annex 6 about iiiee

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics Lund University, Sweden

Introduction to the

International Institute for

Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE)

and the Educational Programmes

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics Lund University, Sweden

• Founded in 1994

• Opened in 1995

• Part of the 10th area of Lund University

• Separate board

• Partly financed by a foundation

IIIEE The International

Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics Lund University, Sweden

• Applied Research

• Sustainable Consumption and Production

• Multidisciplinary

• Pollution Prevention

• Cultural Diversity

• Industry Interaction

The IIIEE Keywords

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics Lund University, Sweden

Product policy and management Sustainable Buildings and Energy Sustainable Consumption Tourism and mobility

MESPOM Master in Environmental

Sciences, Policy and Management (Erasmus Mundus Master’s Programme)

M.Sc. Programme in Environmental Management & Policy (EMP)

PhD Programme

Other courses

Education

Research

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics Lund University, Sweden

Product-Related Research

Product Policy

• Extended Producer Responsibility - Design Change - Imperfect Systems

• Information – eco-labels

• EuP Directive

Corporate Responses

• Eco-design

• Supply Chain Management

• Management Systems

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics Lund University, Sweden

Some figures on Education

• PhD Programme from early 1990s Master’s education since 1995

• 8-10 PhD candidates ca 2 PhD theses per year

• 30-40 Master’s students per year (in house); about 50 students graduating per year

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics Lund University, Sweden

M.Sc. Programme in Environmental Management & Policy (EMP)

• A multidisciplinary programme to educate in preventative environmental management

• Four semesters: - one on distance - two in Lund (mid August – end May) - one thesis semester (- end September)

• Since 1995 – more than 400 students from some 80+ countries

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics Lund University, Sweden

MESPOM (Masters in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management)

An Erasmus Mundus Consortium financed by the European Commission since 2005. Ca 35 students admitted every year

• Central European University (CEU)

• Lund University (IIIEE)

• University of Manchester

• University of Aegean

4 semesters: - two in Budapest - one in Lund or Manchester - a thesis semester

EMP : 4 semesters = 4 blocks

• Basic block (distance and part-time)

• Advanced block

• Applied block

• Thesis project

Each 30 ECTS

• October Y1 – June Y2

• mid-Aug – Dec Y2

• Jan-mid – May Y3

• mid-May – Sept Y3

Total 120 ECTS

Interlinkages Between Courses

ISS

PAS I PAS II

CEMP

ACTION

Organisational level

Governmental level

ARSCP

ARM

SED

THESIS

RESEARCH & INTERACTION

ISCP

Inspiration and

philosophy

EAM

Diagnosis and

evaluation

UNDERSTANDING

BASICS

(on distance – creating common

base level)

Science

Business

Technology

Economics

Strategic Environmental Development (SED) course

EMP – SED

• “Real world” applications

• Work in student groups of 4-5

• With clients in regions, companies, municipalities, companies

MESPOM – SED

• Common theme

• Case studies

• Interaction with “real world” actors (clients)

Strategic Environmental Development (SED) course

SED course - publications

• 2009 MESPOM The Future is Distributed: A Vision of Sustainable Economies

• 2010 EMP Migrating Towards Sustainability. Four stories about possible change

• 2010 MESPOM Distributed Treasure – Island Economies

All available on Internet as pdfs.

Distance Block - entering

Distance Block – my portal

Business Fundamentals

BF – Module 2

BF – Group assignment

BF – tracking students

BF – quiz

BF – forum

BF – forum 2

BF – tracking students