1. Introduction to the
International Institute for
Industrial Environmental Economics
(IIIEE)
and the Educational Programmes
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Lund University, Sweden
2. IIIEE
The International
Institute for Industrial
Environmental Economics
• Founded in 1994
• Opened in 1995
• Part of the 10th area of Lund University
• Separate board
• Partly financed by a foundation
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Lund University, Sweden
3. The IIIEE Keywords
• Applied Research
• Sustainable Consumption and Production
• Multidisciplinary
• Pollution Prevention
• Cultural Diversity
• Industry Interaction
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Lund University, Sweden
4. Education
M.Sc. Programme in Environmental
Management & Policy (EMP)
MESPOM Master in Environmental
Sciences, Policy and Management
(Erasmus Mundus Master’s Programme)
PhD Programme
Other courses
Research
Product policy and management
Sustainable Buildings and Energy
Sustainable Consumption
Tourism and mobility
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Lund University, Sweden
5. Product-Related Research
Product Policy
• Extended Producer Responsibility
- Design Change
- Imperfect Systems
• Information – eco-labels
• EuP Directive
Corporate Responses
• Eco-design
• Supply Chain Management
• Management Systems
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Lund University, Sweden
6. Some figures on Education
• PhD Programme from early 1990s
Master’s education since 1995
• 8-10 PhD candidates
ca 2 PhD theses per year
• 30-40 Master’s students per year
(in house); about 50 students
graduating per year
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Lund University, Sweden
7. M.Sc. Programme in Environmental
Management & Policy (EMP)
• A multidisciplinary programme to
educate in preventative environmental
management
• Four semesters:
- one on distance
- two in Lund (mid August – end May)
- one thesis semester (- end September)
• Since 1995 – more than 400 students
from some 80+ countries
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Lund University, Sweden
8. MESPOM
(Masters in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management)
An Erasmus Mundus Consortium financed by the
European Commission since 2005. Ca 35 students
admitted every year
• Central European University (CEU)
• Lund University (IIIEE)
• University of Manchester
• University of Aegean
4 semesters:
- two in Budapest
- one in Lund or Manchester
- a thesis semester
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Lund University, Sweden
9. EMP : 4 semesters = 4 blocks
• Basic block (distance • October Y1 – June Y2
and part-time)
• Advanced block • mid-Aug – Dec Y2
• Applied block • Jan-mid – May Y3
• Thesis project • mid-May – Sept Y3
Each 30 ECTS Total 120 ECTS
10. Interlinkages Between Courses
BASICS
(on distance UNDERSTANDING
ACTION RESEARCH &
– creating
INTERACTION
common
base level)
ISCP
ISS CEMP
Science
Inspiration Organisational level
and
philosophy
Business PAS I PAS II
EAM Governmental
Technology level
Diagnosis
and
Economics evaluation ARSCP SED
ARM THESIS
11. Strategic Environmental
Development (SED) course
EMP – SED
• “Real world” applications
• Work in student groups of 4-5
• With clients in regions, companies,
municipalities, companies
MESPOM – SED
• Common theme
• Case studies
• Interaction with “real world” actors (clients)
13. SED course - publications
• 2009 MESPOM
The Future is Distributed:
A Vision of Sustainable Economies
• 2010 EMP
Migrating Towards Sustainability.
Four stories about possible change
• 2010 MESPOM
Distributed Treasure – Island Economies
All available on Internet as pdfs.
