13 May 2026
Around 30 students from the Bachelor's degree programme in Civil Engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) visited various hydraulic facilities at LNEC, as part of an initiative that gave them the opportunity to see physical models and advanced water treatment systems at first hand.
During the visit, the students were divided into two groups to tour three different laboratory units, where they were able to deepen their technical knowledge with the support of resident specialists: the Maritime Pavilion, the Hydraulic Metrology Laboratory and the Water Quality and Treatment Laboratory.
The tour included the observation of physical models (pilot systems) for conventional and advanced water treatment. One of the highlights of the visit was the practical demonstration of the treatment of synthetic water using a nanofiltration process, allowing the future engineers to observe the real-world application of cutting-edge technologies in the water cycle.
