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The Centre for Water and

Environmental Research (ZWU)

Introduction

IWaTec Winter School 2015, TU Berlin / Campus El Gouna, 22 Febr. - 1 March 2015

Prof. Dr. Bernd Sures (Vice Director ZWU)

Dr. Michael Eisinger (Managing Director ZWU)

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ZWU – Numbers and facts

Central scientific institution at the University of Duisburg-

Essen (UDE)

Coordination of the university-wide Main Research Area

Urban Systems, together with the Centre for Logistics and

Traffic (ZLV)

100 members out of 22 research groups and 6 faculties of

UDE + external members from the other UAR-universities

(Ruhr University Bochum, Technical University Dortmund),

further institutions and regional water boards

Scientific board with 10 members

Management office and managing director, secretary,

scientific and student assistants



ZWU – Mission

Bringing together top research in the fields of:

Water and wastewater technologies

Freshwater ecology

Aquatic microbiology and water hygiene

Environmental toxicology

Hydraulic engineering and water resources management

Urban water and waste management

Water chemistry and analytical chemistry

Research networks and cooperation

(regional – national – international)

Centre for international water education (Master and PhD)



ZWU –Water expertise



ZWU – Water education

Biodiversity

(together with

UDE)



ZWU – Vision

Water Competence Centre (Industry/Academia)

The Centre for Water and

Environmental Research (ZWU)

IWaTec and other existing cooperation

projects with Egyptian partners


Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Niemann (Member of the managing

board of ZWU)

Dr. Michael Eisinger (Managing Director ZWU)



ZWU – Cooperation projects with Egypt

International cooperation within DAAD programs

1. German-Arab Transformation Partnership with Egypt

projects in 3 out of 4 program lines!

Program line 1: transformation partnerships

Program line 2: short and medium term cooperation activities

Program line 3 joint master courses

Program line 4: German-Arab Research Partnerships – Al Tawasul






a) IWaTec - Integrated Water Technologies

(program line 1: transformation partnerships)

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mathias Ulbricht; Coordination: ZWU (Simon Kresmann)

Main Egyptian partner: Fayoum University

Other Egyptian partners: National Research Centre, Egypt Nanotechnology Centre; Water

Holding Company

Other UDE partners: Prof. Dr. T. Schmidt, Prof. Dr. H.-C. Flemming, Prof. Dr. B. Sures, Prof.

Dr.-Ing. R. Widmann, Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Niemann, Prof. Dr. M. Denecke,

Prof. Dr. S. Barcikowski, Prof. Dr. D. Lupascu

Postgraduate program in Integrated Water Technologies for Egyptian Master Students






focus on scientific cooperation through small projects (master theses of Egyptian

students; 8 per year (24 in 3 years)

summer school in Essen, and winter school in Egypt

additional training at UDE and practical training in Egypt






Projects 2012/13

1. Removal of chlorophenols from water by using low cost agricultural wastes

(WG Schmidt, FU)

2. Water purification using NF and RO membranes (WG Ulbricht, NRC, EGNC)

3. Prevalence of Trematode snails from different localities in Fayoum Governorate (WG

Sures, FU)

4. Role of fish from different water localities in Fayoum Governorate as a source of

parasitic infection to humans (WG Sures, FU)

5. Fabrication of advanced microfiltration membranes using electrospinning

(WG Ulbricht, DTNW, NRC, EGNC)

6. Comparison of process performance and treatment efficiency of a hybrid CAS-MBR

wastewater treatment plant (EGLV, HCWW, NRC)

7. Biological hydrogen production from algae biomass (WG Widmann, NRC)

8. Purification treatment for drainage water feeding Lake Qarun, El-Fayoum

(WG Niemann, FU)






Projects 2013/14

1. Bio-sorbents as alternative material for the removal of organic pollutants from water

(WG Schmidt, FU)

2. Decontamination and recycling of industrial wastewater by combining solar photo-catalytic

and biological treatment (WG Widmann, WG Lupascu, AG Schmidt, NRC)

3. Digester Liquid Treatment using Partial Nitritation and Anammox Processes (EGLV,

HCWW, NRC)

4. Efficacy of molluscicide treatment on prevalence of trematode infection in snails in

Fayoum governorate, Egypt (WG Sures, FU)

5. Feasibility Study of Using Solar Energy for Satisfying the Energy Demands of Waste

Water Treatment Plants (WG Niemann, EGNC, FU, HCWW)

6. Surface Modification of Water Purification Systems to Prevent Biofouling (WG Ulbricht,

DTNW, FU, EGNC)

