Lecture series "Circular Economy - Prospects, Challenges and Potential"

Discussing perspectives, challenges and potentials in an interdisciplinary way

In the interdisciplinary lecture series "Circular Economy - Perspectives, Challenges and Potentials", experts from three faculties will therefore discuss various aspects of the circular economy in an interdisciplinary manner together with students from all degree programs. For example, Prof. Edda Rädlein, Head of the Group of Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials, Prof. Puch and Priv.-Doz. Dr. Günther Lange, Head of the Group of Metallic Materials and Composites, will examine the issues of the circular economy in the context of the materials glass, plastics and steel. Prof. Thomas Bachmann, Head of Department Automotive Engineering, Prof. Husung, Prof. Müller and Prof. Rainer Souren, Head of Sustainable Production and Logistics Management  will discuss the opportunities and challenges for various products, their development and specific circular approaches. The perspectives and benefits of new business models as well as communication about and for the circular economy will be presented by Jun.-Prof. Elena Freisinger, Department Head Innovation Management, and Prof. Jens Wolling, who heads the Group of Empirical Media Research and Political Communication.

The lecture series takes place every Monday from 15.00 to 16.30 in the Humboldt Building room 211/212. It is open to students of all degree programmes. Guests are also welcome. Students who attend the lecture series will receive a certificate of attendance that will count toward a planned sustainability certificate.

Dates of the lecture series "Circular Economy - Perspectives, Challenges and Potentials"

17.04. Introduction (Prof. Puch/Prof. Husung)

Circular economy and materials

24.04. Strategies for the Circular Economy: Glass Materials and Products (Prof. Rädlein)

08.05. Circular Steel: the 4R - Concept (Priv.-Doz. Dr. Lange)

15.05. Plastics in the circular economy (Prof. Puch)

Circular economy and products

22.05. Product development under consideration of the circular economy (Prof. Husung)

05.06. Circular economy in the mobility industry (Prof. Bachmann)

12.06. Circular economy in the electrical and electronic industry (Prof. Müller)

19.06. Circular economy for disposable and reusable packaging: a socio-economic analysis (Prof. Souren)

Circular economy and benefits

26.06. Circular business models - opportunities and challenges (Jun.-Prof. Freisinger)

03.07. Communication about and for the circular economy (Prof. Wolling)

10.07. Final discussion (tbd.)