Type: 
University of Technology
Region: 
Śląskie
Programme: 
Circular Economy
Area: 
Science
Level: 
Bachelor Programme
Mode of studies: 
full-time programme
Duration: 
7 semesters
Tuition fee: 
1500 euro per semester
Degree awarded: 
Bechelor of Science
Application deadline: 
Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
Language: 
EN
Day of semester start: 
Thursday, 1 October, 2020
Credits (ECTS): 
210
Admission requirements: 
  1. School leaving certificate (legalized or given an apostille) obtained abroad entitling to study at all types of universities in the country appropriate to the education system issuing the certificate. Document should be legalized or given an apostille and translated into English or Polish language by certified translator;
  2. Candidate should also provide a statement that his school leaving certificate allows him to take up the first cycle studies in the country it was issued – if such a statement is not already written on the certificate;
  3. Document confirming competence in English language (for studies in English) at least at B2 level;
  4. Document confirming the candidate’s identity;
  5. Photo (format 45x35mm, in the left semi profile with a visible left ear, without any jewellery, bareheaded and without any dark glasses, with equal lighting on the face).
Description: 

Overview


Graduates obtain interdisciplinary knowledge in the field of Circular Economy as well as planning, design and operation in the field of process technology, equipment and installations for the management and disposal of municipal, industrial and hazardous waste as well as environmental monitoring.
We provide:
• knowledge about natural resources of the Earth, use of raw materials in production processes and threats resulting from their consumption;
• acquiring the ability to assess the life cycles of industrial products;
• learning the basics of managing waste streams generated in various branches of the economy;
• knowledge in the field of chemical, biological and physical processes, used to process waste matter and the ability to select them for the purpose of recovering energy and valuable substances while respecting the principles of environmental protection;
• knowledge enabling the acquisition of energy and valuable substances from renewable resources replacing traditionally used raw materials while respecting the principles of environmental protection;
• learning about the principles of creating new products based on CE rules;
• acquisition of skills needed to assess the ecological safety of the newly introduced products;
• acquisition of skills allowing the creation of new technologies and products;
• acquiring team work skills assuming various roles in it;
• creative development of skills in searching for new information and solving problems from the borderline of various disciplines;
• acquisition of basic skills in the presentation of technical concepts and results of work and self-presentation.

Career opportunities

Your career:
Graduates of Circular Economy can be employed by industry companies such as:
• energy;
• construction;
• transport;
• municipal economy;
• mining;
• heavy industry;
• institutions in the medical and pharmaceutical industry;
• industrial processing;
• agriculture.

In addition, graduates can work in:
• design and construction offices;
• manufacturing and trade enterprises;
• plants for industrial and hazardous waste management;
• municipal management plants (municipal waste management plants, sewage treatment plants, etc.);
• state and local government;
• research institutes and universities that deal with the issues of waste utilization and management;
• biogas plants and other plants producing electricity and heat from energy crops, agri-food waste, waste streams from animal husbandry;
• research and development and consulting companies that prepare technologies and devices for CE;
• institutions responsible for the development and transfer of technologies, business incubators.

CE specialists are trained to:
• creative solving of tasks related to planning, design and operation in the field of CE;
• management and cooperation with specialists from other fields, in individual phases of the design process, from programming to investment implementation and in the operational phase;
• solving design and construction problems using modern computer techniques;
• performing analyzes in research laboratories.

In addition, CE Graduates will acquire the following skills:
• work in groups;
• searching for and analyzing data and results;
• self-presentation and public speaking;
• critical thinking, argumentation of your judgments and discussions

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