Team

Programme manager

Responsible for the set up and further development of the CIV Water from a project into a sustainable organisation.

Communication advisor

Sanne is a flexible and strong operations professional. She has a demonstrated history of working in communication, marketing and public relations for 10 years, both in the public and private sector.

Project assistant

Petra is a project assistant at CIV Water. She focuses on finances for PoVE Water.

Project coordinator

Johanna is project coordinator at CIV Water with a focus on small and medium sized projects related to the water boards and educational partners.

Expert in water technology

Pieter de Jong is an expert in water technology and a very gifted public speaker, representing research outcomes of Wetsus in international conferences and workshops. In addition, he is an expert in European affairs and innovation ecosystems. Pieter de Jong is a board member of ERRIN, the European organisation of innovative regions and co-organiser of Water Europe working group Resource Recovery, which bring together all the European experts in this field.

Programme director VET

In his role as programme director VET at the Dutch national STEM platform (PBT), Mr. Moerman has contributed to the development of over 160 public-private partnerships in VET and higher education.

senior project manager at We are Katapult

Mr. Grievink supports the development of European Centers of Vocational Excellence, building on the experience and best practices of over 300 public-private partnerships in vocational and professional education in the Netherlands. Mr. Grievink has ample experience in internationalisation in the education sector, as well with European funding programmes such as Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+

Senior project manager internationalisation 

Mr. Asselbergs is responsible for the coordination of all internationalisation activities of the Dutch national STEM platform.

Team manager drinking water 

As Teammanager drinking water treatment plants, Rudolf is responsible for the planning, monitoring and optimisation of extraction and treatment activities to ensure a reliable drinking water supply. Rudolf manages approximately 26 employees.

Team manager Friesland

Peter leads a team of 24 specialists who ensure that drinking water in the province of Friesland is pumped up from the ground, purified and distributed. Peter has been involved with student activities within CIV Water since 2013.

Team manager Chemie

Bsc, Medical Biology and BioTechnology at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen. Marije is Teammanager Chemie at the laboratory of Vitens. Vitens’ advanced laboratory in Leeuwarden controls the quality of drinking water from source to tap. The laboratory processes hundreds of samples every day and the analyses are largely automated.

Founding partner & Managing director at LHF

BSc in International Business & Languages from NHL University. Socially involved and highly experienced manager with expertise in EU cooperation, social entrepreneurship and educational material development. Erna has initiated and managed various successful Erasmus+ projects on behalf of VET schools and is always focused to create a true impact in the partner organisations, regions and beyond.

Assistant Principal: Engineering, Computing & the Built Environment

David Innes has 25 years’ experience in the Further Education sector in Scotland. As Assistant Principal for Engineering, Computing & the Built Environment, he is responsible for providing strategic leadership and management to ensure the Faculty meets the needs of the communities the College serves.

Senior Lecturer: Engineering, Computing & the Built Environment

Nicola is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Energy and Building Services and has 20 years’ experience working as a Mechanical Engineer for various plumbing and gas installation, servicing and repair companies as an Engineer/Assessor. She works as a consultant for various professional bodies on the advancement of gas safety and has been involved in international gas/heating projects.

Lecturer at OTC RTU, coordinator in ERASMUS+

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Head of the higher education department, director of the “Biotechnology” study program. Lecturer

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Associated professor and senior researcher

As a researcher Dr. Rubulis has worked on projects of FP 5th – 7th (since 2002). Dr. Rubulis has conducted several national research projects for Ministry of Education and Science Republic of Latvia, as well ERDF and with industrial partners. He is specializing in drinking water quality in networks, distribution and accounting of water and the knowledge is approbated at infrastructure of several Latvian end-users.

Associated professor and senior researcher

Sandis actively took part in the academic and scientific events of Riga Technical University Department of Water Engineering and Technology and Water research laboratory. He has prepared and lectured in various study courses as an associate professor, while as a researcher, Sandis has been involved in the implementation of several national and international scientific projects. In collaboration with the Latvian Water and Wastewater Works Association, he has actively participated in activities related to the public education promoting the smart and responsible use of drinking water.

Deputy Director

Edwin has worked in an Environmental Research Laboratory as an environmental biologist with one of the main activities being the quality testing of water. Edwin has occupied the post of Senior lecturer at MCAST and has taught a number of units related to the fields of water quality and water technology at EQF levels 4 and 6. He has mentored students carrying water research projects. Edwin’s main interests include work-based learning, creating link between VET and the workplace, applied science popularization and internationalization.

Engineer and the Deputy Principal Research and Innovation

Alex’s main expertise are in vocational education & training (VET), alternative technologies, grounded theory research, and integrated water resources management. Alex’s previous engagements included Deputy Chairman at the Malta Water Services Corporation (WSC), and various engineering and management roles within the water utilities sector where he has worked for over 15 years, taking on various engineering and management roles. Alex presently heads a number of research and skilling projects relating to the efficient use of water, as well as in grounded theory research on organizational behaviour.

Director of the Institute of Information and Communication Technology

Mr Conrad Vassallo graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Education degree in Computing from the University of Malta. He joined the Institute of ICT that same year as an assistant lecturer making him one of the founding lecturers at MCAST. He was promoted to lecturer in 2004 and also appointed as a Programme Manager responsible for the courses from level 2 till level 4. In 2005, he was appointed as Institute Coordinator and subsequently to BTEC Lead Internal Verifier, responsible for monitoring the quality assurance process of the BTEC courses. In 2010 he furthered his studies with a Master’s degree in Software Engineering and consequently he was promoted to Senior Lecturer where he made part of the lecturing staff teaching the MCAST degree courses.

Communications Manager

His recent work at the helm of the communications department at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union, in Brussels, has given him an insight into how to operate within a European framework and deal with the daily pressure of queries, requests and lobbying that the delicate task of Presidency of the Council of the European Union entails. Mr. Micallef worked for a number of yours within the Vocational Education industry.

Cluster manager, chairman of Committee and CEO of CREA Hydro&Energy

Břetislav Skácel has gained experience as Production Manager of international projects in GEOtest, Commercial Director in INKOS (electro-mechanical equipment for water). In addition, Břetislav has wide participation in management of implementation projects in the fields of renewable resources of energy and water treatment.

Finance and communication manager of iWATERMAP at cluster CREA Hydro&Energy.

Denisa Havlíková graduated at Mendel University in Brno. She has professional experience as participant of regional project under the leading of Mendel University and gained experience as publicity overview manager in private company in Brno. Since 2019 Denisa is a part of CREA team as a finance manager.

University teacher – Assistant professor, Head of the Department of Landscape Management

Main fields of research and project activities: Forest hydrology, Landscape management, Landscape planning.

Institutional coordinator for Erasmus+ programme

Michaela is highly interested in projects concentrated on solving important environmental and societal problems including different stakeholders from academic, educational, business and political scene. As an economist she was focused in her work on water resources management from the institutional point of view.

Experienced Project Office Manager

Skilled in Intercultural Communication, European Integration, International Relations, English, and Proposal Writing. Strong program and project management professional graduated from Medical University.

Communication & Project Officer

Italian mother tongue, fluent in English, French, Spanish, and with a good knowledge of Portuguese, she has an extensive experience in designing communication strategies and implementing social media campaigns for EU institutions and major EU based organisations. She is also proficient in using content management systems, developing communication materials, and organising high-level events.