LeAF started the development of a new e-course (MSc level) in close cooperation with Wageningen Business School. With this course we aim to provide the participants with the knowledge needed to develop or evaluate a conceptual design for the anaerobic treatment of wastewater. We target a broad audience from engineers that want to refresh their knowledge to policy makers that want to know more about anaerobic treatment. After the course you will be able to make basic calculations needed for a design. Also, we will provide knowledge about e.g. the underlying microbiological processes and the laboratory testing. The course will not go into detailed design issues like diameters of piping needed or costs of building materials. Your progress will be evaluated through exercises, questionnaires and cases in the program. The participation fee is not defined yet, but the aim is to keep the costs low to allow all interested people to participate. If funding can be found to develop the e-course, only running costs are to be charged, approximately 100 – 200 euro’s.
At the moment we are developing the course and it may still take some time before we can start taking in participants. However, we are currently making an inventory of possible participants. If you are interested to participate in such an e-course, please let us know by sending an e-mail to Miriam van Eekert (miriam.vaneekert[at]wur.nl). In that way we will be able to keep you informed on the progress. We may also invite you then to participate in a first pilot of the course, free of charge.