Wilo Global WATER AI Academy
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Water and AI. Science and Economy.
We connect water and artificial intelligence to empower people to address the most pressing water and infrastructure challenges of our time in a responsible, efficient, and scalable way. The Global WATER AI Academy is Wilo’s global innovation, education and collaboration hub at the intersection of water and AI.
Water is one of the most critical resources of the 21st century. At the same time, digital transformation is opening up new opportunities: sensors, data platforms, digital twins, and AI. With the Global WATER AI Academy, Wilo brings these forces together for clean, resilient, and smart water systems in cities, regions, and industries.
“We improve people’s quality of life around the world by systematically integrating water technology and artificial intelligence.”
Our Guiding Principle
We create impact by systematically merging water with human-centered AI. This approach is expressed in our guiding principle WATER AI – Wilo’s answer to the AI age. We talk about the three Es:
We embed AI: We integrate AI into our solutions, which in turn creates sustainable impact in the market.
We enable AI: With our solutions, we empower the entire AI value chain.
We embrace AI: We embrace AI in our daily work.
Our Impact
The establishment of the Global WATER AI Academy consistently follows our overarching sustainability strategy “Creating, Caring, Connecting”.
Wilo's sustainable and AI-integrated solutions support the development of smart and water-efficient urban regions. In addition, access to clean water will be controlled more intelligently – and thus improved. Food security is also increasing, for example, through digital solutions in agricultural irrigation.
Healthcare will also be improved by the use of AI in water technology. And finally, the digital and AI age itself depends on smart water technologies: We enable the infrastructures of the AI economy to be water-efficient.
With the new Global WATER AI Academy, we embrace human-centred AI and AI partnerships. We are combining the most important resource of our planet with this future technology.
A sustainable future is only possible if we think of water and AI together.
“With the new Global WATER AI Academy, we embrace human-centered AI and AI partnerships. We connect the planet’s most vital resource with this future-defining technology.”
The Academy
The Global WATER AI Academy is an international platform for innovation, education and collaboration in the water sector. It connects industrial practice with scientific excellence and actively promotes the development of skills at the intersection of water and artificial intelligence.
Innovation
The focus lies on the development of concrete use cases, living labs, hackathons, and incubation programs. Within these formats, new digital and AI-based solutions for water management are developed, tested, and brought to market readiness.
Education
The Academy offers certificate-eligible online modules with credit points, international guest lectures, practice-oriented training formats, and working student programs. The goal is to directly link solid academic knowledge with real-world use cases from the water sector.
Collaboration
The Academy acts as a hub for research collaborations, roadshows, conferences, and global partner networks.
The Academy operates in close collaboration with many partners. These partnerships form the starting point for a growing global network spanning academia, industry, and society.
“We are delighted to have established this partnership with Wilo. Water and AI are two pillars of global progress, with both representing areas of internationally recognised expertise at Heriot-Watt University.”
The Heriot-Watt University
The first official cooperation partner is the Heriot-Watt University. Heriot-Watt University (HWU) is a public university headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, with international campuses in Dubai and Malaysia.
More than 20 years ago, it was the first foreign university to establish a campus in Dubai. HWU Dubai and the Wilo Group, whose regional headquarters for the AMEA region and a recently expanded Green Fab are located in Dubai, can already look back on several years of successful partnership. The first jointly designed online module course is certificate-eligible and credit-point-based.
WATER AI – Backgrounds and Stories
FAQ
What is the Wilo Global WATER AI Academy?
What are the key elements of the Wilo Global WATER AI Academy?
Who is the target group of the Wilo Global WATER AI Academy?
Pupils, Students & Young Professionals
The Wilo Global WATER AI Academy builds a bridge from school, campus and research to real-world water and AI applications.
Experts & Leaders
The Wilo Global WATER AI Academy educates and trains experts and leaders with state-of-the-art knowledge in water technology, smart water solutions, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure.
Universities & Research Institutions
The Wilo Global WATER AI Academy organises and supports joint projects, credit programs, and knowledge and technology transfer.
Companies & Institutions
The Wilo Global WATER AI Academy supports companies and institutions in co-innovation, pilot projects, and the exchange of global best practices.
Why was the Wilo Global WATER AI Academy founded?
Water is the foundation of all life and one of the most important resources of our future. At the same time, digital transformation is opening up entirely new opportunities such as:
Artificial intelligence in water management
Data-driven systems
Digital twins
Intelligent water infrastructures
...
The Global WATER AI Academy brings this knowledge together on a global platform.
Are there certifications in the Wilo Global WATER AI Academy available?
Who founded the Wilo Global WATER AI Academy?
The Wilo Group
Wilo is a pioneer in sustainable and intelligent premium water solutions for global challenges – creating impact for everyone.
The actions are guided by the overarching Wilo sustainability strategy
and its core impact areas: Creating, Caring, Connecting. More than 9,000 employees worldwide work every day on innovations with a clear goal: to improve people's quality of life. In building services, water management and industry, Wilo moves, treat and control the most important resource on our planet. For over 150 years, Wilo has been thinking ahead – and today, as an innovation leader in the industry, Wilo is shaping the digital and AI era.
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