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Jožef Stefan
International
Postgraduate School

Jamova 39
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

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Ecotechnology


Programme Description

Študijski program Ekotehnologija vključuje pridobivanje vrhunskih znanj na področju ekotehnologije. Študij je organiziran v povezavi z raziskovalno-razvojnimi projekti industrije, storitvenih dejavnosti in javnega sektorja. Slovenija je vgradila načela trajnostnega razvoja v svojo temeljno razvojno strategijo, ki jo podpira z vrsto pravnih, ekonomskih, ekoloških in socialnih ukrepov. Deficit pa je pri uveljavljanju teh ukrepov in integraciji njihovih učinkov, predvsem zaradi pomanjkanja trajnostno usmerjenih in vrhunsko usposobljenih vodstvenih kadrov. Z vključevanjem Slovenije v Evropsko unijo je porasla zahteva po kompetitivnosti na vseh področjih. V gospodarstvu, storitvenih dejavnostih in v javnih službah terja hitrejši in učinkovitejši razvoj in prenos eko-tehnologij ter uveljavlja odločnejšo usmeritev k trajnostnemu razvoju. V znanosti in izobraževanju je bistveno večji poudarek na povezovanju temeljnih raziskav z uporabnimi in razvojem v gospodarstvu, storitvenih dejavnostih in javnih službah. Ta poudarek je značilen za program Ekotehnologija. Strategija trajnostnega razvoja vključuje integracijo okoljskih, tehnoloških, ekonomskih in socialnih ciljev, posebej v proizvodnji in potrošnji. Nujno je načrtovati, razviti in širiti uporabo eko-tehnologij (eko pomeni tako ekološko kot ekonomsko) in z načrtnimi  trajnostno usmerjenimi tržnimi strategijami razvijati ugodnejša gibanja porabe. Bistvene sestavine eko-tehnoloških pristopov so novi postopki in proizvodi, ki vključujejo večanje učinkovitosti uporabe surovin in energije, minimizacijo in reciklažo odpadkov, zmanjšanje negativnih učinkov proizvodnje in transporta na okolje ter načrtno izboljševanje ogroženega okolja. Študj Ekotehnologija je vsidran v razvojne projekte za ekotehnološko prenovo in napredek v proizvodnji, storitvenih dejavnostih in javnih službah. V teh projektih se neposredno povezujejo raziskovalno-izobraževalne kapacitete MPŠ z razvojnimi kapacitetami sodelujoče industrije, storitvenih dejavnosti in javnih služb. Zato je ta študij namenjen praviloma kandidatom z vsaj dveletnimi delovnimi izkušnjami in podporo njihovih zaposlovalcev. Namen programa je ustvariti študijske in raziskovalne pogoje, v katerih se bodo nenehno prepletale teoretske osnove na najvišji ravni z napori za rešitve realnih problemov v procesih proizvodnje in odločanja.

Študijski program bo nudil pridobivanje znanj in razvoj spretnosti za kompetentno raziskovanje, mednarodno povezovanje in vodenje trajnostno usmerjenega razvoja, prenosa in uporabe eko-tehnologij.

Emphasis will be placed on threefold ability for:

  • widening and deepening the scientific content, methods and techniques in the selected fields of natural sciences, technologies, engineering and information sciences, which will support strategic choice, development, transfer, optimization, utilization and control of selected ecotechnologies for increasing commercial efficiency while benefiting broader social interests concerning sustainable development;
  • developing the abilities and skills for enhancing the quality of processes, products and services, and increasing the added value, striving for excellence and maximum enforcement of the principles of sustainable development;
  • developing an integral process of thinking which surpasses individual areas and develops multidisciplinary communication skills for dealing with experts from other disciplines and subject areas, comprehensive definition of problems, systematic approaches solving complex problems through teamwork, decision-making under conditions of uncertainty, and long-term target-oriented strategic planning.

Basic Objectives of the Programme

The basic objective of this programme is to qualify the candidate for:

A)  General competences

  • ability for individual research work on the field of ecotechnology,
  • ability to research, select and organize information, as well as synthesize solution and anticipate their consequences,
  • mastering of research methods, procedures and processes, development of critical and self-critical assessment,
  • ability to use knowledge in practice,
  • autonomy in professional work, as well as responsible and creative performance of activities,
  • development of communication abilities and skills, particularly for communication in international environment,
  • ethical reflection and commitment to professional ethics and regulations,
  • cooperativeness, work on joint assignments and problems within a group and in international environment.

