The EU has accepted and approved for funding a new project titled Multidisciplinary Strategic Partnership for Innovative Solutions in Reducing Water Pollutant Dispersion (MISSION4WATER), in which members of the department will collaborate with partners from Politecnico di Milano, as well as development agencies, SMEs, and non-governmental organizations from Croatia, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Slovenia, and North Macedonia. The project starts on September 1, 2024, and will last for three years.