Study “Biotechonomy” online

Institute of Energy Systems and Environment invites everyone who is interested to participate in the online study course Biotechonomy. Biotechonomy is a story about local bioresources and technological solutions for their extraction, preparation, treatment and processing. Study course includes analysis of climate, environmental, economic and socioeconomic aspects of biotechonomy implementation. 10 video lectures will be available online from April 11 until April 22, 2016. A seminar-discussion will be held after the completion of the course on April 27 to discuss issues that have arisen or to share opinions about the course. Topics of video lectures: 1. Introduction to the study.
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IESE PhD student is one of the TOP 20 Women in Business in Northern Europe!

Ginta Cimdina is well-known by the crème de la crème of European energy circles, notably because of her role as chair since 2009 of Fortum Jelgava, the Latvian district heating operator of Fortum, a large Finnish energy company, which focuses its operations in the Nordics, Baltics, Poland and Russia. Formally educated in finance and environmental sciences related to the energy industry,Ms Cimdina has more than 20 years professional experience in the energy sector. She is an active representative of Fortum in many NGOs, including the Association of District Heating Companies in Latvia and the Latvian Renewable Energy Federation. She currently.
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Guest lecture on chemicals’ environmental fate and modern risk assessment by professor from Finland

On April 16, at 16:30-19:50 Dr.Arto Sormunen will visit the Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, RTU, to give lectures on chemicals’ behavior in soils/sediments, their environmental fate and factors behind that. Dr.Arto Sormunen will also discuss modern risk assessment methods. The lecture will be given in the Faculty of Power and Electrical Engineering, Āzenes Street 12/1, room 115. The lecture will be given in English. Everyone interested is kindly invited to attend the lecture. Dr. Arto Sormunen is the head of degree programme of Environmental Engineering in Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences (Finland). His special field is ecotoxicology and.
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