ECOSPHERE · Circular Economy for the Sustainable Earth Spheres- Geosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere & Atmosphere

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Project objective

One of the main building blocks under the Green Deal policy is the “Circular Economy Action Plan” focusing on sustainable resource use, design and production for a circular economy, with the aim to ensure transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, ensuring economic growth while improving the well-being and health of citizens and future generations.Increasing the number of expert researchers and key profiles in the field of circular economy within the scope of the EU Green Deal is of great importance for the fulfilment of the determined policy objectives. ECO-SPHERE is a COFUND postdoctoral programme focusing on circular economy for sustainable product design and resource efficiency offering 24 postdoctoral fellowships of 24-months length in diligently designated research areas on eco-design, energy, water/wastewater, material recovery, waste management, economic policy, climate change, sustainability, and business models. ECO-SPHERE is coordinated by the Department of Environmental Engineering at Yildiz Technical University in collaboration with Dokuz Eylul University. The 5-year programme will be executed in a broad range of research areas incorporating circular economy weighing European Union Circular Economy Action Plan, European Green Deal, United Nations SDGs, and Paris Agreement. Circular economy studies for resource and energy-intensive sectors will be carried out in order to ensure sustainable development together with all stakeholders, in which People, Planet and Profit are handled in an integrated manner. ECO-SPHERE will concentrate on industries with high circularity potential such as electronics and information technology, automotive, packaging, plastics, textiles, construction, food, water, and energy. Moreover, ECO-SPHERE will have a human-centric approach and focus on empowering consumers and providing them with cost-saving opportunities, making circularity work for people and cities.

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Participants

• YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY · IstanbulCoordinatorTürkiye
• BASTAS-BASKENT CIMENTO SANAYI VE TICARET AS · ANKARATürkiye
• BEIA CONSULT INTERNATIONAL SRL · BucurestiRomania
• BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON · UXBRIDGEUnited Kingdom
• CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY · Cranfield - BedfordshireUnited Kingdom
• Changsha University of Science and Technology · ChangshaCity levelChina
• Dokuz Eylul Technology Development Zone · Balcova - IzmirTürkiye
• FARPLAS OTOMOTIV ANONIM SIRKETI · KocaeliTürkiye
• FORD OTOMOTIV SANAYI ANONIM SIRKETI · IstanbulTürkiye
• FUNDACION INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE GALICIA · La CorunaSpain
• GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON · ATHINAGreece
• Ghent University · GhentCity levelBelgium
• ISTAC ISTANBUL CEVRE YONETIM SANAYIVE TICARET AS · IstanbulTürkiye
• ISTANBUL TEKNIK INSAAT SAN. VE TIC. A.S · IstanbulTürkiye
• KALYON GUNES TEKNOLOJILERI URETIM AS · AnkaraTürkiye
• KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · LeuvenBelgium
• KIPAS MENCUSAT ISLETMELERI AS · KahramanmarasTürkiye
• LIBELIUM COMUNICACIONES DISTRIBUIDAS SL · ZaragozaSpain
• MINTEK · RandburgSouth Africa
• MONTANUNIVERSITAET LEOBEN · LeobenAustria
• NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · Newark NjUnited States
• ORTECH MARINE · IstanbulTürkiye
• POLYTECHNEIO KRITIS · CHANIAGreece
• RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB · BorasSweden
• SAMPA OTOMOTIV SANAYI VE TICARET A.S · SamsunTürkiye
• SIRENA MARINE DENIZCILIK SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI · BursaTürkiye
• STRATAGEM ENERGY LTD · LEMESOSCyprus
• Simplexion Informatikai Kft · BudapestHungary
• THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN · DublinIreland
• THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER LBG · LONDONUnited Kingdom
• TMS Endustriyel Sogutma Sanayi Ticaret A.S · IstanbulTürkiye
• TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU · AnkaraTürkiye
• UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO · VIGO PONTEVEDRASpain
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE · FlorenceItaly
• UNIVERSITATEA DUNAREA DE JOS DIN GALATI · GalatiRomania
• UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · Oshawa OnCanada
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA · PRETORIASouth Africa
• UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY · SydneyAustralia
• VESTEL ELEKTRONIK SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI · ManisaTürkiye
• YILDIZ TEKNOLOJI GELISTIRME BOLGESI TEKNOPARK ANONIM SIRKETI · IstanbulTürkiye

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• DOI: 10.3030/101126655
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