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CE4REG TEAM CONDUCTED WORKSHOP FOR  PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS WITHIN AGH JUNIOR

 

17^th of September 2017 CE4reg organized two workshops “Circular World” and “Researcher is a Wonderful Profession”  for primary school

Workshops “Circular World”  and “Researcher is a Wonderful Profession”  prepared by dr Marzena Smol and dr Anna Avdiushchenko got together 30 pupils from 1^st and 2^nd class from one of the primary schools in Kraków.

Within the first workshop were organized activities showing children how circular economy and proper waste segregation is going to influence their everyday life. All participant had opportunity to be involved in interactive part of the meeting and tried themselves in proper waste segregation and presenting their own creative ideas for waste reuse. After workshop all participant took part at quiz and were awarded with small souvenirs from recycled materials with project logo.

 

Within the second workshop children were presented  benefits of being researcher. They were involved into activities presenting everyday work of different researches, showing how research inventions could simplify and improve our life. Also were mapped main characteristics of good researcher and identified actions which children could do even today in order to be researchers in the future.

 

There were a lot of fun and interesting things for all participants! Following additions of workshops would be organized at the next semester!

CE4REG PROJECT RESEARCH RESULTS WERE PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ENVICON ENVIRONMENT IN POZNAŃ

On 17^th of October, dr Marzena Smol took part in the International Congress ENVICON Environment in Poznań (Poland). Dr Smol presented the CE4reg project research results on the knowledge and acceptance of assumptions of circular economy among inhabitants of Małopolska, based on the project survey „Circular economy for eco-innovation and sustainable development of regions”. Moreover, dr Smol summarized the best management practices related to circular economy in Małopolska region:

• In Cracow, as the first city in Poland, the sharing car service – Traficar was introduced (October 2016). Since September 2017, the sharing of vans is offered – joint action with the IKEA.
• In 2008, Cracow – the first Polish city, which launched a network of bicycle rental in the system of so-called “City Bike”. Now, there is possibility to rent 1500 bikes from 150 docking stations. The system works all year (without winter break).
• In Cracow, a cyclical action – exchange of clothes is organized – CIUCHOWISKO. The XXIV edition was organized of July 2017.
• Coworking Cracow – the sharing of office space is offered in Cracow on such kind of services as gumtree.pl and olx.pl.
• In 2016, Cracow, Długa 9 street – the first point of foodsharing (a place where inhabitants can bring food and also offer products provided by others) was opened.

 

 Badanie znajomości i akceptacji założeń gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym (GOZ) wśród mieszkańców Małopolski

29^th of September 2017 CE4reg team took part at 12^th edition of biggest popular science event Malopolska Research Night.

Workshop “World of circular economy” prepared by dr Marzena Smol and dr Anna Avdiushchenko got together numerous participants of Malopolska Research Night from Kraków and other Malopolska region schools. Within workshops were presented new regulation of the EU related to circular economy as a new development strategy for region and shown how circular economy is going to influence at our everyday life.  Special attention was paid to waste management policy and individual responsibility for our environment  care and protection. All participant had opportunity to be involved in interactive part of the meeting and tried themselves in proper waste segregation and presenting their own creative ideas for waste reuse. The most active participants received small ce4reg promotion awards: eco-bags, pens and pencils from recycled materials.

Thank you for all this year participants and you are welcome to participate at workshops next year!

CE4reg project team invited everyone at the open workshops within popular science event – Malopolska Reseach Night.

29^th of September 2017 Malopolska  Marshal Office with academic and research partners from the region organize annual popular science event – Malopolska Reseach Night. This year is going to be organized the 12^th edition of the meeting. CE4reg research team prepare for so amazing event workshops “World of circular economy’

http://nocnaukowcow.malopolska.pl/wydarzenie/swiat-gospodarki-cyrkulacyjnej/.

The workshops is going to be held at B-1building of the AGH University of Science and Technology (Mickiewicza Avenue, 30 at 18.30, 19.00, 19.30).

