the second day, the students got to visit the water treatment plants Beerenplaat: Water Treatment Plant Evides. The water treatment plant is one of the largest ones in Netherland which has 163 hectares of area and can produce 100 million meter cubic of water every year that is supplied to several sectors like South Rotterdam, Hoeksche Waard, Zuid Holland, Westland, Schiedam, Vlaardingen, Maassluis. The fascinated technology which was being used was Ultra Violet technology to get rid of disinfectant in the water. The next trip was to IHE-UNESCO Delft which concentrated in water education field. They met the opportunity to attend the class lectured by Professor Damir Brdanavic, M. Sc., Ph. D. who was the Head of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department IHE UNESCO.
Next days in Germany the research exchange students got to visit different places. The first one was TU Berlin. They were welcomed by Dr. Ingo Meyes who was the Alumni Team, Manager International Seminar. Besides, they could meet the researchers who have done various research in different countries. After that, they visited the domestic waste treatment plant Berliner Wasserbetriebe which is located in Ruhleben, Berlin. The Berliner Wasserbetriebe has incinerator whose the side products can be used to make gypsum.
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