The two organizations have signed a collaboration agreement to incorporate two predoctoral researchers through the industrial doctorate plan. The research will be on organoleptic improvement and the integration of artificial intelligence in water control
In the context of World Water Day, Rovira i Virgili University and the Tarragona Municipal Mixed Water Company have signed a collaboration agreement for the launch of two industrial doctorate projects. These are two investigations applied to the management of the integral water cycle that, as explained by the rector of the URV, Maria Jose Figueras, "the agreement we are signing is an example of collaboration with social value that allows the knowledge transfer between the business world and the academic world”. In the same line, the president of Ematsa, Jordi Fortuny, expressed himself, pointing out that "two objectives are combined, such as the improvement of the service and the generation of knowledge, to create applied science" and added "a formula of success that will revert to a better service".
The initiative is part of the alliances between company and university that both organizations promote, and which aim to connect the field of research and science with the business world and, in this way, through innovation and knowledge, achieve practical solutions adapted to the needs of the public service. As explained by Josep Ribalta, vice-rector of doctoral training and director of the Doctoral School of the URV, "professionals who have completed their doctorate can have more tools and resources to face the innovation challenges of companies".
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