We would like to kindly to invite you to the 4th EMS Academy, which will be held on September 7–8 2024 in the hotel Holiday Inn in Prague as a preceding event of the conference EuroMembrane.

EMS Academy venue: Holiday Inn, Na Pankráci 1684/15, 140 00 Prague 4

Introduction to membrane processes: Principles, membranes, and applications

EMS Academy Lecturers

Alberto Figoli
Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM), Italy

Christopher Fellows
Saudi Water Authority, Saudi Arabia

Frank Lipnizki
Lund University, Sweden

Sergey Zolotykh
Veolia, Czech Republic

Josh Manasco
Elmarco, Czech Republic

Karel Friess
UCT Prague, Czech Republic

Marek Bobák
MemBrain, Czech Republic

Wojciech Kujawski
Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland

EMS Academy Programme – Day 1

08:30 Registration and Welcome
Frank Lipnizki, Lund University, Sweden

8:45 Introduction to membrane processes with a focus on pressure-driven processes
Frank Lipnizki, Lund University, Sweden

9:45 Membranes
Alberto Figoli, Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM), Italy

10:45 Coffee

11.00 Electro-spinning
Josh Manasco, Elmarco, Czech Republic

12:00 Processes design and membrane modules including a spiral autopsy
Frank Lipnizki, Lund University, Sweden

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Ultrafiltration. Wastewater treatment applications and Drinking water applications of membranes
Sergey Zolotykh, Veolia, Czech Republic

15:15 Coffee

15:45 Desalination with Membranes
Christopher Fellows, Saudi Water Authority, Saudi Arabia

16:45 Plant economics and how to design a membrane plant including exercise
Frank Lipnizki, Lund University, Sweden

18:00 End of first day

20:00 Dinner

EMS Academy Programme – Day 2

8:30 Membranes for food applications including aspect of fouling and cleaning
Frank Lipnizki, Lund University, Sweden

10:00 Coffee Break

10:30 Electro-driven membrane processes
Marek Bobák, MemBrain, Czech Republic

14:00 Emerging membrane processes including forward osmosis, membrane contactors, and pervaporation
Wojciech Kujawski, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Gas Separation – History, Current Status, and New Challenges
Karel Friess, UCT Prague, Czech Republic

15:00 Concluding remarks



Early registration fee by June 8 2024

Regular fee for EMS members 37,000 CZK

Regular fee for non-EMS members 43,000 CZK

Reduced registration fee for EMS members + EuroMembrane 2024 registered and paid participants 33,000 CZK

Reduced registration fee for non-EMS members + EuroMembrane 2024 registered and paid participants 39,000 CZK


Late registration fee from June 9 2024

Regular fee for EMS members 39,000 CZK

Regular fee for non-EMS members 45,000 CZK

Reduced registration fee for EMS members + EuroMembrane 2024 registered and paid participants 35,000 CZK

Reduced registration fee for non-EMS members + EuroMembrane 2024 registered and paid participants 41,000 CZK