BREAK it - EIT Raw Materials Project

BREAK it - EIT Raw Materials Project is rated 3 out of 5 in the category higher education. Read and write reviews about BREAK it - EIT Raw Materials Project. EIT Raw Materials educational project to train researchers'​ skills to orient research to match market demands in recycling, recovery & substitution. The project BREAKit (Bringing Research Knowledge to Exploitation: A T‐Shape Itinerary Approach) proposes a training path to help researchers and other technical professionals to transform knowledge generated in R&D projects into innovations in the market. While working in an R&D project or thesis, participants in the itinerary will acquire knowledge and skills that generate specialists in the raw materials processes and technologies, including the environmental and sustainability aspects. The project will also be the vehicle to develop transversal skills such as leadership, teamwork, communication, customer development, market orientation and business perspective, and the abilities to ideate and prototype solutions to contrast with industry. This versatile profile is what characterizes a T-shape innovator. The training itinerary is based on lean start‐up approach where one of the main activities is to contrast rapidly ideas with potential customers and stakeholders, and to understand their needs. Participants in this itinerary can be graduated researchers or technical people from universities, institutes or industrial enterprises in the Raw Material sector. Also on‐line courses related to technical topics in raw material (like materials substitution, recycling and materials chain optimization, design of products/services for the circular economy), and to business-oriented topics as innovation, intrapreneurship, business models in circular economy, etc. will be available for a broader audience through an open learning platform. Participation in this project is especially suitable for postgraduate and doctoral students, post‐docs on research and business fields linked to raw materials, and industrial candidates who are interested in developing their entrepreneurial competences.