Lead the Digital Circular Economy Transition
MBA Degree in Digital Deep Tech Driven Circular Economy
October 2026
CREDITS
90 ECTS
18 months
LANGUAGE
English
Online with
hybrid elements
AWARD
MBA Degree
Full tuition-fee waiver for eligible applicants.
Eligible applicants from EU countries and countries participating in the Digital Europe Programme will receive a full waiver of tuition fees, subject to admission and confirmation of eligibility. The waiver applies to tuition fees only. A non-refundable application fee is payable by all applicants. Admitted applicants must also pay the applicable admission/ registration fee. Applicants who do not meet the tuition-fee waiver criteria are responsible for all applicable fees, including tuition fees.
EU PROGRAMME SUPPORT
Supported under the European Commission’s STEP Seal
MBA CREDENTIAL
90 ECTS | EQF Level 7 / ISCED Level 7
MBA Degree | AMBA accredited
FUNDING & FEES
€45,000 tuition | 100% tuition-fee waiver for eligible EU/DEP applicants | Application fee applies | Admission fee if admitted
FORMAT, INTAKE, DURATION
October 2026 intake | 18 months |
Online with hybrid elements
FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS
Circular economy, governance and digital transformation professionals
WHY THIS MBA, WHY NOW
Turn Europe’s Green and Digital Transition Into a Business Advantage
This MBA is designed for these professionals who need to lead in that new business reality.
European organisations are entering a new competitive reality. They are reshaping strategy, investment, product design, procurement, risk, and growth.
You will learn how to connect circular economy strategy with digital technologies, regulatory foresight, business model innovation, and executive decision-making. The goal is not only to understand the transition. The goal is to use it to create value, build resilience, and lead transformation across functions.
This is not a traditional MBA with a sustainability module added on.
It is an applied MBA built around the business models, technologies, regulations, and leadership capabilities defining the next phase of European competitiveness.
Built for the Intersection that Traditional Programmes Miss
Traditional MBA
General management
Strong for leadership, finance and strategy, but often not designed around circular economy regulation, digital product passports, ESG transformation or deep-tech implementation.
Sustainability course
ESG and circularity knowledge
Valuable for awareness and reporting, but often too narrow for business model redesign, investment decisions, operations, innovation and executive leadership.
Technology course
Digital tool adoption
Useful for technical literacy, but often disconnected from market strategy, regulatory context, organisational change and commercial value creation.
EPBS Research Driven MBA
Integrated transformation leadership
An MBA for professionals who need to connect strategy, regulation, finance, circular business models, digital technologies and implementation.
Designed for Professionals Leading the Transition
Build the strategic, financial and operational competences to turn sustainability commitments into circular business value.
Connect circular design, product strategy, digital product passports, platform thinking and commercial decision-making.
Use AI, blockchain, data systems and traceability tools to create transparency, efficiency and new circular business models.
Apply digital circular system thinking to improve resilience, resource efficiency, procurement, production and recovery flows.
Develop advisory offers, venture strategies, transformation roadmaps and business models for the green and digital transition.
Connect regulation, standards, research and institutional priorities with practical transformation agendas.
Programme Structure
The MBA is organised as an 18-month learning journey combining digital circular economy foundations, core business leadership, specialist electives and an applied dissertation or business project.
- Digital circular economy principles
- Digital product passports and traceability
- EU regulatory compliance and standardisation
- Circular business models
- Innovation and strategic management
- Financial strategies for circular ventures
- Energy transformation, digital health, Industry 4.0
- AI and blockchain for circular supply chains
- Smart cities, regions and data-driven social economy
- Executive-ready circular transformation roadmap
- Mentored project development
- Final dissertation or applied business project
Core Expertise and Specialist Pathways
Review the full MBA course structure below. Core courses build your foundation in digital circular economy, EU regulation, strategy, innovation and finance. Electives allow you to specialise in the sectors, technologies and transformation challenges most relevant to your career.
Select a course to explore its focus, learning outcomes and role in your applied MBA journey.
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MC1. Introduction to Digital Circular Economy
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MC2. Circular Economy and Digital Product Passports
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MC3. Standardisation and EU Regulatory Compliance in Digital Circular Economy
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BC1. Business Models for Digital Circular Economy
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BC2. Innovation and Strategic Management in Circular Economy
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BC3. Financial Strategies for Circular Economy Ventures
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EC1. Deep-Tech Driven Energy Transformation
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EC2. Circular Economy and Digital Health
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EC3. Sustainable Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
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EC4. AI and Blockchain for Circular Supply Chain Management
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EC5. Smart, Circular and Resilient Cities and Regions
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EC6. Data-driven Circular Economy for Social Economy
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EC7. International Conference/Bootcamp on Digital Deep tech Driven Circular Economy
Your Final MBA Capstone: From Insight to Applied Transformation
STEP 01
Define the need
Identify the organisational, value-chain or ecosystem challenge your project will address.
STEP 02
Research the context
Build a strong evidence base using data, literature, market insight and policy context.
STEP 03
Apply consultancy methods
Use a structured approach to diagnosis, analysis, solution design and recommendation.
STEP 04
Connect the disciplines
Bring together strategy, finance, governance, technology, stakeholder and sustainability perspectives.
STEP 05
Create recommendations
Develop actionable conclusions, a business case, roadmap or implementation logic where relevant.
STEP 06
Evidence your contribution
Present the project and demonstrate your individual learning through reflection and assessment.
