PARTNERS – CIRCLE Project

PARTNERS

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT

Since we were founded in 1877, we have been one of Germany’s most international universities; as a European technical university, we are committed to European values and European integration. Our home is the metropolitan region Frankfurt-Rhine-Main. With our partners in the Alliance of Rhine-Main Universities, we continue the development of this globally attractive science location.

Our cutting-edge research is pooled in three fields: Energy and Environment, Information and Intelligence, Matter and Materials. Large-scale, problem-based interdisciplinarity involving the engineering sciences, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences is the hallmark of our research and study. We foster intensive, productive interaction with society, business and politics. Such collaborative polyphony generates effective, long-term progress towards sustainable development worldwide.

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (ITU)

One of the oldest technical universities in the world, has become identical with engineering and architecture education. ITU provides undergraduate education with 67 programs in 5 different campuses, 13 faculties, 1 conservatory, and graduate education in 7 institutes located in the center of Istanbul.

Being the architect of countless scientific and technological advances, ITU has succeeded many firsts. There are more than 400 laboratories and 17 research centers. ITU has the most ABET Accreditation in the world, with its 25 accredited engineering programs.

Students participating in the International Joint Degree Programs are entitled to double degrees by completing half of their education at partner universities in the USA. Offering double major and minor opportunities at many departments, ITU has the highest number of Erasmus exchange programs with nearly 1000 partnerships.

ITU is home to science-industry-technology with more than 2500 R&D projects carried out in ARI Teknokent. In addition, entrepreneurial students are supported with ITU Seed, also known as the “entrepreneurship ecosystem”.

The first cube satellite, the first electric minibus, the first hydrogen-powered boat, the first unmanned automobile, and the first domestic computer were manufactured at ITU. Besides, Turkey’s first television broadcast was aired from ITU, and the first university radio was founded by ITU.

ITU’s institutional history, intellectual memory and its esteemed environment builds a strong bridge from the past to the future. With its development in line with the requirements of the age, its innovative perspective and its structure that cares about establishing relations with the world; ITU is the university of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

MiskolcI Egyetem

The University of Miskolc offers degrees in over 300 fields of study within its seven faculties and one institute. We focus on gaining, applying and sharing knowledge – and not just from books and lectures, but also the knowledge (and wisdom) that comes from encountering new situations and a variety of people. We are involved in research projects, also at the European level, and in R&D cooperation with commercial partners, both Hungarian and international/multinational.
We continue to expand the involvement of the university and its citizens (teachers, staff and students) in the community, especially in the regional economic sphere, which includes many multinational firms.
We welcome the international members of our university and value the chances that they give all of us to come into contact with different perspectives and people of different backgrounds, for the benefit of all.

UNIVERSIDAD DE NOVA DE LISBOA

After 50 years, we intend to remain young and creative in the way we teach, research and create value for society, leaving an indelible mark for future generations.

To serve society at local, regional and global levels through excellent teaching and research and through the provision of services underpinned by a strong sense of community. This is NOVA’s mission! It is based on respect for Human Rights, and values such as honesty, integrity and a strong commitment to public service. Find out more about the values that guide our mission, including our inclusion policy.

To serve society at local, regional and global levels through excellent teaching and research and through the provision of services underpinned by a strong sense of community. This is NOVA’s mission! It is based on respect for Human Rights, and values such as honesty, integrity and a strong commitment to public service. Find out more about the values that guide our mission, including our inclusion policy.

To serve society at local, regional and global levels through excellent teaching and research and through the provision of services underpinned by a strong sense of community. This is NOVA’s mission! It is based on respect for Human Rights, and values such as honesty, integrity and a strong commitment to public service. Find out more about the values that guide our mission, including our inclusion policy.

NOVA’s Doctors Honoris Causa are distinguished individuals chosen for their contributions to knowledge, society and the world.

These personalities, as members of the NOVA community, strengthen our commitment as a global, civic and sustainable university.

