Faculty of Civil And Environmental Engineering
A graduate of the “Circular Economy and Water Resources Management” programme possesses advanced knowledge and skills corresponding to two equally important fields of study: circular economy and water resources management. They understand the principles of sustainable development, efficient resource use and recovery, and the functioning of environmental systems, including the water and materials cycles in both natural and anthropogenic environments.
The graduate has advanced competencies in implementing solutions consistent with the concept of a circular economy, including reducing resource consumption, recovering and reusing water and raw materials, as well as planning, designing, and operating of technological operations and processes and water management systems. They are able to analyse and model hydrological, hydraulic, and environmental processes, assess water quality, and identify and solve problems related to water scarcity and excess, as well as pressure on environmental resources.
They are prepared to integrate technical, environmental, and economic knowledge in order to implement solutions supporting the transition towards a circular economy and sustainable water resources management. They are able to use modern analytical and IT tools, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and numerical models, in decision-making and design processes.
Specializations:
- Sustainable Resource Management and Circular Economy
- Water Management and Climate Resilience
Specializations are launched depending on the number of interested students.
Employment prospects:
- Industry - process engineers, technologists, specialists and designers for:
- Resource recovery and conversion plants (phosphorous, nitrogen, food wastes and biomass, waste electronics, landfills, biogas, petroleum and bitumen wastes)
- Modernization of industrial plants, implementation of cleaner technologies
- Industrial and domestic wastewater treatment plants
- Private and corporate sector:
- Circular economy specialists (development and implementation of circular economy concepts in companies; modification of current supply, production and distribution stages; cooperation with board of directors in transformation of the companies)
- Substantive support specialists/experts for marketing and management sector (creative technical ideas for implementation and popularization by other branches of the company)
- Environmental impact assessment specialists
- Climate Change Adaptation Specialist
- Modelling Specialist (hydrological, hydraulic, groundwater flow)
- Natural and Urban Catchment Modelling Specialist
- Climate Risk Analyst
- Flood Risk Analyst
- Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Specialist
- Water and wastewater management and energy sector:
- Net-zero carbon footprint (carbon neutrality) specialists
- Renewable energy specialist
- Stormwater and Combined Sewer System Modelling Specialist
- Urban Retention and Stormwater Management Consultant
- Flood Protection Planning Specialist
- Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Climate Adaptation Specialist
- Public sector and international organizations:
- Governmental and environmental protection organizations agent
- Flood Hazard Mapping Specialist
- Urban Climate Adaptation Plans Specialist
- Adaptation and Environmental Projects Coordinator
- Specialist in Assessing the Vulnerability of Cities and Infrastructure to Climate Change