URBAN WATER SECURITY
Addressing water quality in a changing environment
An international network of excellence since 2019, advancing urban water resilience through strategic training, global symposia, and a dedicated International Water Academy
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The core strength of the UrbanWaterSECURITY (UWS) ecosystem lies in the seamless synergy between its high-level Symposium series and the specialized UWS Academy. This connection represents a vital pipeline that transforms global scientific discourse into tangible professional expertise.
While the Symposia serve as an international stage for groundbreaking research, policy debate, and institutional networking, the Academy acts as the practical engine of the initiative. This integrated approach ensures that the “state-of-the-art” insights gathered during our global gatherings are directly translated into the curriculum of our training programs.
The core strength of the UrbanWaterSECURITY (UWS) ecosystem lies in the seamless synergy between its high-level Symposium series and the specialized UWS Academy. This connection represents a vital pipeline that transforms global scientific discourse into tangible professional expertise.
While the Symposia serve as an international stage for groundbreaking research, policy debate, and institutional networking, the Academy acts as the practical engine of the initiative. This integrated approach ensures that the “state-of-the-art” insights gathered during our global gatherings are directly translated into the curriculum of our training programs.
While the Symposia serve as an international stage for groundbreaking research, policy debate, and institutional networking, the Academy acts as the practical engine of the initiative. This integrated approach ensures that the “state-of-the-art” insights gathered during our global gatherings are directly translated into the curriculum of our training programs.
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The 2026 edition of the UrbanWaterSECURITY Symposium forms part of the broader UrbanWaterSECURITY initiative and is shaped within a well-established framework of scientific, educational and territorial cooperation. Organised by the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED) at the University of Salerno, and co-organised with a distinguished network of international academic partners and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, the Symposium reflects a shared commitment to interdisciplinary dialogue, institutional collaboration and global engagement. Its profile is further reinforced by the auspices of leading scientific and academic organisations, confirming its recognised relevance across research, higher education and international cooperation.
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