Short Master in Materials and Energy Recovery from Waste (remater)

The short master addresses one of the central themes of sustainability: how to turn waste from a problem into a resource, recovering materials and energy. The programme integrates basic scientific notions with the analysis of waste treatment technologies, sustainable management strategies, regulatory aspects and circular economy policies. The focus is on the processes of recovering and valorising materials and energy, with attention to solutions that reduce environmental impact and increase resource efficiency. Waste management involves technical, economic and regulatory aspects, and the programme helps to understand its complexity, showing how technological choices are intertwined with rules, costs and community expectations.

Teaching has a strongly applied approach and is concentrated in 100 hours in total, held in person, full time, in Bari and in Italian. The page does not mention specific modules, structured internships or detailed assessments, nor does it indicate the credits, the duration in months or the start date. The short format makes it possible to acquire an up-to-date picture of the technologies and the regulatory framework in a short time, and suits both those who wish to study a specific topic in depth and those who intend to redirect their career towards the environmental field. The practical approach encourages understanding of the main processes, from the treatment and sorting of materials to energy recovery, and of the criteria for assessing their technical, economic and environmental sustainability. Discussion with faculty and professionals provides knowledge of concrete experiences of plants and supply chains, and of the opportunities offered by the valorisation of recovered materials and the production of energy from waste.

The aim is to provide operational skills useful to industrial, public and technical consulting sectors. Related professions include waste management consultant, circular economy expert, environmental engineer, circular economy manager and environmental technician. The programme is aimed at graduates with a technical-scientific background who work or intend to work in waste management companies, public bodies, engineering firms and consulting companies, in a sector where European regulations and targets are pushing towards ever more efficient and circular resource management. The programme is also useful for those who wish to move towards environmental consulting, plant design or the role of manager of companies and services that treat and recover waste. The programme also fosters the ability to read sector regulations and to deal with the competent authorities.