The purpose of this workshop is to provide an overview of new teaching approaches and technologies, which can be used for enhancing water education in the universities in Iran and the countries in the south and west Asia and the Middle East region. The workshop topics include two main parts focusing on applications of serious educational games and online and blended learning systems and technologies. Date and time of the workshop will be announced by March 15, 2018.
SUMMER SCHOOL ON WATER DESALINATION
Summer school on water desalination has been designed jointly by IHE-Delft University, the Netherlands, Regional Institute for Water Education (RIWE), and Ministry of Energy of the Islamic Republic of Iran for improving knowledge of water experts on water desalination. This course was held in RIWE in Dec. 2017 for the first time. It will be hald in RIWE in late September, 2018 and the following topics will be convered in it:
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• Water Crisis and Regional Challenges • Unconventional Sources of Fresh Water • History of Water Desalination • Fundamentals of Water Desalination • Health and Water Quality • Ultra‐ and Microfiltration • Reverse osmosis and nano‐filtration • Particulate fouling and pre‐treatment • Bio‐fouling and pre‐treatment • Scaling and anti‐scalants • Water Desalination Post Treatment |
• New Technologies • Energy Consumption • Thermal Desalination • Membrane Chemistry • Water Desalination in Remote Areas • Costs of Water Desalination • The Desalination Business • Sustainable and Renewable Energy Sources for DesalinationCoastal Desalination Brine Disposal, Planning, Design and Implementation |