Càtedra Taigua of Urban Water Engineering and Management

Subject: Urban water engineering and management

It is difficult to find professionals with deep technical knowledge (in the urban water sector, we would speak of hydraulics) who are also skilled in management. However, management decisions often require such technical knowledge. The objectives of promoting this course are:

  1. To incorporate digitalization, hydroeconomics, and governance tools into the training of engineers.
  2. To open this training to professionals in the sector.

This course will include three blocks (two Tuesday afternoons each):

- Digitalization and Control of Urban Hydraulics
- Hydroeconomics
- Governance

The coordinators are UPC professors, but they also include contributions from national and international experts in each topic. These experts may vary in each edition to keep the content dynamic. The keynote talks will be open to the general public as conferences to enrich the city of Terrassa with this knowledge.

La programació del curs per aquesta edició 2026 inclou les següents activitats

15/9/2026 15:00-16:00: Introducció a l'assignatura. Ramon Pérez.

La digitalització a la indústria de l'aigua. Ramon Dolz(Conferència oberta)

15/9/2026 16:00-19:00: Intel·ligència artificial per a la gestió de l'aigua (Baseform). Ramon Dolz.

22/9/2026 15:00-19:00: Ús dels models hidràulics (EPANET). Ramon Pérez.

29/9/2026 15:00-17:00: Introducció a la hidroeconomia. Ramon Pérez.

29/9/2026 17:00-19:00: Costos inherents a la prestació del servei i determinació dels ingressos. Leonard Carcolé.(Conferència oberta)

6/10/2026 15:00-17:00: Tarifació. Pere Mora.(Conferència oberta)

6/10/2026 17:00-19:00: Gestió econòmica i financera del servei, segons la seva forma de gestió. Leonard Carcolé.(Conferència oberta)

13/10/2026 15:00-16:00: Introducció a la governança. Edurne Bagué.(Conferència oberta)

13/10/2026 16:00-17:00: TOP & DOWN (exercici + debat). Edurne Bagué.

13/10/2026 17:00-18:00: Paradigma hidràulic i transició hídrica justa. Edurne Bagué.(Conferència oberta)

13/10/2026 18:00-19:00: Anàlisi cas d'estudi. Edurne Bagué.

20/10/2026 15:00-17:00: Complexitat en sistemes acoblats humà - medi ambient (CHES). Martí Rosas.(Conferència oberta)

20/10/2026 17:00-19:00: Taller d'ús dels models. Martí Rosas.

This course is intended for master's students (MUEI, MUESAII, and MUOR) at ESEIAAT, but also for professionals in the sector as part of continuing education. We believe that having both groups in the classroom can be very enriching.

To enroll in the course as a visiting student, the following protocol must be followed.

Pre-registration will be done via the UPC-TAIGUA Chair website by filling in the form.

Required documents include a motivation letter and proof of a university degree or enrollment in a master's program.

Admission criteria will be based on the relevance of studies and professional experience.

These same criteria will be used to award scholarships from the chair, covering 50% of the enrollment fee.

Students must apply for admission as a visitant student for cursing the subject ENGINYERIA I GESTIÓ DE L'AIGUA URBANA through the UPC's electronic office.

And login with one of the indicated methods.

The documentation that needs to be attached is as follows:

  • NIF
  • Document accrediting the level of studies.
  • E-Mail

Enrollment will be processed at the ESEIAAT secretary's office (each ECTS credit costs €145, so the total enrollment fee is €435).

The timeline for the entire process is as follows:

Pre-registration: Until September 6, 2026

Notification of admission and scholarship awards: September 7, 2026

Enrollment: From September 8 to 14, 2026

 

Registration form:_

If you have your degree document available, you can also attach it.