The Institute of Water Systems and Biotechnology was established in June, 2020 (until then – Research Center for Civil Engineering, which was founded in 2005) within the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Riga Technical university in order to enhance a multidisciplinary cooperation between various branches of science. Researchers of various fields of construction science are members of the Institute thus providing solutions for problems in water systems and biotechnology science from different perspectives.
Institute of Water Systems and Biotechology comprises 2 scientific laboratories:
- Water Research and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory
- Spatial and Regional Development Research Center
Water Systems and Biotechnology Institute has defined the following goals:
- To coordinate and conduct research in the field of water systems and biotechnology science;
- To develop a mutually integrated environment for defining and solving problems in mechanics, environmental science, material science, applied physics and chemistry, as well as to apply engineering methods to solve problems in the field of engineering systems and technologies;
- To motivate and support regular students and PhD students in their research;
- To contribute to professional development of the human resources involved in the research;
- To cooperate with other scientific and industrial institutions in the field of research;
- To enhance a cooperation with universities, professional associations, educational, governmental and local authorities in the field of fundamental and applied multidisciplinary research;
- To provide consultations for industrial companies;
- To attract funding for international and regional research projects.