Data Expertise in the Circular Economy
Data Expertise in the Circular Economy
Scientific Foundations and Interdisciplinary Practice
Registration
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All students can register for one module. You can specify two preferences. Please use the numbers “1” and “2”. If you have not been assigned a place in the project after the end of the assignment and are still interested in participating, please contact sibel.yildirim[@]ipw.rwth-aachen.de directly.
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Academic Responsibility
Department of Anthropogenic Material Cycles
Contact Person
Alina Meyer, B.A.
Schedulue
Start
05.11.2025
Time
Wednesday, 18.30-20.00h
Place
Online
Contents
Participants will develop a sound understanding of the importance of data in the circular economy (CE) and learn how CE data can be generated, interpreted and applied in practice in the various phases of the CE cycle. Specific use cases and best practices will be presented to facilitate the transfer of scientific findings into the economy.
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding the basic principles of the circular economy and the role of data (data literacy) in this context.
- Developing skills to collect and analyse relevant CE data and use it to come up with recommendations for sustainable economic development, as well as working out business strategies for effective transformation processes.
- Promoting a critical view of various CE strategies (e.g. the 10 R principles) and their data-based implementation.
- Recognising how interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary cooperation between science, politics and business can lead to innovative and efficient solutions
Program
05.11.2025
Fundamentals of the circular economy
Chair of Anthropogenic Material Cycles, RWTH Aachen
19.11.2025
What is CE data and what role does it play in the circular economy?
Dr. Holger Berg,
Vice-Director and Co-Head of Research Unit Digital Transformation, Wuppertal Institut
03.12.2025
Transformation to a circular economy: challenges and areas for action
17.12.2025
Chair of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen
14.01.2026
Professor of Technologies and Management of Digital Transformation, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
28.01.2026
More indicators than data? – Challenges and opportunities in evaluating circular economy measures
Institute for Industrial Ecology at Pforzheim University
Procedure/Working method
Depending on the course of studies, module and examination, credit points can be achieved through participation. If you would like to take an exam, please make sure beforehand how you can get credit for it in your degree program. Of course, you can also take exams without receiving curricular credit for them. Visit our FAQs for more information.
Certificate
Certificate of Participation (0 CP, not graded)
Protocol with critical analysis (2 CP, not graded)
