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Delft University of Technology

Sustainable Engineering Design

Delft University of Technology via edX Professional Certificate

Overview

This 2-course program enables industrial design engineers to take their first steps in designing for a circular economy.

In the first course, you will explore the basic concepts of the circular economy and their implementation from various perspectives: how businesses can create value by reusing and recycling products; how designers can come up with amazingly clever solutions; and how to apply systems thinking to the transition to the circular economy.

The second course is more practical. You will learn more about strategies in circular product design (including reuse, repair, remanufacturing and recycling) and how to integrate lifecycle design both into your daily work and your organization’s vision. You will also receive tips and tricks to design accordingly and learn how to make better decision for current and future products designs.

If you are looking for ways to upskill yourself and become a designer who not only creates great designs but contributes to the environment through sustainable engineering design – this is the program for you!

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Circular Economy: An Introduction

Ready to make a difference? Learn how to contribute to a sustainable economic system by implementing novel business and design approaches!



Course 2: Engineering Design for a Circular Economy

Discover and develop sustainable design and engineering methods to improve the reuse, repair, remanufacturing, and recycling of products for a circular economy.



Courses

Taught by

Erwin van der Laan, Ester van der Voet, Ken Webster, Conny Bakker, David Peck, Anna-Karin Jönbrink, Armin Lohrengel, Max Prumbohm and Juan Azcarate-Aguerre

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