Future topic – Interdisciplinary – Web seminar at 6 universities in NRW
The unchecked consumption of resources in our current economy is not future-oriented. But what do sustainables alternatives look like? An alternative to our wasteful society is the idea of a Circular Economy. Their goal: To hold materials and products in cycle for as long a possible in order to create new value while simultaneously conserving resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The NRW-wide events series Zirkel. Training highlights what this means concretely and from the perspectives of different disciplines. Experts from 6 universities took on stations of the Product Life Cycle (from Design to Recycling) and gave insights into the Research fields. Project presentations from entrepreneurial practice and panel discussions supplemented the scientific impulses.
If you register, we will inform you as soon as the Zirkel.Training starts again.
The series is aimed at students of all disciplines at universities in NRW, preferably Bachelor’s and Master’s students; however it is open to all interested parties.
2021 Summer Semester
We are exploring how proximity advantages and regional approaches can induce operational cooperation in the circular economy and efficient use of resources.
Prof.‘in Dr. Martina Fromhold-Eisebith, Chair of Economic Geography
What starting points are there to convert the current linear product development into a recycling process.
Prof.‘in Dr.-Ing. Eva Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp, Institute for Technical Energy Systems (ITES)
Waste-collection efficiency? Is it possible to establish a cycle for plastic products if they are not being recorded? Concepts for a stakeholder discussion.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Holzhauer, Center of Recycling Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Environmental and Building Technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Brümmer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Environmental and Building Technology
2021 Winter Semester
With the use of R-Concrete, cycles in the resource-intensive construction sector can be closed and thus contribute to circular value creation.
Prof.‘in Dr. Sabine Flamme, Department of Civil Engineering, IWARU Institute for Water-Resources-Environment
How can circular business models be developed and how can and must users be integrated into the innovative business models early on?
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Hankammer, Chair of Sustainable Corporate Management and Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Economics
A robotized production system must be followed by robotized recycling in order to do ecological and economic justice to the increasing amounts of electronic waste.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Saulo H. Freitas Seabra da Rocha, Institute of Energy Systems and Energy Economics
Additional Dates
Together with company representatives, we present professional perspectives in circular growth and offer an opportunity for conversation and questions.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Handmann,
Expert of Digitization
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Irrek,
Expert of Circular Economy
Prosperkolleg e.V. | www.prosperkolleg.ruhr
Responsible
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Handmann & Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Irrek
Coordination & Contact
Sabine Büttner, zirkeltraining@prosperkolleg.ruhr
