Student Projects
Are you interested in Humanitarian Engineering? Would you be inspired to Design for Good? If yes, Pacific Water Security might be the right project for you!
About
Students on the Pacific Water Security project work with Pacific Islands governments to address real-world WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) challenges and design sustainable solutions that empower disadvantaged communities and improve lives.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
SDG 1 - No Poverty
SDG 4 - Quality Education
SDG 5 - Gender Equality
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
ChallENG Area
Current Projects:
- Portable water quality test kits for schools on outlying islands (2024)
- Affordable water filtration systems for rural healthcare facilities (2023)
- How to join
- Who we are looking for
- Why you should join
- International partners
- Take the Pacific Water Security project in DESN1000 (T1 only)
Students who are:
- Passionate about humanitarian causes
- Proactive
- Self-motivated
- Team-oriented
- Apply your engineering skills to make a difference in the world
- Explore opportunities to travel and work in the Pacific Islands
- Gain hands-on practical experience within a multidisciplinary team
- Solomon Islands Government
Team Academic Advisor
Bojan Tamburic
Senior Lecturer
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
b.tamburic@unsw.edu.au