Six teachers from three Ukrainian universities participated in staff training program, organized at the Norwegian University of life Sciences through Water Harmony ERASMUS+ project.
Norway is amazing country, where harmoniously coexists primordial Nature and modern technology. Norwegians are hard-working people. They cherish traditions and proud of their history. Norwegian achievements in science, technology, design, are well known now for everybody. The quality of life in this country is one of highest in the world. While visit this country, everybody feels that the culture of the relationship to their environment, is an essential feature of the Norwegians.
At the time of internship, both teachers and students gained invaluable experience. They got acquainted with modern technologies of water purification in Oslo. Visited unique, from the point of view of rational use equipment, the plants for drinking water preparation and waste water treatment. These plants are an excellent examples of the implementation of environmentally advanced methods for life supporting systems in big cities. Both plants are located in rock tunnels.
At present time in Norway there is no import of mineral water. There is high quality drinking water in this country. Anyone can drink tap water without boiling, and don’t worry about health.
At the time of internship, the teachers had the opportunity to see modern high-speed methods and devices for analysis of admixtures concentration in raw water and in sewage.
Also by the initiative of Professor Harsha Ratnaweera, project coordinator, teachers were involved to the work of student summer school. The lectures and teaching materials, which were presented, made it possible to update current knowledge, use them in educational process at home universities and see how the educational process in Norway going.
The internship is the best way to get as much as possible knowledge about participation agenda objectives.
All the participants of staff mobility want to say words of appreciation and gratefulness to organizers of this event, especially to Professor Harsha, but not only for that great 7 days but also for ability to get acquainted with another example of the “green” Norway – the electric car Tesla, in which every teacher had the opportunity to be driven.
Dr. V. Gevod, Associate Professor of
Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology
Serhii Shmyhol, project press-secretary
