Objectives and competences
The generation of waste poses great environmental and economic challenges but, at the same time, it represents an opportunity if waste is conceived as a resource: a secondary raw material with economic value that brings new economic benefits. To make this leap in added value, the sector requires professionals who master waste treatment and management techniques, but who also know the market and the possibilities of valorizing this resource. In this context, this postgraduate course was developed in response to the needs of professionals in the sector.
Basic information
| Type | Postgraduate courses |
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| Certificate | Specialization diploma |
| Faculty or school | Institut de Formació Contínua IL3 |
| Branch of knowledge |
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| Mode of delivery | Distance |
| Credits | 30 |
| Length of course | 1 academic year |
| Language(s) of instruction | Spanish |
| Enrolment fee: | First year: 3.730,00 € An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee |
| In-company placement(s): | No |
| Classes begin: | 04/11/2024 |
| info@il3.ub.edu | |
| Master's degree course homepage | https://www.il3.ub.edu/ca/postgrau-gestio-tractament-valorizacion-residus |
| Managment | Abad Cuñado, Vanessa |
| Open pre-enrolment | No |
| Lead to doctoral studies | No |
| Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification: | Sí, amb crèdits pendents (10% o menys) |
Objectives and competences
Objectives
- The main objective is to prepare participants for their professional development in functions of responsibility in the management, treatment and recovery of waste.
Specific objectives:
- To understand, identify and make decisions on value chain associated to waste and business models, and of professional activities related to waste treatment and management.
- To determine waste categories and to establish the most adequate criteria for its management (depending on their physical, physical-chemical and/or biological features), to decide the treatment processes, to know the price of technologies and their productive perfomances, and the economic impact of decisions in the company.
- To understand the processes and flows of waste treatment to value on a material and energetic level, understanding the technologies used in the sector and the direction of future processes and technologies.
- To identify and understand the waste market as secondary raw materials, and become familiar with the market (consumer companies, factors affecting price, requirement of raw materials, global flow, opportunities, etc.).
- To be able to design waste treatment processes.
- To develop an awareness of the end treatments for non-usable waste (incinerators and controlled landfills) and their options as an energy recovery resource: biogas for the production of electrical and thermal energy and upgrading.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
- Professionals interested in advancing their professional careers in the waste sector and who have an engineering degree (higher or technical degree, especially in industrial, chemical or agricultural engineering, although others will be considered) or scientific-technical studies (environmental sciences, biology, geology, physics, chemistry, architecture, etc.).- Professionals working in the field of waste management, treatment and valorization, in functions such as heads of waste treatment plants, heads of waste treatment facility operations, technical office engineers, technical heads of waste management, heads of quality and environmental departments, business and investment consultants in the field of waste management, environmental consulting and business development in the waste management sector, governmental specialist technicians in the field of waste management or waste management technicians at the municipal and supra-municipal level.
Access requirements and conditions
The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.Pre-enrolment
Contact us
Faculty or school where the course is taught
| Address: | Institut de Formació Contínua - UB C/ Ciutat de Granada, 131 08018 - Barcelona Espanya |
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| Email address: | info@il3.ub.edu |
| Webpage: | http://www.il3.ub.edu |
| Telephone: | 93 403 96 96 |
| Observations: | Online learning. |
For further enquiries
| Address: | Institut de Formació Contínua - UB C/ Ciutat de Granada, 131 08018 - Barcelona Espanya |
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| Email address: | info@il3.ub.edu |
| Webpage: | https://www.il3.ub.edu/ca/postgrau-gestio-tractament-valorizacion-residus |
| Telephone: | 93 309 36 54 |
| Observations: | Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. |