UEF Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy

Start your Wednesdays off in a great way at the Circular Economy Morning Coffee sessions on Teams!

Join us every Wednesday morning to hear a short presentation on themes related to sustainability and the circular economy. These presentations are followed by a discussion in a friendly atmosphere.

Sessions run 7.2.2024 – 15.5.2024 and are from 8.30–9.00 (UTC+2).

These coffees are hosted by the Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy (CECE) based at the University of Eastern Finland. See you there!

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Schedule

7-Feb. Speaker: Hanna Lehtimäki (UEF). Subject: Introduction and discussion of two new books related to sustainability.

14-Feb. Speaker: Tero Hokkanen (Laurea University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Näkökulmia kiertotalouden systeemiseen muutokseen.

21-Feb. Speaker: Mikko Lampinen (UEF). Subject: Circular economy barriers and opportunities – Sustainable development and CE in Seinäjoki area businesses.

28-Feb. Speaker: Olena Liakh (University of Bologna). Subject: Internal drivers of corporate sustainability leadership.

6-Mar. Ski holiday

13-Mar. Speaker: Moritz Albrecht (UEF). Subject: Policy and entrepreneur narratives for assessing sectoral developments.

20-Mar. Speakers: Päivi Kosonen & Mirjami Ikonen (UEF). Subject: Trust and sustainability.

27-Mar. Speakers: Sybille Sachs & Silvan Oberholzer (HWZ Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration). Subject: Engaging stakeholders in the circular economy.

3-Apr. Speaker: Nuppu Mielonen (UEF). Subject: Circular ecosystems of battery materials case study.

10-Apr. Speaker: Kati Pitkänen (Finnish Environment Institute SYKE). Subject: Exploring sustainable plastic citizenship in PlastLIFE project.

17-Apr. Speaker: Ida Parkkinen (UEF). Subject: Exploring leadership in a regenerative circular economy.

24-Apr. Speaker: Hanna Lampinen-Vilkkilä (Jamk University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Bio- and circular economy business accelerator BioBoosters’ innovation services – designed to meet the needs of businesses.

8-May. Speaker: Hanne Laasonen (Laurea University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Leadership skills for a circular economy.

15-May. Speaker: Eeva Houtbeckers (UEF & University of Turku). Subject: Sustainability transformation in work: experiments and ruptures in post-fossil working life in Finland.

Start your Wednesdays off in a great way at the Circular Economy Morning Coffee sessions on Teams!

Join us every Wednesday morning to hear a short presentation on themes related to sustainability and the circular economy. These presentations are followed by a discussion in a friendly atmosphere.

Sessions run 25.9.2024 – 20.11.2024 and are from 8.30–9.00 (UTC+2).

These coffees are hosted by the Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy (CECE) based at the University of Eastern Finland. See you there!

Register here

Schedule

25-Sep. Speaker: Arto Salonen (UEF). Subject: Yltäkylläisyydestä merkitysnäköalojen rikkauteen.

2-Oct. Speaker: Wisdom Kanda (Linköping University). Subject: Systems and Ecosystems in the Circular Economy: What’s the Difference?

9-Oct. Speaker: Lauri Kurkela (UEF). Subject: Behind the climate actions – The influence of values on the municipalities of Global North.

16-Oct. Speaker: Vesa Alatalo (LAB University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Helping SMEs to renew their business through circular economy training.

23-Oct. Speaker: Anne Raudaskoski (Ethica). Subject: COMING SOON

30-Oct. Speaker: Diana Arbelaez-Ruiz (UEF). Subject: COMING SOON

6-Nov. Speakers: Outi Suomi (Business Finland). Subject: COMING SOON

13-Nov. Speakers: Maike Diepeveen (UEF). Subject: Can interaction with advocacy nonprofits make business more sustainable?

20-Nov. Speaker: Toni Eerola (GTK). Subject: Environmental, social and governance issues related to remining of tailings: the Finnish case studies of the Nordic Sustainable Minerals Project.

The 1st international PhD workshop on sustainable innovation is intended 1) to create a special space in which PhD students can develop academically, 2) learn from other like-minded students and 3) build an international network of fellow PhD students and faculty. This interdisciplinary PhD workshop is targeted to PhD students whose research topics are related to sustainability, circular economy and innovation. Participating students will have the opportunity to present their research, which will be discussed by their colleagues and senior faculty.

Thematically the workshop focuses on ways to advance sustainability transition through practices, processes and people involved in sustainable innovation and renewal. Workshop explores solutions for sustainable futures including operating models for economic growth and increased well-being without over-consumption of fossil fuels and natural resource.

The doctoral workshop will take place on in Joensuu, Finland. The 1st international PhD workshop on sustainable circular economy is organized by the UEF Research Centre for Sustainable circular economy (CECE) and Sustainable Innovation (SunLab) research group, University of Eastern Finland, Business School.

The doctoral workshop will be organized in connection with the 4th International Conference for Sustainable Resource Society – ICS24 at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu campus, Finland. The International Conference for Sustainable Resource Society is a multi-disciplinary conference focused on challenges of sustainability transitions in society, environmental change, and sustainable use of natural resources. The PhD workshop participants will be encouraged to take part in the conference as well.

In the one-day PhD workshop the participants mainly work in small groups. Each group consists of 1-2 professors or senior faculty. Each PhD student will be assigned a professor or a senior faculty, who will discuss and comment on their paper in particular, but also other papers in the group. Furthermore, each PhD student will discuss and comment the work of others, hereby, also learning reviewing skills.

Additionally, the workshop includes an expert speaker presentation: an inspirational and motivational speech on sustainability given the sustainability professor Arto O. Salonen from the University of Eastern Finland, Finland. The workshop will be held entirely in English.

The International Conference for Sustainable Resource Society is a multi-disciplinary conference focused on challenges of sustainability transitions in society, environmental change, and sustainable use of natural resources. ICS24 is organized around five working groups: bio society, climate, water, energy & minerals, and circular economy and sustainable society. ICS24 is jointly organized by a consortium of University of Eastern Finland Research Communities: RESOURCE, FOBI, WATER, CLEHE, and PHOTONICS.

ICS24 offers a platform for researchers from all fields of science to share research insights and discuss the complex global and local challenges on sustainability transitions, the use of natural resources, environmental and climate change, and circular economy themes from a broad perspective, or those themes which are related to the conference theme.

The conference will be organized as a hybrid event. The on-site event will held at the Joensuu campus of the University of Eastern Finland. The online event details will be shared at a later date.

Link to the event page.

For further information, please contact Helen Reijonen, email helen.reijonen@uef.fi.