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University and culture

Aqualia’s responsibility to society is also reflected in the various company and the participation in forums and seminars and
activities and cultural events promoted or organized from the collaboration with different schools and universities.

Collaboration with universities

Linked to its Social Policy, Aqualia collaborates with universities ❚❚Aqualia has participated in the International Congress on
in order to promote responsible use of water.There were several Bioelectric Technologies, EU-ISMET 2014, held at the Faculty
notable collaborations in 2014: of financials and Business at the University of Alcalá. The
event was attended by 250 people, among them six company
delegates.

❚❚Aqualia is also part of the board and the scientific council of
IMDEA Agua, an initiative of the Community of Madrid aimed
to research and innovation in the water sector, which has as one
of its primary tasks the training of scientists and professionals
through the organization and collaboration in doctoral programs,
masters and various courses.

Aqualia gavethe “Smart Water,
fromthe perspective ofthe citizen”
presentation and participated inthe
“Technology and services for a better
city” roundtable

Participation in the International Congress of bioelectric energies,
Universidad de Alcalá.

❚❚Aqualia has collaborated with the Rey Juan Carlos University
in the 1st Meeting for Human Rights held in 2014 and
aims to inform, educate and convey a future message on
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Human Rights
defenders worldwide highlighted the importance of promoting
initiatives that affect their defence both from the university and
from the company. In the same vein, they also participated
in the 2nd Company Meeting and Human Rights in which
the guidelines for the National Plan for Business and Human
Rights have been hosted.

❚❚The Menéndez Pelayo International University has been A moment of the round table held at the “The future of water regulation in Spain”
in collaboration with Aqualia during 2014 in different projects seminar, at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV).
such as the 4th Year of “Smart Cities and Innovation in
Services”, presenting the company as an expert in projects
related to Smart Cities. This fourth year tried to update the
Smart Cities’s vision, focusing on the services provided to
citizens, technologies that facilitate optimal management
and the transformation of cities into Smart Cities. In turn, the
company has collaborated one more year with the University in
the summer courses through the “Business and sustainable
development, sectoral approach” session within the “Post
2015 Development Agenda and the Private Sector” course.

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