Post by Erik Hansen ↻

🎈10Y anniversary of the Institute for Integrated Quality Design (IQD) at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz with an incredible energetic and warm-hearted party! What an exciting journey at the frontier of #circulareconomy #innovation research, teaching and transfer. Together with our team and partners, in D-A-CH and beyond, we achieved noteworthy results (selection): 🌍TEACHING: ▪️Major Sustainability Management (BSc BWL) ▪️Competency Area Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy Innovation (MSc Management) ▪️MBA Sustainable Business & Circular Economy (LIMAK Austrian Business School) ▪️Sustainability Innovation VR Executive Masterclass (Gemba) ▪️CE Foundations + Advanced (MSc Sustainable Polymer Management) ▪️CE at Stiftung Bayerische EliteAkademie (BEA) 🌍SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING ON KEY THEMES: ▪️CE innovation processes (e.g. JIE) ▪️Smart Circularity (e.g. R&D Management) ▪️Circular value creation architectures (e.g. JIE) ▪️Circular Business Models (e.g. BSE) 🌍CITATIONS: ▪️Top 2% Scientist List ▪️GS JKU Top-15 (active duty) 🌍PRACTITIONER CONTRIBUTIONS (TRANSFER): ▪️acatech Circular Economy Initiative: Circular Business Model Report ▪️Quality Austria Whitepaper Series ▪️Cradle to Cradle Innovation Process Brochure ▪️Advisory boards: DIN/DKE Fachbeirat CE, Circular Globe, Future Panel Upper Austria ▪️Lots of webinars and talks 🙏 Thanks to Rector Stefan Koch for joining our celebrations. 🙏 Thanks to our industry donor Quality Austria (Christian R. Schweiger, Axel Dick, Franz Peter Walder). 🙏 Thanks to my JKU colleagues (e.g. Dennis Hilgers, Dorothea Greiling, Matthias Fink, Robert Breitenecker, Christoph Teller, Heinz Prammer, Reinhold Lang, Friedrich Schneider, Klaus Zeman) and LIMAK (Claudia Buchinger). 🙏Thanks to our industry partners (e.g. David Schönmayr, Hannes Leopoldseder, Andreas Brakemeier, Ashna Mudaffer, Martin Weger, Gerald Stöger, Tim Janßen, Markus Gall, Michaela Kraus). 🙏Thanks to a great team (Dr. Julia Schmitt, Dr. Daniela Schrack, Patrick Frey, Laura Bösenberg, Lorenz Pfeiffer, Andres Alcayaga, Anna Morpurgo). 🙏Thanks to my alumni PhDs (Dr. Ferdinand Revellio, Samuel Wicki, Dorli Harms, Dr. Johanna Klewitz). 🙏 to family business Gallistl for hosting us in the beautiful Bergschlössl. Looking forward to the next 10y of achievements!