Post by Chiara Corti

I recently had the chance to take part in the IDEA League Summer School "Closing the Loop – (Re-)Design for Disassembly & Circular Economy", held at the SII-Lab, Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. It was a great learning experience focused on circular economy, sustainable product design and disassembly processes. We had the chance to work hands-on with drone assembly and disassembly, and to explore real-world applications of digital twins and automated systems. We also attended inspiring lectures from experts across Europe, including: Björn Johansson and Mélanie Despeisse (Chalmers University) Sven Ekered (Chalmers) – Drone Assembly Simon Heyes (Rockwell) – Digital Twin Bas Flipsen and Stefan Persaud (TU Delft) – Disassembly strategies Adalberto Polenghi (Politecnico di Milano) – Maintenance and CE Amon Göppert & Caroline (RWTH Aachen) – Automated disassembly and remanufacturing Catharina Benning (ETH Zurich) – Future challenges in CE Beyond the technical part, it was a fantastic opportunity to connect and collaborate with students and professionals from different backgrounds, sharing ideas and working together on projects. Thanks to IDEA League and Chalmers University for this opportunity! #CircularEconomy #DesignForDisassembly #Sustainability #IDeALeague #Chalmers #SummerSchool #Engineering Grateful to have shared this journey with a fantastic group of peers: Jacopo Pacioni, Luca Rosaspina, Zanhai H., Hamidreza Saberi, Kezia Jane Rivan, Marc-André Weismüller, Nanthesh S J, Rakesh Sivanadan, Dimitar B., Felix Curvers, Isabelle Heiliger, Jonathan Wicke, Anabella Tzatzanas, Mariia Deinega, Victoria Jung, Hasanka Maduwantha, wenquan zhang