Student teams from Pace University in New York and Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) in Finland are joining in a partnership we believe is unique in MCN history—teams from schools 4,000 miles apart applying separately but collaborating intensively on a bilateral model to address an urgent, inherent principle of SDG6: the right to safe water requires the right to know water is safe. We will build upon the work of Pace’s 2024 team, which found that the combined population of the world’s 25,000 higher education institutions—an estimated 270 million water users—would place it fourth on the list of the world’s most populous nations. This statistic alone offers a powerful statement about the need for schools in and out of the MCN network to increase water awareness and influence global policy. Our joint deliverable will be an information and education model that can promptly inform water users of the quality of their water, with a timeline that will include immediately achievable goals and projected technical innovations. We believe this model will apply not only to colleges and universities but also gain international attention, including at the United Nations itself.