This series features 14 expert lectures delivered by leading professors and researchers from the nine EURECA-PRO partner universities across eight European countries. It explores the Energy Transition in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with particular focus on Responsible Consumption and Production.
Format and Access
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Self-paced: One lecture (video + materials) released weekly
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Start date: 15.01.2026
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Mode: 100% online, open to all students, researchers, and academic staff
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Language: English
Certificates
All participants can earn a Certificate of Completion.
Please note that no ECTS credits will be awarded for the 2026 self-paced edition.
Pre-Registration instructions:
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This course explores the foundations of science and engineering through the lens of alchemy, natural philosophy, and magic in European history. Designed for students with a technical background, this course presents the evolution of scientific thought from ancient practices to early modern science. The emphasis is on how alchemists, natural philosophers, and occasional occultists contributed to today's scientific principles. Students will come in contact with primary texts, learn about influential figures, and see landmark experiments. They will understand the blend of mysticism, experimentation, and technical advancement that characterized early scientific exploration. This course aims to deepen students' understanding of the roots of their disciplines while offering insight into the cultural, philosophical, and technological legacy that paved the way for modern engineering.
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Fight Greenwashing: How EU Law Regulates Marketing for Sustainable Consumption.
This online seminar provides a practical look at how EU consumer law tackles misleading environmental claims and unfair practices: from greenwashing to premature obsolescence. We will explore key directives like the Empowering Consumers Directive and the Right to Repair, and see how national authorities coordinate to enforce these rules against multinational companies. Using real case studies from the European Commission's enforcement actions, the session bridges law and practice. No legal background is required.
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Packaging is ubiquitous in our world. It displays, transports and preserves goods, thereby reducing their environmental footprint. On the other hand, the production and use of packaging itself leads to consumption of resources and immissions into the environment. Therefore, society and governments worldwide have set themselves the task of decoupling economic growth from resource consumption. For packaging, this means minimising material consumption, reducing immissions and promoting a circular economy.
This event highlights regulatory developments and requirements for packaging. Material-specific advantages and disadvantages will be presented. It is followed by an excursion to the world of industry associations and standardisation bodies. The event concludes with a brief outlook on challenges waiting to be tackled for example by educational and research institutions.