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Digital TecDays in whole Switzerland
Wed Jun 2021
The TecDay is a special occasion on which Swiss high school students can get in touch with experts in various scientific areas, have fun and hopefully also get interested in starting a career in science. They can choose among a multitude of modules in which experts will present a scientific topic in
IRTC-Business Session at the UNECE Resource Management Week
Wed Jun 2021
On 28th April 2021, IRTC held a round table on “Critical Raw Materials: The driver for the new low-carbon economy: How can we make supply sustainable?” in the framework of the UNECE Resource Management Week. The presentations and the recording are now online and can be found here.
Technology Outlook 2021 by SATW
Wed Jun 2021
What technological advances will shape the Swiss economy and society in the coming years? The Technology Outlook 2021 knows the answer! Every two years, the SATW creates an early detection report, the Technology Outlook, which describes pioneering technologies, evaluates their importance for Swit
Success Story of SusCritMat
Mon Mar 2021
Read about the success story of our SusCritMat project on the EIT RawMaterials website and learn about how we came to develop a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Success Story
IRTC-Business workshop summary on "Building resilient economies - the role of policy"
Mon Mar 2021
The IRTC-Business workshop and Round Table on “Building resilient economies - the role of policy” took place via Zoom on November 17, 2020, from 2 am to 6 pm CET. Around 80 registered participants attended the workshop which comprised in a first part presentations from policy-making, industry and re
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IRTC-Business Workshop at the EIT RawMaterials Week
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IRTC-Business will host a workshop at the EIT RawMaterials Week that will take place in from 15th to 19th November. The EIT RawMaterials Community invites all stakeholders to join the upcoming workshops and webinars to discuss the future of the raw materials sector powering the transition to a green, digital and circular economy. The IRTC-Business sessions will take place on 16th of November, probably in a hybrid format. More information will follow.
Massive Open Online Course SusCritMOOC
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On 13th of October, our Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with the name “Critical Raw Materials: Managing Resources for a Sustainable Future” will launch officially on edX. It is open for everyone interested in critical raw materials and looking for solutions for their management. The first run will be with live support and take 6 weeks to complete. For information about the project SusCritMOOC, visit the website www.suscritmat.eu.
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