Join us during Malopolska Reseach Night (http://nocnaukowcow.malopolska.pl/)  and explore the circular world!

Cooperation of CE4Reg research team with Małopolska Marshal Office:  Presentation of relation from international workshop on public private partnership in circular economy (CE) and industrial symbiosis (IS) at SYMBI project at regional stakeholders meeting.

SYMBI project Industrial Symbiosis and Recourse Efficient Circular Economy financed by Interreg programme of the EU (https://www.interregeurope.eu/SYMBI/). The other participants of the project represent cities and regions from Spain, Slovenia, Finland, Italy, Hungary and Greece.  Principal investigator of the project dr Anna Avdiushchenko was invited at the international workshop on PPP for CE and IS as an expert from Malopolska region. The workshop was held at Kozani  municipality (Greece). There were discussed issues related to pros and cons of PPP project, its opportunities and limitation.

On 15^th of September, Malopolska Marshal Office organised regional stakeholder meeting, where dr Anna Avdiushchenko presented main results of workshop from Kozani, including experience of partners from Greece, Finland, Poland and Slovenia in PPP and opportunities for project focused on circular economy and industrial symbiosis.

Prof. Joanna Kulczycka, research partner of the CE4reg project, presented best practices of industrial symbiosis form Poland.

CE4reg project research results were presented at the International Conference on Raw Materials and Energy in a Circular and Low-Carbon Economy.

Conference on Raw Materials and Energy in a Circular and Low-Carbon Economy was held on 14-15 September 2017 in  the Museum of Municipal Engineering in Krakow. The conference was co-organized by MEERI PAS in Kraków, GAP Foundation and financially supported by National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Poland.

The first day of the conference was devoted to urban circular economy and the concept of Idea-city proposed by Professor Jerzy Hausaner. During the opening session Professor Jonna Kulczycka, research partner form CE4reg project, presented results of survey on circular economy public awareness in Malopolska region conducted by research team of the project.  At the presentation was shown general understanding of the circular economy and sustainable development ideas by respondents and also presented differences in attitudes and behaviour between inhabitants from urban and rural areas, small and big cities.

The results of research are going to be published at environmental economics and management focused international journals and at Polish AURA popular science journal  in order to present research results for wider society.

All conference presentations could be downloaded here – http://konferencja-pan.pl/prezentacje/

Within CE4reg project  in April-June 2017 was conducted a survey among the adult inhabitants of the Małopolska Region. The purpose of the analysis was to identify attitudes and behaviour regarding circular economy and sustainable development in the region. The authors hypothesise were that different groups of respondents, depending on their gender, age, education, place of living, would  have different values ​​and attitudes towards circular economy issues.

The subject of the research was voluntary feedback by randomly group of respondents. Research has shown that there are barriers to regional co-operation and the implementation of circular economy assumptions, including social responsibility. The results of the research enabled the recognition of environmental issues awareness of the Małopolska region’s inhabitants and allowed to identify barriers and challenges for Małopolska sustainable regional development in relation to individual choices.

The purpose of the study was to identify attitudes, behaviours and environmental awareness about the implementation of circular economy concepts and principles towards eco-innovation and sustainable development of the region.

As a method of empirical research was chosen a survey questionnaire, which  was created in electronic version and available under link: profitest.pl/s/9385/eHdeAUIl4R0OpHQ. For the selection of the research sample, two forms of selection were used:

• Simple random selection – in which the required number of elements of the sample is drawn directly from the population. The sample selected is highly representative.
• Volunteer selection – the survey was placed on the internet with respondents responding to it.

The survey questionnaire contained closed single choice questions and multiple choice questions. In addition, it was decided to apply a research method based on the „Likert Scale,” which is a five-level scale of assessment, thanks to which it was possible to get answers about the degree of acceptance of circular economy the phenomenon and the attitude. In order to fully analyze the surveyed social group, the respondents were asked to enter a place of residence in the survey questionnaire.

The survey was attended by 430 inhabitants of the Małopolskie region.

