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

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• Introduction into technology transfer and solid waste management
• Technical features of waste mangement in South Eastern Europe: waste collection systems, waste generation and composition patterns, waste disposal practices
• EU legislation and the future of waste management in South Eastern Europe
• Illustration and analysis of the status quo of solid waste management by material flow analysis (MFA): case study Serbia
• Case studies on successful and unsuccessful technology transfer in the field of solid waste management in Serbia

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

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.  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)

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 in TISS

English reading and writing.