Industrial Ecology

Program description

The Master's program trains specialists capable of preventing industrial pollution and protecting the urban natural environment. As an industrial ecology student, you will learn to employ the tenets of green building and sustainable waste management, new energy and resource processes in a circular economy, the best available technologies and ecological design, as well as to promote cleaner production.

The program will perfectly fit students with backgrounds in the following fields: ecology and environmental management, technosphere safety, industrial ecology, environmental biotechnology, environmental design, and other adjacent natural and technical sciences. Students are free to build their own individual learning tracks and sign up for courses that will genuinely meet their interests.

Specializations

• Environmental Engineering (in Russian)

Students explore the challenges of industrial ecology, considering the latest developments in environmental engineering, energy and resource efficiency of production facilities, development of environmental responsibility within companies, and the introduction of sustainable production and consumption. In the process of studying, they learn to select the best available technologies for wastewater/gas/dust emissions treatment facilities and processing industrial and consumer waste.

• Cleaner Production and Environmental Design (in English)

During their studies, students gain professional competencies necessary to implement the principles of industrial symbiosis, circular economy, and cleaner production, as well as substantiate their selection of the best available technologies from the perspectives of environmental protection and the economy, minimizing the negative impact on the environment. Training in ecological design equips students with the ability to manage the environmental aspects of production and possible risks within the entire production chain – from extraction of raw materials to product design and waste disposal.

• Ecobiotechnology (in Russian)

The specialization focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of using living organisms for environmental purposes (applied biotechnology). Within this track, students will work at laboratories where they will gain hands-on experience in developing green biotechnologies to reduce the release of pollutants into the air, soil, and water objects, as well as the amount of waste.

• Urban Ecology (only for subject area 20.04.01, in Russian)

The specialization aims to tackle practical challenges in the field of sustainable urban development. Within the specialization, students gain knowledge and skills necessary for research and design activities in the field of municipal and construction waste management and green construction, as well as application of landscape design and phytotechnologies for urban environmental protection. Apart from that, students will also master environmental monitoring, GIS technologies, and urban and industrial symbiosis.