Võrumaa Haridus- ja Tehnoloogiakeskus

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www.ewers.ee/etVõru, Estonia
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EWERS, https://www.ewers.ee/et the Võru County Education and Technology Centre, is a leading vocational education institution in Estonia with approximately 700 students across various programs. Our history dates back to 1920, and we are recognized as a driving force for learners and the region, serving as a center of excellence in vocational education. We have a particular focus and strong capabilities in wood processing and furniture manufacturing industries, Environmental sustainability is a core aspect of our operations, and we adhere to circular economy principles in our daily activities and development. For the past 13 years EWERS has uniquely operated the wood sector competency centre TSENTER https://tsenter.ee/, TSENTER's primary goal is to increase the added value and productivity of companies through the use of new technologies.

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Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors

1 Novel circular business models to enable the just transition to a sustainable and circular economy2 Improving ecodesign of products and development of testing methods for products prioritised under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation3 Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) of policy and market-relevant product groups4 Development and testing of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes (EPR) within the priority Circular Economy Action Plan value chains5 Consumption patterns and environmental awareness as enablers of transition to circular economy6 Indicators for the transition to sustainable and circular economy7 Demonstration, deployment and upscaling of circular systemic solutions in cities and regions (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative)11 Demonstration of reduced energy use and optimised flexible energy supply for industrial bio-based systems16 Open Topic: Innovative solutions for the sustainable and circular transformation of SMEs

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Kaire Jaagomae

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