Content (Syllabus outline)
- Drivers and context: resource dependencies, sustainability, characteristics and applications of biomass
- The principles of bioeconomy; circular economy, recycling and cascading of biomass applications, biorefinery and green chemistry
- Transition towards bioeconomy - trends in the domains of:
- agriculture, forestry (and fisheries)
- energy (including biofuels)
- chemistry, materials (including bioplastics)
- pharmaceuticals
- From innovation to industrial application - ommercialization processes
- business models (from start-up, spin-off to mature forms of operation)
- bioeconomy clusters
- Innovation and protection of intellectual property
- Roles and interactions between actors along the quadruple helix of bioeconomy:
- higher education and research
- Industry
- policy support schemes and institutional arrangements
- consumers
- Societal challenges of bioeconomy:
- social acceptance of innovations in applied life sciences, ethical considerations
- legal framework and procedures
- environmental sustainability and social responsibility
Implementation for foreign students
Prerequisites
General requirements for admission to Master Programme in biotechnology, and other Master Programmes in applied life sciences.