Students and Scientists Gather in Singapore to Discuss Water Problem

NTU places water research in the forefront // Source: ntu.edu.sg

submitted by Samuel Bendett

Homeland Security News Wire - July 6, 2012

International university students and water experts have converged at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to foster an intellectual and research community on a scarce natural resource — water. NTU hosted twenty-four international students from ten countries as they attended the inaugural GlobalTech Summer Camp to learn about Singapore’s water story. Last week, the university also hosted the 4th GlobalTech Workshop, gathering leading water experts to discuss the problem. In addition, NTU’s Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) hosted the Young Water Talents Symposium at Marina Bay Sands last week, in which 110 participants discussed topics ranging from innovations in drinking water technology and water resources management.

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