Microplastics: From Environmental Impact to Policy, Innovation, and Public Awareness

16.06.2025 – 20.06.2025

Why Participate?
Learn from top experts and organizations, including UNEP, FOEN, and IUCN.
Engage in dynamic learning formats, from lectures and flipped classes to interactive World Café sessions and a hands-on field trip to Geneva Lake.
Develop and enhance your practical problem-solving skills by tackling real-world challenges in collaboration with professionals.
Collaborate in diverse teams and apply your knowledge and skills to water resource management.

Key Topics:
Microplastics in the environment: sources, impacts, and human exposure.
Detection methods and analytical approaches.
Policy frameworks and regulatory challenges.
Industry innovations and solutions.
Public engagement and raising awareness.

What You’ll Gain:
Deepen your understanding of microplastics and their global impact.
Cultivate teamwork and communication skills through collaborative projects.
Earn a Certificate of Attendance and, upon request, a transcript with ECTS credit equivalency.

Course evaluation: Students will be asked to complete approximately 15 hours of reading before the course begins. Assessment is based on participation and a group presentation.

Lieu

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