One of the goals of the RIVCircular project is upskilling the European workforce to harness the potential that digital solutions hold to implement circular economy practices across different industries.
To this end, RIVCircular has put together a comprehensive course on Digital Technologies for the Circular Economy, targeting advanced professionals working on sustainability and digital transformation in their organizations.
Digital Technologies for the Circular Economy
From November 5th to 20th
From 14.00 to 17.20 (CET)
Online
Register here
On this course, you will understand how digital technologies can become invaluable tools to advance and implement circular economy principles in different sectors such as construction, waste-to-resource and energy recapture, electric vehicle (EV) batteries recycling and reuse, textile industry, and others.
You will develop and learn strategic approaches to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Digital Twins and other emerging digital tools in the context of the circular economy.
Structure
This course will be taught in English through six sessions of three hours and twenty minutes per session. Sessions will be coordinated mainly by representatives of the CIRCULAR Community at the EELISA Alliance of European Universities.
The sessions will be taught with an interactive methodology that will include an introduction to the topic, a short debate, a lecture by an invited speaker expert in the topic of each session, an interactive activity, and a final debate between the participants and the speakers.
The course will be held online, starting on November 5th, and will comprise two sessions per week for three weeks, on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, from 14:00 to 17:20 (CET), to accommodate different regional time zones and work schedules.
Participants who complete all the sessions of the course will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.
Sessions
- Session 1 (November 5th): General Introduction to Digitalisation and Circular Economy
- Session 2 (November 6th): Blockchain for Circular Economy Transparency and Traceability
- Session 3 (November 12th): Digital Product Passports (EU Compliance and Innovation)
- Session 4 (November 13th): Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Circular Economy
- Session 5 (November 19th): Data Analytics and Digital Twins in the Circular Economy
- Session 6 (November 20th): Emerging Digital Technologies for the Circular Economy
Course Direction
The course on Digital Technologies for the Circular Economy will be directed by Prof. Justo García Navarro, Full Professor on Agroforestry Engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), where he is also the Head of the «Sustainability in construction and industry» research group and Director of the UPM-Nfq ESG & TALENT Chair.
Justo García Navarro is the Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Circular Economy of Minerals and Construction Products (UPM) and UPM coordinator of the AMIR (Advanced Materials: Innovative Recycling) Erasmus Mundus Joint Master, and he is also the Leader of the CIRCULAR Community at the EELISA Alliance of European Universities.
Registration
Registration is free of charge but restricted to industrial professionals who must complete the registry form by October 28th. If you have any questions or queries, please write to info@rivcircular.eu.