The Master’s Program in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Construction and Sanitation at ESPOL, in collaboration with the University of Commercial Sciences (UCC) in Nicaragua, held a mirror class focused on wastewater treatment technologies using wetlands, thereby strengthening opportunities for international academic cooperation and the exchange of knowledge in the field of environmental sanitation.
The session was led by Maxwell Altamirano, an engineer and professor at UCC, who presented fundamental concepts related to conventional wastewater treatment systems and the use of wetlands as a sustainable alternative for purification processes. He also discussed simulation tools applied to the analysis and understanding of how these systems function.
The event was attended by civil engineering students from UCC and master’s students in the Master’s in Civil Engineering program with a concentration in Construction and Sanitation at ESPOL, who had the opportunity to deepen their technical knowledge and analyze sustainable solutions to real-world problems related to wastewater treatment.
These types of academic initiatives foster cultural and technical exchange between institutions of higher education, promoting a regional perspective on the challenges of sanitation and sustainable water resource management.
This initiative aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 4: Quality Education, SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals, reaffirming the institution’s commitment to academic education, sustainability, and international cooperation.