Built around the realities of working professionals
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Recognised with the EU Commission
STEP Seal
Why Professionals Choose This MBA
Advance your career
Stay relevant in a changing market
Apply learning directly to your work
Build European-level credibility
Programme Structure
Mandatory Foundation Courses (FC)
Mandatory Business Courses (BC)
Elective Courses (EC)
Dissertation Course Business
MC1. Introduction to Digital Circular Economy
MC2. Circular Economy and Digital Product Passports
BC1. Business Models for Digital Circular Economy
BC2. Innovation and Strategic Management in Circular Economy
Apply your knowledge to an independent research or applied project addressing real-world challenges in the digital circular economy.
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EU-iNSPIRE
The EU-iNSPIRE project revolutionises higher education in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and cyber insurance by developing new interdisciplinary master’s programmes and specialist pathways. EPBS leads the design of learning paths, student funding mechanisms, and open-call processes, helping to build Europe’s next generation of digital security leaders.
Role of EPBS:
GIORGOS DEMETRIOU
Giorgos Demetriou is a senior executive with over two decades of experience in European defence, security policy, research, and innovation. He has held leadership roles at the European Defence Agency, ENISA, and the European Parliament, where he co-led the EU’s Strategic Research Agenda and drove key initiatives on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies. As Associate Dean of Research and Innovation at École des Ponts Business School, he leads the school’s research strategy, oversees major EU-funded projects, and fosters international and industry partnerships. Giorgos holds a Doctorate in Business Administration, an MBA, and an Executive Master’s in International Politics. He has managed over €40 million in EU research funding, published widely, and supports Cyprus’s preparation for the 2026 EU Presidency.
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Nationality - Cypriot
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Languages - English, Greek
3D-Circular
3D-CIRCULAR is a pan‑European initiative dedicated to powering the EU’s twin green and digital transition by closing the skills gap. Through an ambitious alliance of industry and research partners, the project is designing next‑generation master’s and doctoral programmes, as well as certification pathways that blend deep‑tech innovation with circular‑economy principles. This new educational ecosystem will reskill and upskill young talents and seasoned professionals alike, ensuring Europe’s workforce can drive sustainable growth and lead the digitally native circular economy of tomorrow.
Role of EPBS:
ANTRI CONSTANTINOU
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Nationality - Cypriot
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Languages - English, Greek
HERNAN RUIZ OCAMPO
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Nationality - Bolivian
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Languages - English, Spanish, French
Vlatka KATUSIC
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Nationality - Bolivian/Croatian
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Languages - English, Spanish, French, Croatian
panagiota savva
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Nationality - Cypriot
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Languages - English, Greek
sofia hamika
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Nationality - Latvian
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Languages - English, Russian, Latvian
chrysostomos dimitriou
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Nationality - Cypriot
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Languages - English, Greek
PANAYIOTA karanicola
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Nationality - Cypriot
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Languages - English, Greek
Sofia alexaki
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Nationality - Greek
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Languages - English, Greek
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Nationality - South African
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Languages - English, Afrikaans
Elena altani
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Nationality - Greek
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Languages - English, Greek
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Hernan Ruiz Ocampo is a senior researcher and project manager with expertise in circular economy, sustainable water management, and EU-funded project implementation. He has coordinated large-scale European projects focused on business modelling, curricula design, course development, dissemination, and research exploitation. Hernan holds a PhD in Process and Bioprocess Engineering, two MSc degrees in Chemical and Biological Engineering and in City and Urban Environments, and an MBA in Innovation Management. He is also pursuing an Executive DBA. He has authored peer-reviewed publications on water treatment, big data applications, and the circular economy, and regularly presents at international conferences. At EPBS, Hernan serves as a Principal Research Development and Implementation Expert, where he coordinates EU-funded projects, leads research proposals, and develops applied research outputs connecting sustainability, innovation, circular economy, and digital transformation.
Advancing the Circular Economy Transition
The Circular Economy Research Center (CERC) supports the shift from a linear “produce-consume-waste” model toward circular, sustainable, and innovation-driven systems. Through research, education, and collaboration with academic, industrial, and institutional partners, CERC helps transform circular economy knowledge into practical impact.
Why it Matters
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Helps organizations reduce waste and rethink resource use.
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Supports the development of sustainable and circular business models.
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Connects research with real-world economic and environmental challenges.
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Contributes to long-term resilience and responsible innovation.
Strengthening Cybersecurity Capacity and Resilience
INSPIRE — Internet Security, Privacy, Intelligence & Resilience — connects the technical, policy, and business dimensions of cybersecurity. The lab focuses on market-driven cybersecurity capacity building, skills development, cyber threat intelligence, AI and cybersecurity, privacy-enhancing technologies, cyber ranges, certification, and EU cybersecurity policy.
Why it Matters
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Helps address the growing cybersecurity skills gap.
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Supports organizations in building stronger digital resilience.
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Connects cybersecurity technology with business, policy, and regulation.
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Contributes to safer, more trusted digital ecosystems.
Driving Innovation in Health and Social Impact
The Smart Health & Social Innovation Lab brings together digital health, sustainability, social innovation, business, and policy to support healthcare transformation. SHSI explores e-health solutions, circular economy principles in healthcare, and social economy initiatives that can improve community well-being.
Why it Matters
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Supports smarter and more inclusive healthcare innovation.
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Promotes sustainable approaches to health systems and services.
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Connects digital health, social impact, business, and policy.
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Contributes to healthier communities and more resilient care models.
