ITN-BUET, in collaboration with the Environmental Health and WASH (E-WASH) unit of the Health Systems and Population Studies Division (HSPSD), icddr,b, organized a stakeholder workshop titled “UCCE Framework: A User-Centered Community Engagement Approach in Research” on 30 November 2025.

30 November 2025, the second session of City-San Connect, hosted by ITN-BUET under the SaniRepo platform, brought together nearly 45 participants from Bangladesh and abroad for a dynamic virtual dialogue on the theme “From Toilet Lost to Toilet Legacy: Building Systems That Last.”

ITN-BUET, in collaboration with the Water Integrity Network (WIN), organized a two-day workshop titled “Orientation on Integrity in Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS)” on 23–24 November 2025 at the ITN-BUET seminar room. The workshop aimed to enhance the understanding of integrity across the sanitation chain and strengthen accountability, transparency, and inclusiveness within the CWIS framework.

A four-day capacity enhancement workshop for Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) master trainers was jointly organized by ITN-BUET, WaterAid Bangladesh, and the CWIS-FSM Support Cell from 16 to 19 November 2025 at Dream Square, Gazipur.

The Global Sanitation Graduate School (GSGS) continues to advance sanitation education by developing harmonized curricula, strengthening academic partners, and promoting regional knowledge exchange. Since 2018–19, GSGS has developed 10 Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS)-aligned modules, now adopted across 85 partner institutions, supporting 69 academic courses and benefiting more than 4,000 learners

ITN-BUET and CSIRS-UIU successfully conducted a three-day professional training on Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM), to equip professionals including engineers, planners, academia and sanitation professionals with the knowledge and skills required for urban solid waste management.

In a significant move toward enhancing solid waste management (SWM) practices in Bangladesh, SNV Netherlands Development Organization, in partnership with ITN BUET, organized a groundbreaking two-day workshop on October 26-27, 2025.

The Institute of River, Harbor and Environmental Science (IRHES) of Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), in collaboration with the Global Sanitation Graduate School Regional Hub South and Southeast Asia (GSGS RH SSEA), organized a training on Sustainable Sanitation Technologies from 11–25 October 2025.

The 19th IWA International Conference on Sludge Management was held from 21 to 24 October 2025 in Kyoto, Japan, under the theme of “Toward Material Cycle and Low Carbon Society” with bringing together over 300 delegates from 40 countries around the world, including researchers, academicians, practitioners, and industry professionals.

The fourth session of SaniTalk Café, held on 21 October 2025, focused on the theme “Mentor Cities: Leading Changes from Sanitation Service to Sanitation System.”