Učni načrt predmeta

Predmet:
Uvod v krožno gospodarstvo
Course:
Introduction to Circular Economy
Študijski program in stopnja /
Study programme and level		 Študijska smer /
Study field		 Letnik /
Academic year		 Semester /
Semester
Ekotehnologije, 2. stopnja 1 2
Ecotechnologies, 2nd cycle 1 2
Vrsta predmeta / Course type
Izbirni
Univerzitetna koda predmeta / University course code:
EKO2-868
Predavanja
Lectures		 Seminar
Seminar		 Vaje
Tutorial		 Klinične vaje
work		 Druge oblike
študija		 Samost. delo
Individ. work		 ECTS
15 15 15 105 5

*Navedena porazdelitev ur velja, če je vpisanih vsaj 15 študentov. Drugače se obseg izvedbe kontaktnih ur sorazmerno zmanjša in prenese v samostojno delo. / This distribution of hours is valid if at least 15 students are enrolled. Otherwise the contact hours are linearly reduced and transfered to individual work.

Nosilec predmeta / Course leader:
prof. dr. Aleksander Zidanšek
Sodelavci / Lecturers:
prof. dr. Peter Glavič , prof. dr. Milena Horvat
Jeziki / Languages:
Predavanja / Lectures:
Slovenski ali angleški / Slovene or English
Vaje / Tutorial:
Pogoji za vključitev v delo oz. za opravljanje študijskih obveznosti:
Prerequisites:

Zaključen študij prve stopnje.

Completed first level studies.

Vsebina:
Content (Syllabus outline):

Zakaj krožno gospodarstvo?
- Uveljavitev trajnostnega razvoja v praksi,
- razklopitev rasti od naravnih virov.

Podlage:
- cilji trajnostnega razvoja,
- 4. industrijska revolucija,
- pravno okolje EU.

Načela krožnega gospodarstva:
- odpraviti odpadke in onesnaževanje,
- omogočiti kroženje proizvodov in materialov,
- regenerirati naravo.

Ravnanje z naravnimi viri:
- kritični materiali,
- verige vrednosti,
- zakonodajno okolje EU,
- cilji zmanjševanja odpadkov in hierarhija ravnanja z odpadki,
- gospodinjski odpadki,
- elektronski in električni odpad,
- analiza življenjskega cikla,
- odpadki v industriji.

Nove razvojne paradigme:
- tehnološke priložnosti in konvergenca tehnologij,
- modro in delitveno gospodarstvo,
- trajnostna družba znanja.

Why circular economy?
- Practical implementation of sustainable development,
- Decoupling growth from natural resources.

Foundations:
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),
- 4th industrial revolution,
- EU regulatory environment.

Circular economy principles:
- Eliminate waste and pollution,
- Circulate products and materials,
- Regenerate nature.

Natural resource management:
- Critical materials,
- Value chains,
- EU regulatory environment,
- Waste targets and hierarchy,
- Municipal waste,
- Electronic and electrical waste,
- Life Cycle Assessment,
- Industrial waste.

New developmental paradigms:
- Technological opportunities and convergence of technologies,
- Blue and sharing economy,
- Sustainable knowledge society.

Temeljna literatura in viri / Readings:

Izbrani novejši članki iz znanstvenih revij s tega področja in izbrana poglavja iz / Selected recent articles
from scientific journals in this field and selected chapters from:
C. Weetman, A Circular Economy Handbook: How to Build a More Resilient, Competitive and Sustainable Business, Kogan Page, 2025, ISBN 978-1398622982.
W. Stahel. The Circular Economy. Routledge, 2019. ISBN 978-0367200176
P. Lacy & J. Rutqvist, Waste to Wealth: The Circular Economy Advantage, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, ISBN 978-1137530684.

Cilji in kompetence:
Objectives and competences:

Pripraviti študente za reševanje kritičnih izzivov krožnega gospodarstva na lokalnem in globalnem nivoju.

Splošne kompetence:
- sposobnost za samostojno in skupinsko raziskovalno in razvojno delo,
- sposobnost uporabe znanja v praksi,
- delno tudi razvoj integralnega načina mišljenja ter sposobnost za komunikacijo s strokovnjaki drugih disciplin in področij.

Predmetnospecifične kompetence:
- obvladovanje metod in tehnik znanstvenega raziskovanja s področja krožnega gospodarstva.

To prepare the students for solving the critical challenges of circular economy both at the local and global level.

General competences:
- ability to carry out independent as well as team R&D work,
- ability to use the knowledge in practice,
- and partially also to the development of an integral way of thinking and the ability to
communicate with experts from other disciplines and fields.

Course specific competences:
- mastering of methods and techniques of scientific research work in the field of circular economy.

Predvideni študijski rezultati:
Intendeded learning outcomes:

Znanje in razumevanje:
• Razumevanje koncepta krožnega gospodarstva.

Vrednotenje in sinteza:
• sposobnost analize projektov krožnega gospodarstva,
• vzpostaviti sposobnost komunikacije v angleškem jeziku na področju krožnega gospodarstva.

Knowledge and understanding:
• Understanding the concept of circular economy.

Evaluation and synthesis:
• Ability for assessment of circular economy projects,
• Establish the ability to communicate in English in the field of the circular economy.

Metode poučevanja in učenja:
Learning and teaching methods:

Predavanja, seminarji, konzultacije, individualno delo

Lectures, seminars, consultancy, individual work

Načini ocenjevanja:
Delež v % / Weight in %
Assesment:
Seminarska naloga
50 %
Seminar work
Ustni zagovor seminarske naloge
50 %
Oral defense of seminar work
Reference nosilca / Lecturer's references:
1. ABINA, Andreja, CESTNIK, Bojan, KOVAČIČ LUKMAN, Rebeka, ZAVERNIK, Sara, OGRINC, Matevž, ZIDANŠEK, Aleksander. Transformation of the RESPO decision support system to higher education for monitoring sustainability-related competencies. Sustainability. Feb. 2023, vol. 15, iss. 4, [article no.] 3477, str. 1-18, ilustr. ISSN 2071-1050
2. ABINA, Andreja, PUC, Uroš, ZIDANŠEK, Aleksander. Challenges and opportunities of terahertz technology in construction and demolition waste management. Journal of environmental management. 2022, vol. 315, str. 115118-1-115118-8, ilustr. ISSN 0301-4797. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115118
3. BABY, Anjana, MARTINČIČ, Laura, ZAVAŠNIK, Janez, ZIDANŠEK, Aleksander, SANTHOSH, Neelakandan Marath, CVELBAR, Uroš. Plasma-tailored ZnNi-layered double hydroxides with ultrashort processing for supercapacitors. Chemical engineering journal. 2025, [article no.] 170415, str. 1-31, ilustr. ISSN 1873-3212
4. ABINA, Andreja, TEMELJOTOV SALAJ, Alenka, CESTNIK, Bojan, KARALIČ, Aram, OGRINC, Matevž, KOVAČIČ LUKMAN, Rebeka, ZIDANŠEK, Aleksander. Challenging 21st-century competencies for STEM students : companies’ vision in Slovenia and Norway in the light of global initiatives for competencies development. Sustainability. 2024, vol. 16, iss. 3, str. 1-23, ilustr. ISSN 2071-1050.
5. ZID, Maha, PAL, Kaushik, HARKAI, Saša, ABINA, Andreja, KRALJ, Samo, ZIDANŠEK, Aleksander. Qualitatively and quantitatively different configurations of nematic–nanoparticle mixtures. Nanomaterials. [Online ed.]. 2024, vol. 14, issue 5, str. 1-16. ISSN 2079-4991.