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About the Course

This course looks at where important materials in products we use every day come from and how these materials can be used more efficiently, longer, and in closed loops. This is the aim of the Circular Economy, but it doesn’t happen on its own. It is the result of choices and strategies by suppliers, designers, businesses, policymakers and all of us as consumers. In addition to providing many cases of managing materials for sustainability, the course also teaches skills and tools for analyzing circular business models and promotes development of your own ideas to become more involved in the transition to a Circular Economy. You will learn from expert researchers and practitioners from around Europe as they explain core elements and challenges in the transition to a circular economy over the course of 5 modules: Module 1: Materials. This module explores where materials come from, and builds a rationale for why society needs more circularity. Module 2: Circular Business Models. In this module circular business models are explored in-depth and a range of ways for business to create economic and social value are discussed. Module 3: Circular Design, Innovation and Assessment. This module presents topics like functional materials and eco-design as well as methods to assess environmental impacts. Module 4: Policies and Networks. This module explores the role of governments and networks and how policies and sharing best practices can enable the circular economy. Module 5: Circular Societies. This module examines new norms, forms of engagement, social systems, and institutions, needed by the circular economy and how we, as individuals, can help society become more circular. This course is brought to you by: LUND UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (IIIEE) EIT RAWMATERIALS VITO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS GHENT UNIVERSITY DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY...

Top reviews

MB

May 7, 2020

A great, detailed and informative course that I enjoyed learning about. Lund University you can do no wrong, from my semester spent on exchange in Lund to engaging with this fantastic MOOC! Thank you!

AL

Jul 29, 2023

As an Environmental engineer I recommend this course, this course was help me well for my job in mining and steel industry . Also this course changed my vision about waste management strategies.

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By Shahina A

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Jan 23, 2024

Good Course for new learners about sustainable materials and circular economy!

By Donnie D

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Feb 2, 2022

Wonderful eye-opening course. Lots of potential for future circular growth.

By Louis P

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Aug 12, 2025

Good basic overview, but lectures are very short and high level.

By HANAN S A

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Oct 24, 2022

Good course quality and will open your minde to a green future

By Tessel B

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Mar 21, 2020

Good, informative course. Great videos and great case examples!

By Keith B

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May 3, 2020

Very good course with a wide verity circular economy content.

By Sarvin E

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Nov 12, 2024

it is a good course but please make an advance course too

By Kayleigh P

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Mar 27, 2021

Great way to further my knowledge of circular economies.

By Zakariya A K

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Jun 4, 2023

Good course. Help become more aware of the resources.

By Mikael N

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Dec 19, 2019

Good course with a lot of interesting information

By FAHIM N K

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Aug 20, 2024

I like it’s teaching technique and information

By Abdullah N A

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Apr 12, 2022

Some of the speakers english needs imporvment

By Pasi K

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Feb 9, 2020

Pretty interresting and well designed course

By Prem R

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Oct 4, 2021

Good course to understand circular economy.

By Abdulaziz A A

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Mar 17, 2022

Excellent and informative course.

By Rene-Pascal P

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Feb 22, 2021

Very interesting business cases.

By Alabbas M A

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Feb 24, 2022

informative and useful

By Mohanad H

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Apr 19, 2025

Excellent course

By Gobona K

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Jul 14, 2025

Very insightful

By Fahad H A

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Sep 14, 2021

Many thanks

By amer a

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Sep 4, 2024

Good

By Darshan r

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Aug 21, 2024

Good

By Khaled A

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May 16, 2021

The course focused on how to drive circular economy through sustainable business model innovation and enablers such as policies. The course initially discussed material management and eco-design methods but not into details. If you are looking specifically more into eco-design and sustainable material selection hands on, I recommend checking Mike Ashby's method and his book "Materials & Sustainable Development". In addition, there was great sustainable material selection software called "Granta Design CES" , spin-off from the university of Cambridge recently acquired by Ansys, this software is a great tool for any engineer working on sustainable product design. Overall, I recommend this course for anyone interested in circular economy in general and sustainable business model innovation.

By Costanza L S

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Dec 7, 2020

was nice overall to give a basic understanding and appreciated the companies examples. It would be nice to know more were we can access a list of all companies driving sustainability agendas to get in contact

By Shashank K

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Dec 7, 2023

Very basic and foundational-level course on the topic that all Environmental Engineers/Environmentalists are familiar with. May serve as a nice refresher course though.