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!
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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