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.