New Joint Training School by LBHI, SIF at RU, and the JKU Linz Energy Institute
Implementing Nature-Based Solutions for Creating a Resourceful Circular City
REYKJAVIK February 25 - The Sustainability Institute & Forum (SIF) at Reykjavik University (RU) is excited to announce the launch of a new joint training school on circular economy and resilience in Iceland. The initiative is a joint collaboration with the Agricultural University of Iceland, the SIF at RU, and the Energy Institute at Johannes Kepler University Linz, and is led by SIF Founder and Head of Energy Technology at JKU Linz, Dr. David Christian Finger. The training school will run from May 09 to May 13, 2022.
The five-day intensive course provides students with an overview of Nature-based Solutions approaches that drive sustainable circular management in Iceland. The main topics of the course address water management and energy production and the factors that may impede or promote Circularity. The course is a combination of lectures and site visits, and participants will get the chance to see different circular systems that utilise sustainable energy, interacting with experts from various fields.
The course will be held in Iceland, Hvanneyri - Agricultural University Campus. The participants are expected to prepare a final presentation about a hypothetical “Circular Economy project” in Hvanneyri - “Self-Sustained Agricultural University Campus.” The course will be held in Hvanneyri - Agricultural University Campus. The participants are expected to prepare a final presentation about a hypothetical “Circular Economy project” in Hvanneyri- “Self-Sustained Agricultural University Campus.”
Participation is free of charge. 10 grants are available from the Cost Action.
Target Audience
Postgraduates, international professionals, interested fellows.
Deadline and Registration
Send CV to samaneh@lbhi.is before 31st of March. The selected participants will be informed before 7th April.
