We generate millions of tonnes of waste every day. Poor waste management has negative environmental, economic, and social effects that impact on everyone’s life. We can’t eliminate all waste, but we can minimize it by finding new ways to use old things, designing sustainable processes and systems that help to reduce waste, and changing the way in which we understand consumption and waste. The village theme encourages participants to explore all or any of these aspects as a way of creating economic and social value. (AM500218)

Threats and risks in the healthcare domain – Learn from the past, assess the present, and prepare for the future. (IMT4016)

The time is right to co-design and systematically evaluate new place-based technologies so that we can create hybrid (virtual and physical) cities that are greener and more fair for all. We need solutions that use virtual worlds as part of our preparedness and resilience tools for peace and democracy. (TFE4853)

The course is primarily designed for business and engineering students at Campus Ålesund. In collaboration, students will develop sustainable business models while addressing real-world manufacturing challenges within the conceptual framework of Industry 5.0. (IE509118)