B)  Subject-specific competences

  • knowing the bases of environmental protection techniques, material and energy balance and process systems technology,
  • understanding integrated planning of energy production and distribution in the economic sector, including environmental evaluation of energy consumption and energy processes, management of internal energy systems in connection with the public energy supply system, energy and emissions trading, evaluation of operational and investment/supported improvements,
  • ability to combine various skills and knowledge in identification and analysis of environmental issues, evaluation and decision-making on the use of the environment in relation to development schemes, plans and policies,
  • ability to analyze ethical aspects of practices, institutions and valuations associated with the environment and nature,
  • recognizing the social relevance of scientific knowledge and responsibility of planners for activities interfering with nature, social and cultural environment,
  • understanding the legal aspect of environmental protection, in the European and national legislation,
  • knowing the bases of ecology and ecotoxicology for students without basic education in biology,
  • ability to discover knowledge in environmental data,
  • continuing research & development work in ecotechnology,
  • knowing the concepts of ecotechnology,
  • acquiring the bases of natural-science and technical knowledge in ecotechnology in the form of combining the existing solutions.

Credit Framework

All credits for the third-level study programme 
Compulsory courses30 credits
Optional courses30 credits
Individual research work
120 credits
CREDITS ALTOGETHER180 credits

Courses

1st YEAR
Compulsory courses:
Seminar I (ECO3)
Individual Research Work 1

Student collects 30 credits with courses, from which at least one of the courses should have 12 credits.

Student can collect 6 credits from the following list of courses:
- Corporate Law and Dispute Settlement (3 ECTS)
- Concept of Sustainable Development (3 ECTS)
- Economics for Researchers (3 ECTS)
- Industrial Expert Knowledge and Project Work (3 ECTS)
- Preparation of patent application (3 ECTS)
- Writing Research Projects (3 ECTS)
- Innovation Management (3 ECTS)
- Commercialization of Technology (3 ECTS)
- Writing Scientific Documents (3 ECTS)

2nd YEAR
Compulsory courses:
Seminar II (ECO3)
Individual Research Work 2

3rd YEAR
Compulsory courses:
Seminar III (ECO3)
Individual Research Work 3

Environmental Problems in Electronics (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Economics for Researchers, 3 ECTS
Ecoremediation Technologies (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Environmental Physics (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Fuel Cells (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Hydrology and Environment (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Individual Research Work 1, 20 ECTS
Individual Research Work 2, 50 ECTS
Individual Research Work 3, 50 ECTS
Industrial Expert Knowledge and Project Work 1, 3 ECTS
Innovation Management, 3 ECTS
Invasion ecology and importance of interspecific interactions in ecosystems (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Selected Chapters from Analytical Chemistry (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Inorganic chemistry: Selected topics (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Selected topics on Biotechnology (ECO3), 3 ECTS
Environmental Pollution - Selected Topics (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Environmental Technologies - Selected Topics (ECO3), 12 ECTS
Nuclear Fusion as an Environmentally friendly Source of Energy (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Chemistry of Environmental Systems (ECO3), 12 ECTS
Environmental Colloid Chemistry (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Commercialization of Technology, 6 ECTS
Communication in biological systems and its application in a biorational control of pests (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Concept of Sustainable Development, 3 ECTS
Mass occurrence of toxic phytoplankton in the environment (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Materials and Ecology (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Management of Technology and Innovation (ECO3), 12 ECTS
Modeling in the Environment (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Nature as a source of chemicals (ECO3), 3 ECTS
Knowledge Discovery in Environmental Data (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Stress responses in marine environment (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Environmental Biomonitoring (ECO3), 3 ECTS
Environmentally friendly functionalization of organic materials (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Organic Analysis (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Organic chemistry for the sustainable development (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Tools for the Environmental Quality Control (ECO3), 12 ECTS
Fundamentals of Green Chemistry (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Writing Research Projects , 3 ECTS
Writing Scientific Documents, 3 ECTS
Populations and a population monitoring (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Corporate Law and Dispute Settlement, 3 ECTS
Preparation of Patent Application, 3 ECTS
Radioactive wastes (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Radioactive and Nuclear Methods for the Study of Processes (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Radioecology (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Radiochemistry (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Technology Development Management (ECO3), 9 ECTS
X-ray Structure Analysis, 6 ECTS
Seminar I (ECO3), 10 ECTS
Seminar II (ECO3), 10 ECTS
Seminar III (ECO3), 10 ECTS
Systems and Techniques of Decision Support (ECO3), 9 ECTS
Environmental management systems (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Systems, Facilities and Materials for Alternative Energy Sources (ECO3), 9 ECTS
Advanced Processing of Polymer Composites (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Hydrogen Economy (ECO3), 9 ECTS
Speciation of elements in biological systems and environment (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Industry related element speciation (ECO3), 3 ECTS
Monitoring of changes in biodiversity and ecophysiology of subterranean organisms (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Strategic environmental assessment (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Toxicology in Industry (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Risks with Hazardous Materials in Industry (ECO3), 6 ECTS
Energy Efficiency in Industry (ECO3), 9 ECTS
Introduction to Environmentally friendly Plasma Technologies (ECO3) , 6 ECTS