C4: Sustainable development in EU: eco-friendly practices for

innovative technologies

1. Sustainability State-of-Art • Terminology, theoretical approaches and historical events 2. EU methodological approach in Sustainable Development • Agenda for Sustainable Development, • Standards and Norms, • Life Cycle Assessment methodological approach 3. Innovative technologies towards sustainability - affordable and clean energy • Eco-friendly materials, • Sustainable processes in technical area, 4. Computer based analysis • Environmental impact analysis (CO2e) using computer software 5. Real case studies on sustainability practices • Sustainable development in mechanical sector. Including this course in the present project proposal was promoted by two main features: first, the current trends for sustainability, expressed by economic development, eco–friendly innovations and social approaches and second, a reduced level of knowledge on European policies related to funding opportunities and social responsibility for environment protection. The course opens up an eco-friendly education and training process for future generations of engineers. It focuses mainly on two issues, in the first place, on providing information on EU funding policy and strategies, creating the base and motivation for ecological projects implementation. Secondly, it introduces in the curricula the topic of environment protection using a comparative evaluation on national and European approaches, accompanied by real case studies.  The purpose of this course is to help the students get familiarized with European policies and strategies on environmental protection but also get aware of the contribution that engineering field brings to the sustainable development process in Europe and all around the world. The aim is to make the future practitioners understand that engineering creates the bridge between theory and practice, making the sustainable development a real case scenario. Based on information provided in the course lectures, the future engineers should be able to take decisions and customize their engineering projects accordingly to European environment protection practices.

Dezvoltarea durabilă în UE: practici ecologice pentru tehnologii

inovatoare C4