Alumni Showcase: IWME

Read about the successful graduates of the MEL in Integrated Water Management program, who have gained the technical skills and business knowledge to increase their employment opportunities and advance their careers.

Our students are diverse – coming from across Canada and around the world to learn from renowned UBC experts and advancing their technical knowledge through project-based courses covering all aspects of water management. They also learn the language of business, gaining fundamental insight into business strategy and leadership through courses offered by UBC Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School.

It’s a unique interdisciplinary degree program that is enabling our graduates to move into new industries, take on positions of increased responsibility and confidently lead teams and complex projects.

Learn more about this innovative professional master’s degree from our students.

Read their stories

Imagine how the full-time (12 months) or part-time (24 months) MEL in Integrated Water Management could benefit you.

Rafael Tozzi

Alumni Rafael Tozzi is using his engineering, business and leadership skills to lead an international team that is designing part of a water system for a megacity in Saudi Arabia.

John Chang

John Chang says that the MEL in Integrated Water Management was an “unforgettable experience” that enabled him to deepen his technical knowledge of water resource management and gain new leadership skills – and get a job where he’s using his expertise to make a difference.

Sean Mercer

Sean Mercer used the MEL in Integrated Water Management to enhance his professional knowledge, gain fundamental business skills and expand his career opportunities.

Justin Byrne

Going back to school for a professional master’s degree is enabling Justin Byrne to return to his roots in water engineering while gaining the practical business and leadership skills to advance within his field.

Dominique de Groot

A member of the first graduating class of the Master of Engineering Leadership program, Dominique de Groot says that the degree prepared her to successfully advance her career as an environmental consultant.

Christina Cholkan

For Christina Cholkan, the Master of Engineering Leadership in Integrated Water Management offered an intriguing value proposition over traditional graduate programs: the opportunity to broaden her technical knowledge in water management while acquiring transferrable professional skills in business and leadership.

Alice Kruchten

With five years of industry experience, Alice Kruchten was ready to enhance her technical and leadership skills and take on more complex projects in her environmental consulting work.