Wetskills Romania 2017 – May 15th
“Drinks and snacks at the Dutch Pavilion”
Wetskills Romania 2017 – May 14th
“I went out with the Romanian participants: best teambuilding ever”
Wetskills Romania 2017 – May 13th
“choose air, choose green”
Wetskills Romania 2017 – May 12th
“Long story short: It was a good day”
On May 17 the finals of the 25th edition of Wetskills took place in Bucharest, Romania. Five Dutch-Romanian teams presented interesting out of the box solutions for water related problems. The concept of the winning team includes the development of a smartphone app for cities that want to become climate proof. The app makes it fun for citizens to contribute to climate adaptation. The day ended with a festive reception on the Dutch embassy. Winners of Wetskills#25 With five strong cases, it was not easy for the jury to choose a winner. Chair of the jury, engineer Dan Constantin of Apele Române: ‘We chose a team with a market ready, feasible and flexible solution.’ Kannard Burer, who presented the case for the jury, explains: ‘Due to climate change, extreme weather events become more frequent. For Bucharest this has consequences like heatstress and flooding. Our case owner asked for a multifunctional method for...
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“With deadlines closing in, the pressure is on!”
Wetskills Romania 2017 – May 11th
“Sometimes we look at things so differently, it’s funny.”
Wetskills Romania 2017 – May 10th
“What better way to reward ourselves than with a giant, hot bath?”