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Course provider: UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
Course coordinator: Dr. Carlos Manuel Lopez Vazquez
Duration: 18 weeks
Start date: 1 August 2010
End date: 30 November 2010
Application to: IWA or UNESCO-IHE
Fee: Euro 675
About the online course
Over the past twenty years, the knowledge and understanding of wastewater treatment has advanced extensively and moved away from empirically-based approaches to a fundamentally-based ‘first principles’ approach embracing chemistry, microbiology, physical and bioprocess engineering, and mathematics. Many of these advances have matured to the degree that they have been codified into mathematical models for simulation by computers. For a new generation of young scientists and engineers entering the wastewater treatment profession, the quantity, complexity and diversity of these new developments can be overwhelming, particularly in developing countries where access is not readily available to advanced level courses in wastewater treatment. This online course seeks to address that deficiency. It assembles and integrates the postgraduate course material of a dozen or so professors from research groups around the world that have made significant contributions to the advances in wastewater treatment.
This internet-based curriculum in biological wastewater treatment consists of a more than 40 hours of video-recorded lectures by the author professors all compiled into a DVD package available to those registered for the online course, and of the textbook, lecture handouts, and tutorial exercises for students’ self-study. Upon completion of this curriculum, the modern approach of modelling and simulation to wastewater treatment plant design and operation - be it activated sludge, biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal, secondary settling tanks or biofilm systems - can be embraced with deeper insight, advanced knowledge and greater confidence.
Course contents
- Wastewater Treatment Development M. Henze, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht, G.A. Ekama and D. Brdjanovic
- Microbial Metabolism Y. Comeau
- Wastewater Characterization M. Henze and Y. Comeau
- Organic Matter Removal G.A. Ekama and M.C. Wentzel
- Nitrogen Removal G.A. Ekama and M.C. Wentzel
- Innovative Nitrogen Removal M.C.M. van Loosdrecht
- Phosphorus Removal M.C. Wentzel, Y. Comeau, G.A. Ekama, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht and D. Brdjanovic
- Pathogen Removal C.P. Gerba
- Aeration and Mixing M.K. Stenstrom and D. Rosso
- Toxicity J.H.G. Orozco
- Bulking Sludge M.C.M. van Loosdrecht, A.M. Martins and G.A. Ekama
- Final Settling Takacs and G.A. Ekama
- Membrane Bio-reactors S. Judd, B. Kim and G. Amy
- Modelling Activated Sludge Processes M.C.M. van Loosdrecht, G.A. Ekama, M.C. Wentzel, D. Brdjanovic and C.M. Hooijmans
- Process Control G. Olsson
- Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment J.B. van Lier, N. Mahmoud and G. Zeeman
- Modelling Biofilms E. Morgenroth
- Biofilm Reactors E. Morgenroth
AUTHORS in alphabetical order:
Prof. Dr. Gary AMY UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Damir BRDJANOVIC UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Yves COMEAU École Polytechnique, Montréal, Canada
Prof. Dr. George A. EKAMA University Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Prof. Dr. JH Garcia OROZCOTecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico
Prof. Dr. Charles P. GERBA University of Arizona, Tucson, U.S.A.
Prof. Mogens HENZE Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Dr. Christine M. HOOIJMANS UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. Simon JUDD Cranfield University, Cranfield, U.K.
Dr. Byung-Goon KIM Korean Water Resources Company - Kwater, Daejeon, Korea
Prof. Dr. Jules B. van LIER Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. Nidal MAHMOUD Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine
Dr. Antonio M. MARTINS Áquas do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Eberhard F. MORGENROTH University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, U.S.A.
Prof. Dr. Gustaf OLSSON Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Dr. Diego ROSSO University of California, Irvine, U.S.A.
Prof. Dr. Michael K. STENSTROM University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Dr. Imré TAKACS EnviroSim Associates Ltd., Flamborough, Canada
Prof. Dr. Mark C.M. van LOOSDRECHT Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. Mark C. WENTZEL University Cape Town, South Africa
Dr. Grietje ZEEMAN Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
General information
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education develops and provides demand-responsive and duly accredited postgraduate education, joint research and capacity building services to individuals and organizations throughout the developing world. These innovative learning materials were produced under the framework of the UNESCO-IHE Partnership for Water Education and Research (PoWER). The innovative delivery format makes learning exciting, flexible, interactive and effective. It allows participants anywhere in the world to learn at their own convenience, and immediately apply their newly acquired knowledge in their working environment. The online courses are intended for professionals working in public and private institutions, NGOs, and academic institutions, and are ideal for those with families who want to upgrade their skills from the comfort of their own home or office. A typical course covers a four-month period, and requires around eight hours of study per week (total study load 140 hours). During an online course UNESCO-IHE lecturers provide intensive guidance, and there are many opportunities to obtain feedback from and interact with fellow participants. Participants can access the online courses at any time via UNESCO-IHE’s Online Learning Environment, which can be used to download training materials and for communication. This innovative learning materials and the book were produced under the framework of the UNESCO-IHE Partnership for Water Education and Research (PoWER).
Fee and entry requirements
The course fee is € 675, which includes access to the course materials as well as individual guidance and mentoring during the course. The online course is delivered twice a year starting in spring and autumn. The maximum number of participants for spring run is 20, and the deadline for registration to the spring course is March 1st 2010. The course language is English. A reliable and reasonably fast (ideally 512 kbps) internet connection is necessary. The course material is also provided as a package including more than 40 hours of video materials on a DVD and the hardcopy of the book Biological Wastewater Treatment: Principles, Design and Modelling, edited by M. Henze, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht, G.A. Ekama and D. Brdjanovic (2008). IWA Publishing, ISBN 13: 9781843391883, pp. 526. The book is also used for teaching as part of a lecture series in the Sanitary Engineering specialization of the UNESCO-IHE’s Masters Program in Municipal Water and Infrastructure. Upon successful completion of the course participants will receive the Course Certificate issued by UNESCO-IHE.
Registration and further information
To register or to download a scholarship application form please click here. Further information on this online learning course and UNESCO-IHE’s Sanitary Engineering specialization can be obtained from the course coordinator Dr. Carlos Lopez Vazquez (c.lopezvazquez@unesco-ihe.org) or by visiting the respective web pages http://www.unesco-ihe.org/Education/Short-courses/Online-courses and http://www.unesco-ihe.org/Education/MSc-Programmes.
