Are you interested in the circular economy, waste valorisation, and innovative approaches to developing and managing sustainable materials? Join us for the next EURECA-PRO Online PhD Seminar, focusing on “Circular Economy, Waste Valorisation and Sustainable Materials”.
During this seminar, PhD researchers will present their work on circular strategies for composite materials, the valorisation of biogenic materials, and the chemical recycling of textile waste. Together, the presentations will explore how innovative approaches can help extend material lifetimes, recover valuable resources from waste streams, and support the transition from linear to circular production systems.
Programme highlights:
· Opening lecture: TBC
· Research presentations by PhD researchers:
o Seyed Majid Tabatabaei – Montanuniversität Leoben: Sustainability assessment of circular economy strategies for advanced composites: A life cycle thinking approach
o Dirk Damaschke – TU Bergakademie Freiberg: Investigation of biogenic materials of fungal and invertebrate origin
o Lyudmila Slobodkina – Silesian University of Technology: Experimental research on liquefaction and solvolysis processes of textile waste
The seminar offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your knowledge, discover ongoing research within EURECA-PRO, and learn how researchers are developing innovative approaches to circular materials, waste valorisation and sustainable resource use.
We warmly invite PhD researchers, academics, and anyone interested in the circular economy, sustainable materials, waste valorisation, recycling, and resource efficiency to join us!
All registrants should be automatically be approved/accepted.
The confirmation email should contain the Zoom meeting link.
Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83083554826?pwd=Tl3FszYKUM6rvcVmXLniFNs7kGFIDF.1
During this seminar, researchers will share their insights and latest work on sustainable resource management, modern geostatistical approaches for environmental mining, metal recycling, and innovative solutions for reducing the environmental impact of resource extraction and metallurgy.
Programme highlights:
- Opening lecture: Modern Geostatistics for Environmental Mining and Sustainable Resource Management
Emmanouil Varouchakis, PhD, Assistant Professor at the School of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete and co-lead of the EURECA-PRO Flagship “Sustainable Mining & Resources” - Metallurgical Treatment of Cu-Au-As Containing Wastes from Historical Mining Activities in the Eastern Alps
Shabnam Jameshourani, PhD student at Technical University of Leoben - Green Zinc: CO₂ Neutral Zero Waste Solution for Zinc Recycling – Focus on Slag Recycling
Ehab Tara, PhD student at Technical University of Leoben - Optimization and Utilization of Biocoke in Selected Metal Recycling Metallurgy
Tendai Valerie Nyangadzayi, PhD student at Technical University of Leoben
The seminar offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your knowledge, discover ongoing research within EURECA-PRO, and connect with fellow PhD researchers and experts working on sustainable solutions for mining, metallurgy, and critical raw materials.
EURECA-PRO PhD Journey 2026
Join us this November for an exciting opportunity with EURECA-PRO in our upcoming PhD Journey! Experience a week of mobility at EURECA-PRO partner universities, along with an enriching online training programme.
Selected applicants will have the unique opportunity to enhance their skills and broaden their research networks through collaboration with researchers from Technical University of Crete and Université de Lorraine. The on-site programme will take place simultaneously at the Technical University of Crete and Université de Lorraine, bringing together PhD students from different partner universities for a dynamic and research-oriented week of activities.
Don’t miss this chance to enrich your academic journey and connect with peers from around the world.
The colloquium is organised by the European University on Responsible Consumption and Production EURECA-PRO, focusing on current social, environmental, economic and engineering sciences along the raw material value chain – and cycle. The colloquium is intended to foster a conscious and inspiring discourse across these various disciplines, with a particular emphasis on responsible consumption and production in the sense of Sustainable Development Goal 12.
Thematic priorities include:
- Environmental Surroundings – Responsible management of our resources water and air
- Engineering – Sustainable Processing of Raw Materials, from Mining into Circular Economy
- Sustainable Materials and Products
- Economic costs and benefits of sustainable production and consumption
- Management tools for sustainable production and consumption
- Legal framework for responsible consumption and production
- Social Sciences – Consumption and its key role as one game changer
The colloquium provides students an opportunity to present, discuss and publish their research work and to obtain ideas for further research. Participants are invited to participate in a comprehensive programme, including a training course on excellence research for Sustainability and excursions to institutions and companies in a region renowned not only for its mining history but also for its high-levelled innovative strength.
EURECA-PRO PhD Journey 2025
Join us this November for an exciting opportunity with EURECA-PRO in our upcoming PhD Journey! Experience a week of mobility at EURECA-PRO partner universities, along with an enriching online training programme.
Selected applicants will have the unique opportunity to enhance their skills and broaden their research networks through collaboration with researchers from TU Bergakademie Freiberg/Hochschule Mittweida and Universidad de León. The on-site programme will take place simultaneously at TU Bergakademie Freiberg/Hochschule Mittweida and Universidad de León, bringing together PhD students from different partner universities for a dynamic and research-oriented week of activities. Don’t miss this chance to enrich your academic journey and connect with peers from around the world.
📌 If you would like us to consider your application for the PhD Journey, please register here
How can bio-based materials, AI, and satellite data help create a more sustainable future? In this inspiring PhD seminar, three doctoral researchers present their innovative work through real-world applications in health, technology, and environmental sustainability. Join us for fresh insights and smart solutions!
Join us in Freiberg, Germany, from June 2–6, 2025, for the 19th Freiberg Colloquium of Young Researchers, presented by EURECA-PRO. This year’s focus: “Responsible Consumption and Production in the Use of the Earth’s Resources.” This event brings together young researchers to explore social, environmental, economic, and engineering sciences related to resource management, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 12.
This is a space where students who participated in the 2022 PhD Journey can find the presentations that were delivered in the context of the PhD journey programme. In addition, within this space, participants may share, if desired, their poster presentations.
This is a space for PhD students who participated in the EURECA-PRO 2024 PhD Journey programme.