COURSE OVERVIEW
The Sustainable Systems Engineering (STEN) group offers a comprehensive training program in Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), with a focus on the pharmaceutical industry. The program consists of three modules: foundational concepts, practical skills, and industry-specific applications.
The foundational module covers principles of sustainability assessment and the LCA methodology. The practical module provides hands-on experience with LCA software, while the advanced module focuses on applying LCA in the pharmaceutical sector, including case studies and modeling challenges. Through lectures, case studies, and interactive sessions, participants gain essential knowledge and skills to perform sustainability assessments, with an emphasis on practical applications and critical thinking about sustainability in the pharmaceutical field. Moreover, practical expertise in the LCA process empowers decision-makers to fully comprehend the insights derived from the analysis, enabling them to make more informed and sustainable choices.
Target Audience
This training is ideal for professionals, researchers, and PhD students in pharma, as well as for environmental sciences, engineering, and related fields who wish to enhance their understanding and application of sustainability assessment methodologies
COURSE PROGRAM
A detailed overview of the different modules can be found in the following document.
If you are interested in taking this course, please email Maarten (mgadbruy.debruyne@ugent.be).
