Circular Economy

Metallurgist and Associate Professor Richard Alorro, PhD, from Curtin University, Western Australia, shared his expertise in managing mine waste and technospheric ore in the first two of the six workshop series funded by DOST-PCIEERD on November 19 and 22, 2024.

The "Mining Waste Management towards Sustainable Mining" covers critical minerals in energy transition, technospheric mining of mine wastes, metallurgy basics, and research methods. It also includes action planning and proposal writing.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recognized Caraga State University’s research as a key initiative for Circular Economy baseline development in the Philippines in their April report.

October 11, 2023 — The Futures Thinking Team at Caraga State University (CSU) marked the official start of the implementation of the research program, "Circular Economy and ICT Integration for Community-Driven Development of Smart Agrifood Systems" through a workshop. This event took place at the H.E.R.O Learning Commons and brought together a group of respected researchers with diverse expertise.