Sustainable Management – Water and Energy M.Sc. at RWTH Aachen University

A permanent supply of water and energy is one of the great global challenges of our time. As a result the water-energy nexus, which reaches across various sectors, is becoming increasingly important. Knowing the relationship between water and energy supply and distribution – both pillars in sustainability – it is necessary to connect different scientific perspectives.

Faculty: The Faculty of Civil Engineering is in charge of the Master's course of study in Sustainable Water and Energy Management.  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Winter Semester  |  Location: Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Students' interdisciplinary perspective is carefully crafted from the first to last semester. The program begins with interdisciplinary units, then transitioning to water and water management at RWTH, on to the field of energy and energy management abroad, and ends with a final semester at RWTH dedicated to the water-energy nexus.

Career pathways

Due to their interdisciplinary and international eduation graduates from the Sustainable Management course of study are able to evaluate and calculate complex, global relationships in energy management and water supply.

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