Wilo Middle East collaborates with Heriot-Watt University to promote educational initiatives and skills for students

Wilo Middle East collaborates with Heriot-Watt University to promote educational initiatives and skills for students

Wilo, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of pumps and water management solutions, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Heriot-Watt University in Dubai to inaugurate the Wilo Laboratory for students, which will provide mechanical engineering students with the necessary training by using state-of-the-art pumps and systems. Under the MoU, the new laboratory, referred to as the ‘Wilo Academy,’ was opened at Heriot-Watt’s Dubai Knowledge Village campus to aid students in understanding advanced pump solutions in a fully-digitalised lab.

The lab was formally opened on the same day as the agreement was signed. In accordance with the MoU, the fully digitalised lab was set up to demonstrate how pump systems operate in various conditions, as well as focus on sharing technical knowledge about pumps and water management solutions. Wilo’s technical managers and teams will host workshops and educational sessions, either at their facility or on the university campus, where the company will demonstrate key concepts to students with the help of advanced pumps and systems. The new agreement is an extension of a previous MoU signed with the university in 2015 when both institutions partnered to help students showcase their engineering skills, as well as drive student competitions, field trips, internships, and