University of Bordeaux

Is the university in France, is ranked among the top French universities for the quality of its education and research. A multidisciplinary, research-focused, international institution, it leads an ambitious development program with its partners as a “Campus of Excellence” and to further promote the University of Bordeaux as part of the European University ENLIGHT.

The research group of “Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Chemistry (CyVi)” was created in 2012, that is part of the Institute of Molecular Sciences (ISM), UMR CNRS 5255. It is an interdisciplinary group of scientists and headed by Prof. Guido Sonnemann. The objectives of the research carried out in the CyVi group is to develop and apply methodologies for assessing the environmental impacts and use of natural resource, in particular life cycle assessment (LCA)

Key competences include the following:

Quantifying flows in the technosphere and in interaction with the environment via life cycle inventories and material flow analysis
Characterizing flows for their integration into sustainability indicators: environmental impacts life carbon footprint (using life cycle impact assessment), cost and revenues. social impacts like job creation, plus dissipation circularity and criticality of natural resources, such as geopolitical risks
Supporting researchers in chemistry, materials science, and recycling technologies in their sustainable innovation in their respective laboratory
Supporting the Nouvelle Aquitaine region’s priority sectors in the environmental and social transition

Rich experience and know-how allow UBx to enhance sustainable engineering & chemistry, and promote the link between academic methodological developments and its application in various fields.

POLITEHNICA BUCURESTI

POLITEHNICA Bucharest is the oldest and most prestigious engineering school in Romania. Its traditions are linked to the establishment, in 1818, by Gheorghe Lazăr, of the first higher technical school taught in Romanian at the Saint Sava Monastery in Bucharest. In 1832, it was reorganized into the Saint Sava College.

On October 1, 1864, the “School of Bridges and Roads, Mines, and Architecture” was established, which, on October 30, 1867, became the “School of Bridges, Roads, and Mines,” with a study duration of 5 years. Under the leadership of Gheorghe Duca, on April 1, 1881, the institution was restructured under the name “National School of Bridges and Roads.” On June 10, 1920, the Polytechnic School of Bucharest was founded, offering four departments: Electromechanics, Construction, Mining and Metallurgy, and Industrial Section.

From November 1920, its name changed to POLITEHNICA of Bucharest.

On August 3, 1948, the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest was established, initially comprising four faculties. Starting in 1950, most of the current faculties were added. Based on a resolution by the Senate in November 1992, the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest became the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest.

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

Is the largest Spanish technological university specialized in all engineering fields and architecture. With two recognitions as Campus of International Excellence, its outstanding research activity together with its highly qualified professional trainings, make UPM a really competitive university at international level.

More than 3.000 researchers carry out their activity at the UPM, grouped in more than 200 Research Groups, 20 Research Centers or Institutes and 55 Laboratories, all of them committed to transform the knowledge generated into innovation advances applied to the productive sector, contributing to solve the challenges of the European citizens.

Being the architect of countless scientific and technological advances, ITU has succeeded many firsts. There are more than 400 laboratories and 17 research centers. ITU has the most ABET Accreditation in the world, with its 25 accredited engineering programs.

Students participating in the International Joint Degree Programs are entitled to double degrees by completing half of their education at partner universities in the USA. Offering double major and minor opportunities at many departments, ITU has the highest number of Erasmus exchange programs with nearly 1000 partnerships.

ITU is home to science-industry-technology with more than 2500 R&D projects carried out in ARI Teknokent. In addition, entrepreneurial students are supported with ITU Seed, also known as the “entrepreneurship ecosystem”.

The first cube satellite, the first electric minibus, the first hydrogen-powered boat, the first unmanned automobile, and the first domestic computer were manufactured at ITU. Besides, Turkey’s first television broadcast was aired from ITU, and the first university radio was founded by ITU.

ITU’s institutional history, intellectual memory and its esteemed environment builds a strong bridge from the past to the future. With its development in line with the requirements of the age, its innovative perspective and its structure that cares about establishing relations with the world; ITU is the university of yesterday, today and tomorrow.