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Overview
What you will study
In order to remain competitive in the climate policy environment and to take a leading role in environmental protection, many industrial companies must take decisive action to reduce their environmental impact. In order to identify suitable activities here, a comprehensive environmental assessment is required: The Life Cycle Assessment at RWTH Aachen University offers not only a generally accepted, but also extremely effective method.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Different phases of the LCA
- Their areas of application
- Independent implementation of life-cycle assessments
- Development of standardized methods for balancing in accordance with the DIN standard
- Interpretation of LCA analyzes and evaluation of potential for improvement
Audience
Engineers and project leaders
- from the areas of production, environmental management, research and development,
- strategic management
- with at least one year of relevant work experience
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Partially taught in English, Partially taught in German
Credits
2 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Aachen, Germany
Disciplines
Environmental EngineeringWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
The Fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessment Certificate Course is aimed at engineers as well as project managers. You will particularly benefit from the course if you have at least one year of relevant professional experience and work in the fields of:
- production
- environmental management
- research and development or strategic management
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Tuition Fee
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International
3200 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3200 EUR for the full programme during 5 days. -
EU/EEA
3200 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3200 EUR for the full programme during 5 days.
Living costs for Aachen
813 - 1131 EUR /month
Living costs
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Funding
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