DHI’s team of experts from our global offices around Europe; Denmark, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Poland, Austria as well as Czech Republic, attended IFAT 2016 to share their knowledge and expertise. We were impressed by the scores of visitors who were keen to learn more from our water experts or to seek best solutions for their water challenges.
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| Christian Pohl engaging visitors at the DHI booth © DHI |
The DHI team also took part in the various forums and headed different panels leading to many thought-provoking discussions. ‘It was amazing to see the interest in our training courses provided by THE ACADEMY by DHI. We received positive feedback on our new online courses as well’ – Henriette T. Tamasauskas, VP THE ACADEMY.
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Teams hard at work during the 1st World
University Challenge © DHI
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During the week, DHI, in collaboration with the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA), also conducted the 1st World University Challenge using Aqua Republica. (Aqua Republica is our online strategy game that encourages water stewardship by creating a realistic learning environment for sustainable water management). Teams of students from universities all over the world took part in the competition. Due to the success of this competition, the World University Challenge is scheduled to be held again in IFAT 2018 in Munich. DWA will continue to use Aqua Republica as a platform for integrated water resource management competitions during the next IFAT fairs that will take place in India, China and South Africa. Dominic Spinnreker, from DHI Germany, added that ‘the interest in serious games is growing every year and it is amazing to see the students really put a lot of thought into their strategies’.
Our presence at IFAT 2016 was a tremendous success. We were able to share our knowledge and expertise with attendees as well as interact and network with other industry leaders and potential clients for future collaborations. We look forward to creative partnerships with the networks made during the event.
‘The IFAT fair demonstrated that DHI’s knowledge and expertise perfectly meets the international needs with regard to smart water systems. We are seen as the leading provider, advisor and trainer for all kinds of water models and also as a driving force behind the digitisation of water businesses’ – Richard Vestner, EVP, Regional Director, Europe, DHI