226.023 Transfer of Enviornmental Technology to Developing Countries
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2021S, SE, 2.0h, 2.0EC, to be held in blocked form
TUWEL

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 2.0
  • Type: SE Seminar
  • Format: Online

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

  • to analyse waste management systems in developing countries

  • to apply the method of material flow analysis to waste management systems and to interpret the results

Subject of course

  1. Introduction into technology transfer and solid waste management
  2. Technical features of waste mangement in South East Europe: waste collection systems, waste generation and composition patterns, waste disposal practices
  3. EU legislation and the future of waste management in South East Europe
  4. Illustration and analysis of the status quo of solid waste management by material flow analysis (MFA): case study Serbia
  5. Student's work and presentation: design, illustration, and assessment of scenarios for future waste management in Serbia
  6. Case studies on successful and unsuccessful technology transfer in the field of solid waste management in Serbia

Teaching methods

  • Critical discussion of case studies
  • Application of material flow analysis to waste management systems

Mode of examination

Immanent

Additional information

If the course can not take place on-site due to restrictions of the Austrian governement or the TU Wien, the course will take place in an online-format. Due to this change from on-site to online-format the announced dates for examinations can also change. The following mode applies if a change to online-format has to be done:

Informationen when courses switch to online-format:

Teaching method if there is a change to online-format:

  • Zoom-Meetings
  • Lecture recordings accessible via TUWEL

Mode of examination if there is a change to online-format:

  • no change compared to on-site format

Examination modalities of an online-examination:

  • see „Examination modalities“; no change compared to on-site format

Required technical equipment to participate in the course and the examination:

  • Device with Internet access (notebook, PC, tablet, smartphone)
Please consider the plagiarism guidelines of TU Wien when writing your seminar paper: Directive concerning the handling of plagiarism (PDF)

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
16:00 - 19:0014.06.2021 - 18.06.2021 Online Meeting via Zoom or Gotomeeting (LIVE)Lectures and discussion
Transfer of Enviornmental Technology to Developing Countries - Single appointments
DayDateTimeLocationDescription
Mon14.06.202116:00 - 19:00 Online Meeting via Zoom or GotomeetingIntroduction into solid waste management and material flow analysis
Tue15.06.202116:00 - 19:00 Online Meeting via Zoom or GotomeetingWaste management in emerging and developing countries, application of material flow analysis in waste management
Wed16.06.202116:00 - 19:00 Online Meeting via Zoom or GotomeetingWaste management in Serbia, evaluation of waste management system
Thu17.06.202116:00 - 19:00 Online Meeting via Zoom or GotomeetingOnline discussion with students
Fri18.06.202116:00 - 19:00 Online Meeting via Zoom or GotomeetingSocio political and economic issues, case study Novi Sad (Serbia)
Course is held blocked

Examination modalities

Grading of the seminar will be done based on

  • the attendance during the lectures
  • the seminar work/paper.

Seminar work/paper:

  • about five A4 pages
  • topics to be announced

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
05.03.2021 00:00 13.06.2021 23:59 13.06.2021 23:59

Registration modalities

Course registration in TISS

Curricula

Literature

No lecture notes are available.

Previous knowledge

English reading and writing.

Miscellaneous

Language

English