Students from the NAWI Graz program at the University of Graz, whom we hosted at Alma Mater Europaea University as part of the GW-CARE project, sought answers to the question of how modern digital technologies can help protect our most important water resources.
The cross-border exchange of knowledge took participants from the Vrbanski Plato water protection area to research laboratories and development projects where innovative solutions for monitoring and managing groundwater are being created. The students toured Maribor’s drinking water supply system and learned about the challenges experts face in protecting water resources in a time of climate change and increasing environmental pressures.
“At Alma Mater Europaea University, we connect expertise from the fields of hydrogeology, artificial intelligence, and digital technologies to develop solutions for more efficient monitoring and sustainable management of groundwater resources. International cooperation and the involvement of students in activities of this kind are key to developing innovative approaches to protecting this valuable natural resource,” emphasized Dr. Matevž Vremec, Head of the Center for Innovation and Knowledge Transfer at Alma Mater.
The visit confirmed the importance of connecting knowledge, research, and international cooperation. It is precisely through such meetings that new partnerships are formed, best practices are exchanged, and solutions are developed for shared environmental challenges that transcend national borders.
The GW-CARE project is co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund under the Interreg Slovenia–Austria programme.
