Circular business and Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Circular business and Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Duration
5 months
Education type
Exchange programme
Field of interest
Sustainability
Field of interest
Business
Introduction

The study programme

What do you think? Do circularity and business go together? Our answer is that somehow they will have to, as climate change, primary raw materials shortages, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution compel us to make the transition from a linear economy to a circular economy. Companies and other organizations need people like you, who are passionate about circularity, to create circular business models for them. Our Circular Business and Sustainable Entrepreneurship minor will teach you how to bring circularity and business together.

Admission requirements

This is how you get admitted

  • Do you have any questions about admission?

    Please contact our International Office by sending an email to international.uas@aeres.nl.

Characteristics

Is this the programme for you?

  • International learning environment

    You study in an international classroom. You will study with other nationalities such as Dutch, Italian, French or German students.

    Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Dronten, students, international studies

  • University of Applied Sciences

    Study at a university of applied sciences with a long history of agriculture and specialization in agrifood and entrepreneurship. Our lecturers work in close collaboration with organizations and experts in the field.

    International Food Business Aeres University of Applied Sciences

  • Fixed schedule

    Classes take place on Monday and Friday. You have to keep in mind 1 day a week for groupwork. The other 2 days, you will be doing an internship.

    Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Dronten, students, international studies
Practical matters

What you need to know...

  • Application
    • Programme duration: 1 September –31 January
    • Application is open as of 1 October
    • Application deadline: 1 May

    The International Office will inform you via email about the application procedure as soon as your home university or university of applied sciences has informed us that you have been nominated for an exchange programme.

  • Fees and funding

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A student’s perspective

Fruit in store, apples and bananas
Sustainable
Arable farming students from Aeres University of Applied Sciences in greenhouse with capsicum
Programme content

This is what you will learn

This programme consist of 1 minor of 30 ECTS with 4 submodules.

  • Internship
  • Group project
  • LCA and Value Chain
  • Circular economy

  • What will you learn?

    In this minor, you will learn how to create circular business models that are based on the Butterfly Model. It consists of an internship, a group assignment and theory with assignments. During the internship you will spend 2 days a week at a company or an organization, providing a practical application of circularity. The group assignment involves creating a useful application of a residual flow and formulating a business model to market this residual flow. The theory is taught in two courses: Life Cycle Assessment and Value Chain, and Circular Economy, with subjects like transition, change and innovation management; new business models; and multiple value creation. This minor gives you insights in the possibilities of sustainable and circular business models. Also you develop knowledge about the impact of more sustainable strategic decisions.

  • Competences

    • Developing a vision and strategy for an (international) agri-food business
    • Entrepreneurship and innovation in the international agri-food business
    • Designing and implementing a result oriented practical research in the agri-food business
    • Effective cooperation and communication in a multidisciplinary and intercultural environment
    • Advising on financial aspects of business management of an agri-food company
    • Strategic marketing of products and services in the global agri-food market

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