Project duration: 1 January 2018 – 31 March 2021

Objective

NEAT MATERIALS is a multi-disciplinary tailor-made PhD programme that tackles real current industry challenges, creates content from cutting-edge research on sustainability, circular economy and innovation in Raw Materials. The Programme received the EIT Label for Innovation Quality for 3 years and for one year has run in Pilot mode. The present KAVA project aims at its consolidation from lessons learned and to expand the network, increasing its impact (EU & Global).

The solution (technology)

NEAT is a world-class customised educational program for PhD students that proactively incentivises and nurtures their ability to solve real and concrete Raw Materals problems. NEAT students approach current specific challenges in the Raw Materials industry with a stimulating multi-disciplinary team designed specifically for each case study. Teams will tackle their challenges using their different backgrounds and expertise, and will be further empowered through creative thinking training and entrepreneurial capacitation. The standards of innovation and solutions NEAT brings to the table are of invaluable use to the industry as a whole and will pave the road towards a progressive generation of sustainable and market-driven solutions which in turn will foster a circular economy.

NEAT is a unique career cultivating opportunity for any student interested in becoming a thought-leader in Raw Materials. The programme is a robust incubator of world class, innovative game changers which counts with high level resources and a transformative learning strategy. Through the cross-pollination of relevant specialized areas, NEAT provides its students with cutting-edge problem solving skillsets which will allow them to deliver innovative solutions. A student involved in this PhD program can expect to be working in pivotal and forward-looking research that is relevant for both academia and the RM industry, and to gain transferable skills.

Partnership