Circular Engineering is essential for the industrial, business, and social transformation currently taking place in our European and international environment. This course has two main objectives:
a. Sustainable industrial design as part of today¿s comprehensive IT.
Present the key aspects of current IT, from a global perspective and a strategic outlook, to introduce the importance of Sustainable Design from its 3+1 perspectives: environmental, economic, and social + governance. Everything we address regarding design and circular engineering cannot be studied in isolation from other key aspects of IT: digital transformation, energy transition, and people/talent. This module seeks to provide students with the holistic vision they must adopt as Circular Engineers.
b. The need for Organization and Design Methodology.
Design can be studied from many perspectives: materials, processes, technological tools. However, in real industry, what matters are the origins and the outcomes¿design considered as a process in itself. The explanation of the applied methodology will be accompanied by real success stories and testimonies from industries that have implemented it.