7. Synthesis and Characterization of Efficient Polyamide Thin Film Nancomposite

Membranes (WG Ulbricht, FU, EGNC, NRC)

8. Performance of different membranes for Desalination (IUTA e.V., WG Ulbricht, FU, EGNC)






Projects 2014/15

1. Genetic Studies and Molecular Identification of lymnaeid snails (Family Lymnaeidae) in

certain governorates in Egypt (WG Sures, Bilharz Institute)

2. Evaluation of the biogas potential from rice straw with help of enzymes (WG Denecke, FU)

3. Removal of organic pollutants by an immobilized photocatalyst in presence of solar light

(WG Schmidt, NRC)

4. Development of integrated wastewater treatment systems with algae for small

communities (WG Widmann, FU)

5. Laser-generated Polymer Nanocomposites for Water Purification

(WG Barcikowski, FU/EGNC, NRC)

6. Manufacturing of photocatalytic Janus-Particles and testing their effectiveness

(WG Lupascu, NRC)

7. Surface Modification of NF and RO membranes by Layer by Layer Assembly

(WG Ulbricht, FU/EGNC, NRC)

8. Ultrathin Reverse Osmosis Membranes by Layer by Layer Assembly

(WG Ulbricht, FU/EGNC, NRC)






Winter school 2013, Fayoum University



ZWU - Cooperation projects with Egypt



b) SusWaTec - The First Egyptian-German Workshop on

Sustainable Water Technologies

(program line 2: short and medium term cooperation activities)

Coordination: Ulbricht/ ZWU

Other UDE partners: various ZWU members

Egypt: Fayoum University and Egypt Nanotechnology Research Center

Workshop with other “water transformation projects” from TU Munich, TU Braunschweig,

INGREF/Tunesia and University of Jordan






b) SusWaTec






b) SusWaTec

Cultural program






c) SURSYS - Establishment of a scientific research group on surface and

interface engineering of integrated systems“

(program line 4: German-Arab Research Partnerships – Al Tawasul)


Other German partner: Dörsam (The Institute of Printing Science and Technology,

Technical University of Darmstadt (TUD)

Principle investigator: Dr. Ahmed S. G. Khalil (Alumnus), EGNC/Cairo University, Egypt

Co-workers: Dr. Rami Ghannam (Co-PI), EGNC

Two PhD students

One master student

Topics:

1. Performance enhancement of solar cells using low cost methods

2. Formulation and printing of nanoinks for electronic and optoelectronic devices

3. Fabrication of smart anti-fouling stimuli-response nanofiltration (NF) / reverse osmosis

(RO) membranes






c) SURSYS

Labs of Prof. Ulbricht at UDE






d) 3rd IWaTec Winter school in El Gouna (2015)


Egypt: Fayoum University, National Research Centre, Egypt Nanotechnology Centre; Water

Holding Company

Together with TU Berlin





2. Academic dialogue with the Islamic world

SusWaDialogue - Water Management and Sustainability from a Cultural and Social

Perspective – a Dialogue between Germany, Iran, Egypt and Indonesia”

Coordination: Niemann/ ZWU

Other UDE partners: ZfH (Centre for Higher Education Development and Quality Enhancement)

Egypt: Fayoum University, Ain Shams University, Cairo University Egypt Nanotechnology

Centre

Iran: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, University of Teheran

Indonesia: Institut Teknologi Bandung




SusWaDialogue: the project in a nutshell

A dialogue on pathways towards sustainable water

management

Important: same goals – different needs

Strong influence of the individual cultural background

Water issues have to be tackled interdisciplinary

project duration: 3 years

two groups:

o Scientists (Professors/Lecturers.)

o Young Scientists“ (post-doc level),

+ permanent staff of participating countries

two workshops a year (one in Germany, one in a

partner country)

networking phases for the young scientists

scientific and cultural/social exchange

development of a student exchange program

development of multi-national master modules

„Sustainable Water management and global water

problems“ (working title)




SusWaDialogue: the role of Fayoum University (FU)

Workshops on QM and QC (together with ZfH)

Faculty of Science offers:

some courses that are related to water sciences and technologies and are

taught to undergraduate and post-graduate students.

develop an intensive program in water technologies for Egyptian master

students (cf. IWaTec project, DAAD)

FU has received funding from the EU in the areas of leadership and e-

learning.



ZWU – Contact

Dr. Michael Eisinger

Managing Director

Centre for Water and Environmental Research

University of Duisburg-Essen

Universitätsstr. 2

45141 Essen

Germany

Tel. + +49 (0)201n183 3890

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.uni-due.de/zwu




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