Project CirkArena
Scientists from the Research Group of Waste Management and Sustainable Technologies, led by Ing. Michal Šyc, Ph.D., have been awarded the “CirkArena” project from the Just Transition Operational Programme co-financed by the European Union. This programme supports the regions most affected by the transition to a low-carbon economy and in the Czech Republic is primarily focused on the Moravian-Silesian, Ústí nad Labem, and Karlovy Vary regions and aims to create new jobs, support innovation, and reduce the socio-economic impacts of the transformation on local residents.
CirkArena is a planned research and development center for the circular economy. It will bring together excellent scientific and innovation teams and capacities with the ambition to integrate its workplaces in Třinec and Ostrava into the system of national reference laboratories. CirkArena is built based on a broad partnership of research and educational organizations and the public sector. It will be a bridge between the technological and knowledge base and will help accelerate research and development, innovation, and education activities in the field of the circular economy.
The project aims to create a new scientific infrastructure, a research and development center for the circular economy, and a competence center, which will concentrate scientific and research and development capacities, including a system of national reference laboratories for the center’s strategic research agenda. The circular economy replaces the traditional “make—use—throw away” model with a system where materials are reused. This approach reduces the burden on the environment and brings new economic opportunities that have the potential to improve life in the region.
The main project sponsor: Materials and Metallurgical Research, s.r.o.
Project partners:
- College of Mining – Technical University of Ostrava
- Brno University of Technology
- Czech University of Technology in Prague
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS
- Czech Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry
- Institute of Circular Economy, z.ú.
- Smart & Open Base for Innovations in European Cities and Regions, z.ú.
- Statutory city of Trinec
- Regional Development and Cooperation Council based in Třinec
- Moravian-Silesian Innovation Center
