After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• make informed decision on the most suitable End-of-Life management option for their products at the end of their (first) life,
• recognise the mutual influence of different measures against the threatening scarcity of resources
• make an active contribution to the circular economy in their later careers.

• Background (14 critical mineral raw materials report of the European Commission, WEEE Directive)
• State-of-the-art of End-of-Life Management:
  - Management systems
  - Collection
  - Refurbishment
  - Re-use of products and components
  - Material recycling
  - Energy recovery
• Practical case studies from leading companies
• End of waste - when will waste become a resource?
• Future trends in research and industry

All preparatory lecture material (PDFs) will be uploaded to TUWEL before the first webmeeting.

Tuesday 05.10.2021:

Webmeeting „Welcome & Introduction“:

Meeting-ID

Time: 09.00 – 11.00 Uhr CET

Content:

• Welcome and short introductions
• Questions & Answers

Tuesday 12.10.2021:

Individual studying of preparatory material for next webmeeting

Tuesday 19.10.2021:

Webmeeting „Background & Motivation“:

Meeting-ID

Time: 09.00 – 11.00 Uhr CET

Content:

• Short recap of preparatory material
• Questions & Answers

Tuesday 09.11.2021:

Individual studying of preparatory material for next webmeeting

Tuesday 16.11.2021:

Webmeeting „Legislation & Implementation“:

Meeting-ID

Time: 09.00 – 11.00 Uhr CET

Content:

• Short recap of preparatory material
• Questions & Answers

Tuesday 23.11.2021:

Individual studying of preparatory material for next webmeeting & Individual preparation of project presentation

Tuesday 30.11.2021:

Webmeeting „Collection, Disassembly & Re-use“:

Meeting-ID

Time: 09.00 – 11.00 Uhr CET

Content:

• Short recap of preparatory material
• Questions & Answers

Tuesday 07.12.2021:

Individual studying of preparatory material for next webmeeting & Individual preparation of project presentation

Tuesday 14.12.2021:

Webmeeting „Recycling & Future Trends“:

Meeting-ID

Time: 09.00 – 11.00 Uhr CET

Content:

• Short recap of preparatory material
• Questions & Answers
• Any questions related to individual project presentations

Tuesday 11.01.2022:

Webmeeting „Project presentations (group A)“:

Meeting-ID

Time: 09.00 – 11.00 Uhr CET

Content:

• Project presentations (group A)
• Discussion

Wednesday 12.01.2022:

Videokonferenz „Project presentations (group B)“:

Meeting-ID

Time: 09.00 – 11.00 Uhr CET

Content:

• Project presentations (group B)
• Discussion

Thursday 13.01.2022:

Videokonferenz „Project presentations (group C)“:

Meeting-ID

Time: 09.00 – 11.00 Uhr CET

Content:

• Project presentations (group C)
• Discussion

Lecture involvement and individual presentation