"We invest in and educate competence for the green transition"

When the world implements the green transition, both research and education are needed. For the mining industry, Luleå University of Technology now launches Swedish School of Mines. This includes research that extends along the entire mineral and metal value-chain, several master's and civil enginee...

Prof. Nadhir Al-Ansari at The 4th Euro-Mediterranean International conference (EMCEI-4)

The 4th Euro-Mediterranean International conference (EMCEI-4) was organized by Springer at Barcelo Concorde Green Palace, Sousse, Tunisia for the period 1-4 November 2022. The title of the conference was “Environmental Integration”.

Nadhir Al-Ansari at the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad

He had a meeting with the Swedish Ambassador in Baghdad HE Jessica Svärdström and Mr Felix Bengtson the deputy head of mission

Water Resources in Iraq: perspectives and prognosis

During the period 2-5October, an international conference was held under the title “Water Resources in Iraq: perspectives and prognosis” at Komar University of Science and Technology in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq.

With focus on Soil and Rock

A study path event for our current and potential students on the Master Programme in Civil Engineering for the specialization in soil and rock was held with invited companies.

Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari keynote speaker

The 17th International Symposium on Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering was held in Poland and organized by Gdansk University of Technology for the period 15-17 September.

In the media: Strategies for Arctic Greenhouse farming

The purpose of the project is to map the commercial greenhouses in Norr- and Västerbotten with regard to the current design, energy system and cultivation system.

Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari in meeting with Iraqi Minister of Water Resources

Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari met with HE the Iraqi Minister of Water Resources and HE the acting ambassador of Iraq in Stockholm Mr Pewan Zawitai.

Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari Head of ATINER’s Environment Unit

The position is an honorary position with effect from 1 August 2022 till 31 July 2025. Currently, ATINER has more than 2500 members coming from 117 countries.

Nadhir Al-Ansari at a conference in Spain

The 39th IAHR World Congress to be held in Granada, Spain, from June 19th to 24th, 2022. For more than seventy-five years, the biennial IAHR World Congresses have brought together leading experts to help address the world’s pressing water environment engineering challenges.

Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari interviewed in The Telegraph

Prof Nadhir Al-Ansari, of Luleå University of Technology, has been studying Iraq’s water resources for the past 40 years.

Collaboration with American University in Baghdad

A planned collaboration with American University in Baghdad, Iraq, is being discussed and a new meeting in Sweden is planned for the autumn.

Meeting with the Iraqi Minister of Water Resources, Eng Mahdi Alhamdany

Nadhir Al-Ansari, professorin Soil Mechanics at Luleå University, met with the Iraqi minister to discuss cooperation on dams and water resources in Iraq.

Meeting on collobration in the water sector with Iraq

Nadhir Al-Ansari, professor in Soil Mechanics at Luleå University of Technology, participated in a talk about the best ways and means to develop good relationships between Sweden and Iraq in the water sector.

Snow loads thoroughly examined

What happens in the snow during spring when the sun warms and the snow melts? Researchers in Soil Mechanics at Luleå University of Technology suspect that ice formation and stresses in this ice under melting snow mean that the load on, for example, roofs is not distributed as evenly as one might thi...

Published:26 October 2013
Updated: 9 November 2022
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