Summer school in applied Circular Economy
The Technical Doctoral School of IT and Design at Aalborg University
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.
For additional information, updates, and registration, please refer to AAU PhD Moodle via the link provided on the right side of this page.