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Environmental Engineering 

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Sustainable Resource Management

Water, soil and air are becoming increasingly precious as populations increase. The goal of environmental engineers is to manage these vital resources in a sustainable manner and to rehabilitate them wherever necessary.


Career profile:

Environmental engineers produce well-founded technical solutions drawn from the engineering sciences in the following fields:

Water supply, Maintaining and improvement of air quality, wastewater disposal, exhaust air and solid wastes, rehabilitation of polluted soil and water, analysis, evaluation and monitoring of environmental risks and reduction of environmental pollution, noise prevention, sustainable use and management of natural resources.

They collaborate closely with civil, geomatic and process engineers, economists and social scientists. They work mainly in the fields of water resources management, prevention of water pollution, water supply and wastewater treatment, recycling and waste disposal engineering, soil protection, and air and noise pollution control. They work in planning offices, companies, public administration, and research institutes; in  the field of risk management in insurance companies and banks; and in development collaboration projects.

Environmental Engineering Bachelor

Environmental Engineering Master



Programme list

 

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