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The aim of the “Circular Economy in your start-up” module is to explain the
concept of Circular Economy (CE), and illustrate through real cases how it can be
further embraced as a sustainable way of thinking and operating, for the EU
start-ups operating in the era of Industry 4.0.

Time duration: 3 weeks (8 hours of self-study per week; 24 hours in total)
ECVET: 1 point
Length of • 20 pages of study materials divided into 3 chapters
material: • app. 1 chapter per week

• after completion of Chapter 3 the participant will be
asked to go over some digital exercises
Learning objectives of the Module:

• to understand the overall concept of Circular Economy
• to link the Circular Economy concept with the Circular start-up operations
• to help start-uppers adopt a more circular approach in their operations
• to illustrate how sustainable development of start-ups makes business
sense
• to provide successful case studies of applied Circular approaches on an EU
level
Learning outcomes of the Module:

• to gain a fundamental understanding of the concept of Circular Economy
• to understand how Circular Economy relates to the start-up operations
• to realise the strategic importance of adopting a more circular approach
to their current & future operations
• to recognise the tremendous opportunities offered when adopting this
circular approach for business development and job creation
• to review existing examples of circular economy case studies
• to frame the current EU background on Circular Economy status
Teaching methods of the • student-centred learning
Module: • self-directed learning
Teaching tools used: • single choice set
• true/false questions
• fill in the blanks
• drag the words
• summary
Topics of the Module:

Chapter I. What is Circular Economy?

Duration: 8 hours of self-study

Programme: Erasmus+
Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Action Type: Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training
Project Number: 2019-1-PL01-KA202-065209
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