Course in Innovation in the Design of Sustainable Industrial Processes

The course in Innovation in the Design of Sustainable Industrial Processes is an advanced training programme, not a master, that brings the topics of the sustainable transformation of industry into the classroom. The programme starts from green chemistry and the circular economy and addresses the use of residual biomass, CO2 capture and reuse, and the production of hydrogen and biomethane, that is, the main ways in which industrial processes can reduce emissions and make use of resources that would otherwise be waste. The design of sustainable industrial processes requires rethinking raw materials, processing stages and waste management. The course introduces the principles of green chemistry and the circular economy, showing how to reduce the environmental impact of plants and make use of by-products and residual biomass, in a perspective that concerns many manufacturing sectors.

Teaching combines lectures and practical case studies, with specialised lecturers. The course is part time, in person in Turin, lasts 40 hours and is in Italian, which participants must know. The cost is €480. The page does not give the credits, whether there is an internship, the start dates or the enrolment deadlines, and does not describe how the hours are distributed among the various topics. Being a short course, of 40 hours, its approach is selective: it favours essential concepts and the most significant applications over a systematic treatment of every topic. The lessons take place in person in Turin in a part-time format, so they are compatible with ongoing work.

The aim is to offer skills useful to those who work in the design, management and assessment of more sustainable industrial processes. Related career opportunities include sustainability analyst, sustainability consultant, circular economy expert, process engineer and sustainability manager. The course is aimed at master's graduates in STEM disciplines, in particular chemical, energy, materials science, environmental, management engineering, chemical sciences, industrial chemistry and biotechnology. It suits both young graduates and professionals who wish to update their knowledge of the technologies and strategies that accompany the ecological transition of companies. The Polytechnic University of Turin is ranked 241st in the 2025 QS world rankings, and the venue of the course is Turin. The course is not a master and does not award a qualification of that type: it is an advanced training programme, useful for professional updating. The cost stated is €480. For details on the calendar, attendance and any final certificate it is advisable to consult the official page of the Polytechnic University.