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Explore the concept of upcycling, its link to sustainable development, and how you can start your own upcycling business.
Understand upcycling, how to make upcycling products and start up a company
Have you ever turned unwanted objects or waste materials into entirely new products? Upcycling is the ideal way to combine creative ideas with a passion for sustainability and entrepreneurship.
On this course, you will learn how to apply the key concepts of upcycling to real-life practice. You will explore the link between upcycling and the Sustainable Development Goals, and learn about successful international case study examples.
You will also get inspired by business ideas for upcycling, receive guidance on how to start your own company, and learn how to fund and market your products.
课程大纲
- Concept of upcycling
- Upcycling approaches
- Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals
- How to set up an upcycling business
- Business ideas for upcycling
- How to get funding and marketise your products
教师
Sara Calvo
Dr Sara Calvo is an educator, trainer and a certified social enterprise advisor that has provided consultancy services for a wide range of organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Andres Morales
Andres is the co-founder of Minca Ventures Ltd, a Social Enterprise consultant, Video-ethnographer, filmmaker and Researcher and Lecturer at UNIR.
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FutureLearn est une plate-forme d'apprentissage proposant des formations en ligne ouvertes à tous (MOOC)
Fondée en Décembre 2012, la société est entièrement détenue par l'Open University à Milton Keynes, en Angleterre.
Elle est la 1ère plateforme offrant des MOOC au Royaume-Uni, avec à son actif plus d'une cinquantaine d'universités partenaires provenant du Royaume Uni mais aussi du reste du monde.
FutureLearn se différencie également par des partenariats avec des entités non-universitaires comme le British Museum, le British Council, la British Library et la national Film and Television School.
