Summer intensive course on Circular Economy, 5 ECTS
Aug 19 to 30, 2019
In the Circular Economy course the student will develop business skills (needed in working life) and the basics of circular economy the fact-based content of the course. This includes customer oriented approach and business models as well as skills of collaboration and project management. The objective is that the students can apply all of this into practise when encouraged to learn in a new way.
Schedule & programme
19th to 30th August from 9 am to 4 pm each workday at Lemminkäisenkatu 30, classroom A160.
Note: changes to the programme possible
| Mon 19.8. | Theme: Orientation to the Circular Economy intensive course / contact person for the day: Piia Nurmi | |
| 9.00-9.30 | Orientation for the week and practicalities | |
| 9.30 | Orientation to the topic & course the slides |
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| 12-13 | Lunch | |
| 13-16 | Circular economy as a whole the slides |
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| Tue 20.8. | Theme: Orientation to the project work / contact person for the day: Piia Nurmi | |
| 9-11 | Orientation to the World Circular Economy Forum and the project work the slides |
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| 11-12 | The WCEF in Canada 2020 / Henna Knuutila, Senior Lecturer, TUAS | |
| 12-13 | Lunch | |
| 13-16 | Working on the project | |
| Wed 21.8. | Theme: Consumers / contact person for the day: Ilona Engblom | |
| 9-11 | Circular economy in everyday life & consumer behaviour the slides |
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| 11-12 | Making an impact: the social media campaign My Favourite Garment / Liisa Lahti, Eetti ry the slides |
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| 12-13 | Lunch | |
| 13.30-15.30 | The smart & sustainable Skanssi area / Taina Riekkinen, Project Coordinator, Zoning Architect, Turku city the slides |
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| Thu 22.8. | Theme: Use & common action, CE business models / contact person for the day: Essi Hillgren | |
| 9-11 | Workshop: Respecting products and materials through value creation / Inka Mäkiö, Service Designer, TUAS the slides |
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| 11-13 | Lunch and time for working on the project | |
| 13-16 | Visit by bus to Topinpuisto circular economy hub / Tuomas Alijoki, project coordinator, Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto the slides |
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| Fri 23.8. | Theme: Transport & logistics / contact person for the day: Jenni Suominen | |
| 9-10 | Brief introduction to transport & CE the slides |
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| 10-12 | Sustainable transport and behaviour change / Katariina Kiviluoto, Project Advisor, TUAS the slides |
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| 12-13 | Lunch | |
| 13-16 | Introduction: How do we move people sustainably in the Turku region? Workshop: How can we move people sustainably over the Aura river? / Jakke Mäkelä, Project Manager, City of Turku the slides: introduction, workshop |
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| Weekend | ||
| Mon 26.8. | Theme: Project work / contact person for the day: Essi Hillgren | |
| 9-12 | Developing circular business models, critical thinking the slides |
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| 12-13 | Lunch | |
| 13-16 | Working on the project, short presentations | |
| Tue 27.8. | Theme: Material processing / contact person for the day: Ilona Engblom | |
| 9-11 | Orientation to the afternoon’s theme & independent project work | |
| 11-12 | Lunch | |
| 12-16 | VISIT (be there at 12.50): Kakola wastewater treatment plant and the Kakola area Address:Polttimonkatu 2, Turku – take Föli bus or bike or walk |
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| Wed 28.8. | Theme: Retail / contact person for the day: Jenni Suominen | |
| 9-12 | Product as a service a real life case presentation / Henna Knuutila, Senior Lecturer, TUAS |
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| 12-13 | Lunch | |
| 13-16 | Future perspectives of the circular economy / Essi Silvonen, Research Coordinator, Finland Futures Research Centre the slides |
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| Thu 29.8. | Theme: Technical loops / contact person for the day: Essi Hillgren | |
| 9-12 | Data management and the public sector / Olli Hakala, Varsinais-Suomen ELY-keskus | |
| 12-13 | Lunch | |
| 13-16 | Finalizing the project work | |
| Fri 30.8. | Final day / contact person for the day: Jenni Suominen | |
| 9-12 | Final presentations | |
Materials
Main documents
Instructions for the final project
Sitra’s road map to a circular economy 2.0
The roadmap document
Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Circular Economy Learning Hub
Lecture slides
Will be added after each day in the programme.
Other info
Staff
Piia Nurmi, leader of research, lecturer, Circular business models research group, +358 40 3550931
Essi Hillgren, project advisor, Circular business models research group
Jenni Suominen, project advisor, Circular business models research group
Ilona Engblom, project worker, Circular business models research group
Ella Rasimus, student assistant, Circular business models research group
Taina Huunonen, student assistant, Circular business models research group