University partnerships

Universities and Chairs in Social Sciences (economics, political science, law, management, sociology, geography and town planning etc.) are closely linked to the water and sanitation business lines and to the activities carried out by international operators in these fields.

Teachers, students and researchers have expressed the wish to build up contacts with the private sector as a way of having access to information that will enhance their courses and their research work.

It is in this context that SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT has developed partnerships with several teaching institutions in the field of human and social sciences, both in France and abroad. Thus, the Company contributes to:

• strengthening its knowledge and its consulting capacity in the socio-economic and socio-political fields,
• participating in the discussions that are currently taking place in academic circles and on the international stage.

Subjects dealt with in these collaborations are mainly related to:
 

• public-private partnerships,
• rules of governance, transparency and the responsibility of public and private operators in water and sanitation,
• access to water in developing countries, price and pricing structures,
• sustainable development,
• project finance.