Questionnaire (PDF)

Summer training course on circular economy: policies and practices in Venice

3th-5^th of July, 2017 dr Anna Avdiushchenko took part at the Summer training course on circular economy policies and practices. The training course was organized by Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable resource management with cooperation with Venice International University.

High-level international experts from Europe and China inter alia prof. David Peck  from TU Delf), dr Lei Shi from Tsihghua University, Joan Prummel and  Cuno Van Geet from Duch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, NGOs and business sector representatives from Belgium, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands presented case studies and best practices related to resource management, SME’s support, behavioural change, legal and economic instruments in relation to circular economy policies.

Practical part of the prating course was in a form of workshops and open discussions, where participants shared, analysed, and discussed in order to design and implement circular economy strategies at national, regional and local level.

Site visit within Summer Training Course was focus on zero waste strategies. Representatives of Waste Management Company “Contarina” at the Municipality of Treviso presented  their experience of such strategy implementation at the local level.

Cooperation of CE4Reg research team with Małopolska Marshal Office

In May 2016 Małopolska region became a partner of international project SYMBI Industrial Symbiosis and Recourse Efficient Circular Economy financed by Interreg programme of the EU (https://www.interregeurope.eu/SYMBI/). The other participants of the project represent cities and regions from Spain, Slovenia, Finland, Italy, Hungary and Greece.  As a topic of the project strongly interrelated with CE4Reg research issues, principal investigator of the project, dr Anna Avdiushchenko regularly take part at the stakeholders meetings devoted to circular economy and industrial symbiosis issues. The meetings are organized by Regional Policy Department and Environment Department of Małopolska Marshal Office. Prof. dr hab. Joanna Kulczycka, research partner of the CE4Reg project, is a content expert  of the SYMBI project.

 

20-21 of June 2017 one of the SYMBI project partners – Municipality of Kozani  (Greece) – organized an interregional workshops devoted to public-private partnership (PPP) for boosting circular economy and industrial symbiosis in the European regions.  Dr Anna Avdiushchenko was invited to participate at the workshops as an expert in circular economy issues. At the workshops were discussed best practises of PPP instrument at the partner countries and discussed opportunities to use it for implementation projects related to circular economy and industrial symbiosis.

 

Participant also took part at the side visit to Wester Macedonia Waste Management Company where they had an opportunity to get acquainted with waste management system of Wester Macedonia Region and discussed opportunities for industrial symbiosis ideas implementation.

 

WORLD CIRCULAR ECONOMY FORUM IN HELSINKI

5-7 June, 2017

 

Principal Investigator of the CE4REG project dr Anna Avdiushchenko took part at the First World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF). The event gathers together the most recognised experts and decision makers in the field. 1,500 key people from more than 100 countries shared circular economy related ideas in Helsinki, Finland, on 5-7 June 2017. The meeting was organised organized by the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra and its partners Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Nordic Council of Ministers, Finland Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland. 

There were discussed how the circular economy presents new and unprecedented opportunities to create wealth and well-being, as well as how it is the essential engine behind achieving the ambitious UN Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals.

Participation at the conference is going to be very contribution for the project research because there were discussed issues strongly related to research task within CE4REG project.  Among others are  macroeconomic implications of circular economy strategies and their effects on growth and jobs for economies;  required policy measures and private and public investments; role of the different stakeholder in enabling the shift to a global circular economy;  investment strategies and portfolios, and thus help reduce risks in an ever more volatile global market.

At the WCEF2017  also were presented showcases of on-going Circular Economy activities in leading Circular Cities Network around world (Helsinki, Amsterdame, New Your, Vancouver, Peterborough).

WCEF2017 host country Finland shared it’s own inspirational story as a global leader as we turn the vision of our circular economy road map into reality and deliver concrete benefits across all sectors of business and society.

Nine key messages emerged from WCEF2017. These called on public and private actors to, inter alia, mainstream the circular economy into the global economic model and its deployment in the front line of the world’s drive to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals,  combat climate change and poverty.

All materials and videos from the WCEF2017 are available here: https://www.sitra.fi/en/projects/world-circular-economy-forum-2017/#wcef2017