Content (Syllabus outline)

Bioeconomy - definitions, principles, context

- key concepts of (circular) bioeconomy

- economic and wider social context

- characteristics of material flows and processes by biomass sources

Technologies and innovations in the bioeconomy

- key and complementary technologies in cascading/circular use of biomass

Economics of bioeconomy

- bioeconomy in the economic system – current status and projections

- demand factors in the bioeconomy

- factors of supply and organization of business processes in the bioeconomy

- markets, business models and a supportive environment in the bioeconomy

- institutions, governance and political economy of the bioeconomy

Evaluation and management support instruments

- limitations and perspectives of statistical monitoring in the bioeconomy

- performance evaluation: biophysical and monetary approaches

- evaluation according to the principles of (material / environmental, economic and social) sustainability

Prerequisites

General requirements for admission to  doctoral programme.