EMASESA Water Chair

EMASESA is a public company that provides water supply, sanitation, and wastewater treatment services for the Seville Metropolitan Area. A leader in water management at the national and European levels, it is committed to the social and economic development of its surrounding area.

As a result of this commitment, EMASESA and the University of Seville (US) are joining forces on a project that will drive technological and cultural advancements in the provision of integrated water cycle services.

This shared interest has led to the creation of the EMASESA Water Chair (hereinafter, the Chair), a tool chosen by EMASESA and US to foster collaboration. Its primary objective is to strengthen ties between the University and businesses, facilitating significant knowledge transfer and raising awareness of the challenges and cross-cutting issues affecting the water sector. This collaboration also promotes interdisciplinary teaching and research activities related to the realities, challenges, and future prospects of water, with a view to developing new strategies and technologies in this field.

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The fundamental objective of the Chair is to foster the development of a key sector: water. Water is not only essential for life but also crucial for economic and social development. What better way to achieve this than by promoting the progress of this sector through the University of Seville (US), an institution with over 500 years of history, the third largest Spanish university in terms of student enrollment, and the largest in Andalusia?

This project arose to address the challenges of the water sector, the climate emergency, and to generate value by combining the experience and knowledge of EMASESA (the Seville Water and Sanitation Company) and the University of Seville. Therefore, on February 17, 2017, a Collaboration Agreement was signed between the University of Seville and EMASESA to establish the Chair. Its action plan is structured around three main pillars:

1. Training;
2. R&D&I (Research, Development, and Innovation)
; and 3. Dissemination and Events