Date	Topic
Monday May 9 08:30-16:00	Introduction Presentation of the course and participants Lessons learnt from 20 years research on Water management in Finland. Teachers: Kenneth M. Persson, Adj. prof. Tapio Katko, Tampere
Tuesday May 10 08:30-16:00	Scientific status of different organizational choices. There is no one single best choice, but some are better than the other Work with themes Teachers: Kenneth M. Persson, Dr. Anna Thomasson, LU
Wednesday May 11 08:30-16:00	What is the correct price for water? Economy in the water sector in Sweden Teachers: Prof. Jonas Nordström, LU; Kenneth M Persson
Thursday May 12 08:30-16:00	Performance of utilities – a comparison of the eight municipalities and utilities using Swedish Water (Svenskt vatten) sustainability index (hållbarhetsindex) Work with Themes Teachers: Tekn lic Nasik Najar, JU/LU;  Kenneth M. Persson
Friday May 13 08:30-16:00	The historical background to South Sweden Water Supply and its strategy 2021-2031 Reports, Summary, evaluation Teachers: Kenneth M Persson

Venue

The course will be given in person at Lund University. 

Preparations

Teamwork themes for the participants to choose from:

1)            The theoretical background to water management schemes for a municipality

2)            Critical analysis of two municipal water companies – what to do and what not to do

3)            Comparison of municipal and industrial water management: similarities and differences

4)            The humans are the most important resource: an analysis of staff and HR-work in a water company

5)            A survey of organizational structures in Europe. Examples from the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and Finland

6)            What does International Water Association (IWA) say about water management – benchmarking in practice (Performance Indicators for Water Supply Services: Third Edition)

7)            Lessons learnt from the European Benchmarking Co-operation (EBC) benchmarking programme for European water- & wastewater utilities (https://www.waterbenchmark.org/documents/Public-documents)

8)            My dream utility – and how to get there

9)            It´s the economy, stupid. The economy of the water sector