Both SIGAUS and UCM value this new agreement very positively, as it makes it possible to reinforce joint work between the educational and business fields and helps professionals, who are improving their skills in Master courses, such as the one offered by this university, gain access to more technical and specialised training relating to waste management.”

“The SIGAUS Environmental Classroom is delighted to be working with one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the field of education, the Complutense University of Madrid, and continues to work to expand its scope of action with the aim of reaching a greater number of students,” said De Lecea, who recalled that “only in this way will we be guaranteeing that the young people joining the labour market tomorrow will do so knowing the importance of protecting the environment, being efficient in the use of natural resources and transforming waste into usable raw materials again, as enacted by the principles of the Circular Economy”.

The students of this UCM Master’s course thus join the nearly 1,000 students trained so far in the framework of the SIGAUS Environmental Classroom, which already has 8 affiliated centres, more than fifty collaborating professors and provides more than 50 teaching hours, including keynote talks and field visits to management facilities.