Cleaner Production
Proposal for a continuing education of
university teachers
Eva Pongrácz
University of Oulu
Department of Process and Environmental Engineering
Cleaner Production project
objectives
• Project coordinated at NorTech Oulu
– To create a Clean technology educational programme and
strategy for the Barents area
• The subject of the educational programme is a broader
Cleaner Production concept including:
– Best available technologies
– Environmental Management
– Eco-efficiency & extended producer responsibility
• The proposed structure of the study programme is modular,
with distinct engineering and management modules
– The inclusion of management subjects had been a special
requirement of the Ministry of the Environment
• Modular design based on the structure of our Master level
studies after the Bologna process
The structure of B.Sc. and M.Sc.
Studies in the Bologna system
M.Sc. level
A1 specialization
module
40 p
Special
module
E 10 p
M. Sc. work D
30 p
Supplementary
module T2
20 p
Supplementary
module T3 or
advanced module A2
20 p
B.Sc. level
Module OV2
preparing for
specialization
20 p
Module OV1
preparing for
specialization
20 p
Supplementary
module T1
20 p
B.Sc. work and
seminar K 10p
Facultative
studies V 10 p
Basic studies P
100 p
Proposed structure for Cleaner
Production M.Sc. degree
M.Sc. level
Advanced
Special
module 2
module 1
or special module 2+3
10 p
20 p
Theory
module
20 p
Individual work
30 p
Basic management
or technology module
20 p
Advanced module 1
20 p
Foundation in B.Sc. level
Basic modules
• Theory module
• Environmental science, ecology, ecotoxicology,
environmental legislation, environmental law and
ethics
• Basic modules
– Technology module
• material flows, eco-efficiency, monitoring and
measuring, green materials, basics of industrial
wastewater- and energy management
– Management module
• EMS, eco-labelling, LCA, supply-chain management,
green purchasing, reporting methods
20 point advanced modules
• Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
– including Design for the Environment,
environmental catalysis and Life Cycle
Assessment
• Waste minimization in industry
– with practical examples on the use of Best
Available Technologies
• Water- and wastewater engineering
• Environmental management and
economics
10 point special modules
The 10 point special modules include courses to
deliver deep knowledge in a specific subject.
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Waste treatment technologies
Separation technologies
Air pollution control
Energy management
Biotechnologies
Environmental business
Human resources management
Quality management
Environmental management in Small- and Medium-sized
Enterprises
CP’s most wanted list
Environmental problems of the region
39
Environmental ecology
33
Monitoring and measuring methods
30
European environmental legislation
30
Basics of waste management
29
Environmental Management Systems
27
Design for the Environment
26
Environmental education
26
Environmental law and ethics
24
Mechanical-, biological- chemical- & thermal waste treatment
24
CP’s also wanted list
Total Quality Management
21
Reporting methods (Balanced Scorecard)
20
Business from waste
20
Life Cycle Assessment
19
Environmental risk and impact assessment
19
Resources management
19
Waste Management Theory/ Waste management hierarchy
18
Environmental economics
18
Eco-efficiency
17
Basic industrial energy management
17
Least wanted or least recognized?
Energy from waste/ bio-energy
14
Green Chemistry & Environmental catalysis
10
Industrial energy management
10
Eco-Labelling/Eco-mapping
10
Separation technologies (extraction of solid from liquid,
liquid from gas or liquid)
9
Ecotoxicology
9
Valorization of biowaste
9
Material flow analysis
8
Bioprocess engineering
7
Requested in addition
Climatology
Social ecology
Physical and chemical basics
of technology processes
Medical waste treatment
Waste minimization in forestry/
forestry waste management
Information technology in
waste management
Waste minimization in
construction
Environmental protection in
mining industry
National strategies and
international legislation in
waste management
International environmental
movements
Autumn seminars
• One week seminar, where some of the
environmental concepts will be introduced
• Most of the subjects to be presented belong to the
curriculum of Oulu University
• 9-10 subjects to be presented
• 2 different weeks, some of the basic courses are
the same, however, one week could be more
technological oriented, the other more
management oriented
• In addition, it was requested that an industry visit to
be included in the programme
Suggested programme 1
- More focus on technologies
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Environmental problems of the region
Environmental science/ecology
Environmental education
Relevant European environmental legislation
Waste management/WM hierarchy
Design for the Environment
Industrial Ecology
Green Chemistry and Engineering
Environmental risk and impact assessment
Monitoring and measuring methods
Suggested programme 2
- More focus on management
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Environmental science/ecology
Relevant European environmental legislation
Environmental education
Social ecology/environmental ethics
Environmental Management Systems/Eco-mapping
Environmental risk and impact assessment
Total Quality Management/Lean Production
Reporting methods/Balanced scorecard
Basics of waste management
Design for the Environment
Summary
• Main attention is to be given to provide knowledge
to manage environmental affairs within the industry
by application of proper methods, tools and
technologies.
• Most of the courses were taken from the most
requested list, however, an additional course is
suggested to both programs as we felt that they
are significant and our university can offer
significant expertise on it.
• Apart of the “hard values”, such as technologies,
processes, and management skills, it is also
important to address the “soft values”, to raise
awareness and improve attitudes.