PARTNERS
IMETE comprises a consortium of core partners and associated partners.
Core partners
Ghent University (Gent, Belgium)
Ghent University distinguishes itself as a socially committed and pluralistic institution in a broad international perspective. It offers high-quality, research-based education in all academic disciplines, and attracts over 32,000 students, including a large international student population. Since many years, Ghent University has strived to be a pioneer in the implementation of European educational and research projects, offering eight Erasmus Mundus Master Courses.
Ghent University consistently ranks among the best 100 universities in the world. In 2017, it was ranked, globally, 69th by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (or Shanghai ranking) and 125th by QS World University Rankings.
Two master programmes at Ghent University already focus on environmental technology, mainly for Belgian students and for students of developed, developing and transition countries. To streamline research and education in environmental technology, the Centre of Environmental Sanitation was embedded since 1986. The Centre always received very positive audit reports due to the dedication of its staff and the quality of its programmes.
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (Delft, the Netherlands)
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and is based in Delft, the Netherlands.
Since 1957 the Institute has provided water education and training to 23,000 professionals from over 190 countries, the vast majority from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Also, numerous research and institutional strengthening projects are carried out in partnership to strengthen capacity in the water sector worldwide.
Through its overarching work on capacity development, IHE Delft makes a tangible contribution to achieving all Sustainable Development Goals in which water is key.
IHE Delft operates as a Foundation under Dutch law, working under the auspices of UNESCO as a Category 2 centre. The Institute cooperates closely with the UNESCO Secretariat, the Science Sector and the International Hydrological Programme (IHP).
University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (Prague, Czech Republic)
The University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT) is the largest university specializing in chemistry in the Czech Republic. Though founded in 1952, UCT Prague has origins dating back to the early nineteenth century and Prague Polytechnic, a precursor to the present-day Czech Technical University in Prague, and, since that time, it has been one of the leading chemistry research universities in Central Europe.
The University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT) is a public university known for both the depth and broadness of its educational and research activities in almost all branches of chemistry, chemical engineering, food chemistry and technology, biochemistry, refining, water-treatment, power and biological sciences and technologies, as well as environmental protection, materials sciences and other chemistry-based fields of study.
Staff of the university is involved in many international research projects within the field of environmental technology. The staff is active in several international organizations such as international water associations (e.g., specialist groups on Anaerobic Digestion, Sludge Management, Large Wastewater Treatment Plants).
Associated partners
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Attero B.V., The Netherlands
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Korea Biochar Research Center & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Republic of Korea
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University of Hyderabad, India
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Université Ibn Tofail, Morocco
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Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
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ASIO spol. s r.o., Czech Republic
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Veolia CZ, Czech Republic
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
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Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan
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International Water Association, The Netherlands
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Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam
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Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Czech Republic
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Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
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Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Bolivia
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Veolia Water Technologies Techno Center Netherlands B.V., The Netherlands
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ENVISAN, Belgium
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Centre de Transferencia de Tecnologías, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile
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ABITEC s.r.o, Czech Republic
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Colas Environnement, France
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European Biogas Association, Belgium
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United Experts, Belgium
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Zhejiang University, China
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Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Science, Xiamen, China
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Deme Environmental Contractor NV, Belgium
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University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
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French Geological Survey, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, Orléans, France