“The Technical University of Dortmund and Wilo are unified by their close ties to the Dortmund location and their worldwide orientation,” described Prof. Manfred Bayer at the finalizing at Wilopark, the business’s headquarters. “The partnership brings together Wilo’s market and market know-how with our exceptional research profile and high standards of university mentor. In this method, the Global WATER AI Academy fits in perfectly with our vision for the Ruhr Development Laboratory of uniting innovation and sustainability in collaboration with partners.”
Minister Ina Brandes highlighted: “The cooperation between TU Dortmund University and Wilo combines excellent research study with practical application. The close interlinking of scholastic expertise, entrepreneurial experience and a strong innovation ecosystem generates an effect that extends far beyond Dortmund. Graduates will unquestionably take advantage of this. This sort of entrepreneurial effort is a real asset for North Rhine-Westphalia as a centre of science.”
With the finalizing of the memorandum of understanding, TU Dortmund University and Wilo have actually begun developing a partnership. The first step is the development of the principle for the “WATER AI” certificate course, integrating modules from the fields of metropolitan preparation, civil engineering, and computer technology. In addition to the certificate program, the university and the company are preparing more jobs in the field of applied science concentrating on water and AI.
Transfer initiative joins universities and market
The Dortmund-based Wilo Group is a leader in water innovation and the worldwide market leader in extremely efficient circulation pumps. With the Global WATER AI Academy, the business developed a worldwide platform for development, education, and partnership in 2026. “The lifestyle of individuals all over the world today and in the future depends to a big degree on whether we manage politically, financially and socially to regularly integrate the primary resource of water and the transformative power of artificial intelligence,” discussed Oliver Hermes, who is likewise a member of the University Council at TU Dortmund University. “At Wilo, we have actually anchored this principle in our business technique and are already merging water innovation and AI. The Wilo Global WATER AI Academy is an expression of this. We are happy about the keen interest in the initiative and the beginning of our partnership with TU Dortmund University.”
The goal of the International WATER AI Academy is to promote partnership between research study and market in order to harness the potential of AI for water supply and establish tidy, resistant, and smart water systems. In this field, TU Dortmund University contributes knowledge not only from the faculties of Spatial Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, and Computer Science, but likewise from the Lamarr Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence. Another partner in the International WATER AI Academy is the Scottish Heriot-Watt University, which is teaming up with Wilo to design an internationally recognized curriculum.
Further information on the International WATER AI Academy