Event: Materials and Metals in a Circular Economy

The University of the Greater Region (UniGR) invited to the first online event of its interdisciplinary center of expertise UniGR-CIRKLA on the 1st of June 2021.

On the programme were:

10:00 - 12:30: Public event about the scientific, economic and technological challenges of the circular economy of metals and materials in the Greater Region in the context of the European Green Deal

The invited speakers will discuss the following subjects during two panels:

  • Les stratégies régionales de déploiement de l’économie circulaire / Regionale Strategien zum Einsatz der Kreislaufwirtschaft
  • Les communautés de l’innovation : Piliers d’une économie circulaire / Innovationsgemeinschaften als Träger einer Kreislaufwirtschaft

The event in the morning of June 1 is open to the public and will be held bilingually (German, French) with simultaneous interpretation.

Programme of the public event (10:00 - 12:30)



14:00 – 16:30: Scientific workshops for an internal exchange between researchers of the UniGR partner universities about the following topics

  • Materials & Product Design
  • Buildings as Material Banks
  • Urban Mining & Recycling

Afterwards, a plenary co-creation workshop has been organized to outline joint projects.

Programme of the scientific workshops (14:00 - 16:30)

 

Press release available in French and in German.
Conclusion of the event.
Contact: cirkla@uni-gr.eu