Sustainability and Circular Economy

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The purpose of the workshop is to familiarise students with sustainability and circular economy - two future challenges. The class will enable students to take sustainability into account in product development, to know about the future challenges and encourages them to bring in their own ideas.

We will start the course with a general introduction, and then move over to the practical aspect how to include sustainability in the process of product development. During our company visit, students will learn how to incorporate the issue into a company's philosophy to offer ecological buildings. We will also look at what has already been achieved in Europe and what the future challenges to solve are. By the end, we will develop and pitch ideas for companies together.

Course leader

In each class, the hands-on courses are led by experts from practice who support you in taking a global perspective on the challenges ahead.

Target group

All Master's degree students in the fields of STEM/engineering studies. Also senior year's Bachelor’s degree students can apply for a place in the pogramme.

Course aim

At the end of the course students should be able to
• understand the meaning of sustainability and circular economy,
• utilize methods to develop sustainable products,
• understand the global context of sustainability,
• recognize the future challenges,
• develop own ideas for implementation in companies.

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