Summer school in applied Circular Economy

Welcome to Summer school in applied Circular Economy

Description:

The course aims at building and strengthening competences in applied circular economy. The course targets the development of advanced skills in this domain by applying the problem based-learning (PBL) teaching model that focuses on learning by doing and reflection. The course applies a hybrid (online + physical) and flipped classroom approach where materials (readings, videos) are provided to the students in advance and the time spent in classroom/video meeting is used for Q&A, hands-on exercises, discussions. The course activities will include intensive group work, problem defining and solving applied to real-word cases, practical exercises, and discussion sessions or workshops. The target audience of the course is primarily academics (PhDs, postdoc, other) and then professionals who intend to bring their competences in circular economy to an advanced level. The course include both theory and practice with group work on a specific case study. Working under the supervision of the course teachers during the physical summer school days in Aalborg, as well as working independently and remotely before and after the course, students apply the exercises provided in the theory modules to a specific case study chosen within the group, and then collect all the results in a portfolio

Prerequisites:

The course is interdisciplinary and therefore it is open to participants of different backgrounds so there are no strict prerequisites. The course will address basic as well as advanced elements of the circular economy methodological landscape, for a mixed audience. Basic knowledge of environmental management, sustainability, and life cycle thinking is an advantage, as well as any practical experience with circular economy problems or having approached some case studies on circular economy before, even if simple – but not a prerequisite

Learning Objectives:

Knowledge

• The course aims at providing a strong theoretical understanding of circular economy.
• Theoretical elements cover: theoretical bases of circular economy, circularity principles and strategies
• in the design and innovation process, theoretical basis of life cycle assessment from computational
• structure to standards. Cases and opportunities in the nexus digitalization/circular economy.

Skills

• The course aims at providing a practical skills in applied circular economy.
• Skills include: practical approaches to define circular economy problems and developing circular
• strategies and business models, practical skills in LCA software and models to evaluate circular
• economy strategies.

Competences

• Apply advanced theoretical insights, business models, LCA modelling approaches to address, solve, and
• communicate complex real-life questions on the circularity of products, services, organizations, within a
• research context and beyond.

Organizer: Svenja Damgaard and Henrik Riisgaard, henrik@plan.aau.dk

Lecturers: Prof. Nancy.Bocken (Maastricht Univ.), Prof. Melanie Jaeger-Erben (TU Brandenburg), Prof. Ruth Mugge (TU Delft), Assoc. Prof. Mette Alberg Mosgaard, Assoc. Prof. Michael Søgaard Jørgensen, Prof. Massimo Pizzol, Assoc. Prof. Svenja Damberg, Teaching Assoc. Prof. Henrik Riisgaard, Associate Professor, Rikke Huulgaard, Assoc. Assoc. Prof. Monia Niero (Pisa), Prof. Louise Møller Haase (Aarhus University)

ECTS: 5

Date: Tentative dates - Foreløbige datoer: 21 April 10:00 - 12:00 23 April 10:00 - 12:00 5 May 10:00 - 12:00 6 May 13:00 - 15:00 26 May 10:00 – 12:00 28 May 10:00 – 12:00. 

Place: TBA

City: Aalborg

Number of seats: 25

Deadline: TBA

Important information concerning PhD courses: 

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk. When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you