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Last week, Helio Rebato defended his Final Degree Project with an excellent result, testimony to the commitment and dedication of the students in this degree and became the first graduate of the Degree in Water Resources from the Rey Juan Carlos University
As explained by the Degree, “the successful defense of Helio Rebato's Final Degree Project not only represents a personal achievement, but this milestone marks an important step in the university's mission to prepare the next generation of experts in water resources. ready to address the environmental and social challenges related to water, a vital resource for humanity.” Helio Rebato's TFG was titled 'The Lorenz Model for weather prediction: applications', tutored by teachers Jesus María Seoane Sepúlveda and Juan Carlos Vallejo Chavarino.
The degree is the first of its kind in Spain, designed to offer an interdisciplinary education that integrates knowledge in hydrology, hydrogeology, exploration and collection of water resources, water quality, treatment technologies, purification, water purification and regeneration, conservation and protection of species and natural spaces associated with the water environment, modeling, extreme events of droughts and floods, management and planning of water resources.
Students receive solid theoretical training combined with practical skills acquired in laboratories and through field work. This comprehensive approach allows graduates to understand and effectively manage the hydrological cycle, as well as implement advanced water treatment and purification technologies.
Students in this degree are also prepared to contribute significantly to various areas of the water sector, including resource management, scientific research, and the implementation of sustainable infrastructure. The training received allows them to face the great challenge of water with innovative solutions and professional projects that can make a real difference in society.
“The commitment and dedication of the students, teachers, the management team of the ESCET and the URJC ensures the academic excellence and innovation of this degree so that the students of the Degree in Water Resources are well equipped to lead research and development projects that "promote the sustainable use and conservation of water, thus contributing to the well-being of communities and ecological balance," they point out from the degree.
Good news that will not be the last for this pioneering degree in Spain that offers society professionals prepared to provide solutions to one of the great problems of our time, water management.