Coastal engineering: going multifunctional?
By Ankita Singhvi. A quarter of the world’s population lives within 100km of a shoreline, with urbanisation on the rise. Coastal space is scarce and valuable, but it is becoming…
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IESA Shift is the study association for Industrial Ecology, a two-year master program at Delft University of Technology and Leiden University. The study association serves as a bridge between students from different years, and offers them insight into the field of Industrial Ecology.
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Shift is here for all Industrial Ecology students. We believe studying is about more than education: it is about developing yourself as an individual, enjoying yourself and making the most out of your student life! Shift aims to enrich student life by providing opportunities for networking with both other students and companies, gaining knowledge about different relevant topics in the field of IE, developing professional skills and most of all: having fun while studying! Everything we do is based on the following pillars:
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Motivate and support students. To motivate and help students to successfully finish their Industrial Ecology Masters and deepen their knowledge on Industrial Ecology in practice, helping them to position themselves for their thesis research and future career.
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Prepare students for their future career. To inspire students the most in their study programme and future career and equip them with the right skills and information.
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Strengthen the IE community. To create a feeling of connection and support amongst all students from the different years, including international students.
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Reviving the not-for-profit business model for a sustainable economy
By Lowik Pieters & Quirien Reijtenbagh. It is often assumed that profit is to capitalism as sand is to a beach. The constant growth of resource extractions, essential in a…
IPG: Sea, Sand and Sustainability
By Ankita Singhvi. After months of studying in classrooms, the Interdisciplinary Project Group (IPG) gives IE students the opportunity to put our knowledge to use in the ‘real world’. …
Synthetic Kerosene: A Take-Off to CO2-neutral aviation?
By Lowik Pieters. The course Sustainable Innovation and Social Change (SUISCY) gave us the opportunity to investigate the innovative way of making synthetic kerosene from renewable sources in North Holland.…
The resource problem of the Energy Transition | VVM Café 16 October 2019
Dr. Benjamin Sprecher will discuss the (critical) raw materials that are needed for the energy transition, from an Industrial Ecology perspective. The event will take place on Wednesday 16 October…
What we’ve read on the news: Tata Steel cornered after RIVM’s publication on ‘graphite rains’
By: Kirsten Steunenberg. Wijk aan Zee remains divided “Graphite rains’ look like little sparkles in the air’, says Kyra, 10 years old, light brown hair, with freckles on her…
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