Intelligent Water Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

Overview

The water sector needs to be modernized to meet a number of demands and expectations. Among other things, the industry must succeed with:

• Better purification, so that health and the environment become less affected by toxic substances in the water.
• Area optimization. New purification requirements mean that water treatment plants need to be expanded. How do we solve this when there is already a shortage of land?
• The environmental footprint, with expectations for carbon neutrality and zero-emission ambitions.
• Economy. How can we hire enough, competent people, and how do we keep costs down despite huge investment needs?

Digitization will have a massive impact in solving these challenges. As a fully qualified candidate, you will be highly sought after on the labor market and you'll be able to contribute to important societal development.

The Intelligent Water Technology program at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) is a future-oriented education where you learn how to use data science in the water sector. The master's program is closely linked to the research group for water and health at NMBU. This means that you will have the opportunity to participate in real research projects, where you will learn more about working in teams with larger international groups and be a co-author in scientific publications.

Career opportunities

With a master's degree in Intelligent Water Technology, you will have many and varied job opportunities. You can work both in private and public administration, in your own company, in business and academia, both nationally and internationally. There is already a great demand in the labor market for this type of competence.

The water industry is changing, and it sees that incorporating data science in process monitoring and process management will make a big impact. In line with this, the labor market will be in even greater demand for water and wastewater engineers with a background in data science. There are also great opportunities for candidates with this type of education on the international labor market.