Second visit of project partner from UNA to Germany in September 2022
A second visit by UNA partners to Germany tool place between 13-16 September 2022. Unfortunately, the trip had to be postponed for several times due to various reasons and the …
Invited lectures in the opening of the new academic year at UNA
At the invitation of UNA, Dr. Catalin Stefan and MSc. Catalina Zapata Barra from TUD offered two talks as inaugural lectures for the start of the second academic year of …
International workshop on numerical groundwater modeling for integrated management
Use of numerical modeling in water, management to extract water in arid areas, design of drainage and sewerage systems of large cities, environmental impact of mining and solid waste management, …
Webinar on “Water Governance and Water Security in Costa Rica” organised by UNA on 26 June 2020
Experts from the Universidad Nacional Costa Rica (UNA), the National Service for Groundwater, Irrigation and Drainage (SENARA) and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education discussed the main challenges related to …
Lecture for the students and members of staff of the School of Health Technologies at the University of Costa Rica
Towards the end of the stay in San José, Dr. Stefan and Dr. Caucci were invited to give a lecture at the School of Health Technologies of the University of …
Attending the 5th International LATINOSAN Conference on Sanitation in San José, Costa Rica, 1-3 April 2019
The LATINOSAN Conferences are international events held every three years, with the aim of promoting access to quality and sustainable sanitation services in urban and rural areas. The aim is …
The project team exchanging experience on groundwater-dependent ecosystems at Berlin Centre of Competence for Water
During the first visit in 2019 of the project partners from UNA to Germany, a meeting was organised with the hydrogeology group of Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB).
Dr. Andrea Suárez, Dr. Carolina Alfaro and Dr. Pavel Bautista from UNA, Costa Rica, providing courses for the students of TU Dresden
During the first visit of the project partners from Costa Rica to Germany, several lectures were organised for the graduate students at the Department of Hydrosciences of TU Dresden. During …
The project team from UNA, Costa Rica, visits German institutions within the framework of the bilateral research project
Within the framework of the Joint Germany – Costa Rica Networking and Research Project GREAT, a delegation from Universidad Nacional Costa Rica (UNA) visited the project partners in Dresden between …
Investigating research opportunities on groundwater management at Servicio Nacional de Aguas Subterráneas, Riego y Avenamiento (SENARA)
On 5 April 2019, Dr. Stefan and Dr. Caucci met representatives of the Research and Water Management Units of the National Service for Groundwater, Irrigation and Drainage (in Spanish: Servicio …
German team meets in San José with representatives of Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA)
Following the participation to the LATINOSAN Conference in March 2019, the German project team travelled to the Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA) in San José, where Dr. Stefan …
Lecture on groundwater modeling and a short training course using the web-based INOWAS platform for students and members of staff of HIDROCEC-UNA
For better exemplification of the benefits of managed aquifer recharge and its role in sustainable water resources managegement, a short training course on groundwater modeling was provided for graduate students …
Project kick-off seminar “Green adaptation strategies for water security in the Central American dry corridor”, Nicoya, Costa Rica, 26 March 2019
To kick-off the project, UNA and TUD jointly organised an international workshop that took place at the CEMEDE main campus in Nicoya, Costa Rica, on 26 March 2019. The aim …