Cities worldwide are generating increasing waste streams—construction debris, e-waste, plastics, biomass—and consuming vast material resources. Transitioning to circular cities requires diverting materials from landfills, recovering embedded value, and regenerating resources through urban mining, recycling, industrial symbiosis, regenerative design, and waste-to-energy/value pathways. This domain equips learners with knowledge of circular urban planning, waste auditing, material flow analysis (MFA), design-for-reuse, reverse logistics, and financing models to build resource-efficient, low-carbon city systems.
- One-Week Certificate Courses
| Course Title | Duration | Mode | Key Learning Outcomes | Skills Gained | Assessment | Fee (INR/USD) | Industry Relevance |
| Introduction to Circular Cities | 1W | Online | Fundamentals of circularity | Systems thinking | MCQ | ₹2,000 / $25 | High |
| Waste Characterization & Audits | 1W | Online | Waste metrics | Audit skills | Assignment | ₹2,000 / $25 | Urban ops |
| Urban Mining Fundamentals | 1W | Online | Material recovery basics | Resource mapping | Quiz | ₹2,000 / $25 | Sustainability |
| Plastic Circularity | 1W | Online | Plastic waste models | Sorting, recycling | Case | ₹2,000 / $25 | Waste mgmt |
| Urban Regenerative Design | 1W | Online | Circular design | Green infra | Task | ₹2,000 / $25 | Urban planning |
- Two-Week Certificate Courses
| Course Title | Duration | Mode | Key Outcomes | Skills Gained | Assessment | Fee (INR/USD) |
| Municipal Circular Economy Planning | 2W | Online | Strategy & governance | Policy analysis | Case | ₹3,500 / $40 |
| E-Waste Resource Recovery & Metals | 2W | Online | Electronics mining | Sustainable sourcing | Project | ₹3,500 / $40 |
| C&D Waste & Material Reuse | 2W | Online | Debris valorization | Circular building | Project | ₹3,500 / $40 |
| Industrial Symbiosis & Local Loops | 2W | Online | By-product exchange | Cluster mgmt | Case | ₹3,500 / $40 |
| Waste Logistics & Reverse Systems | 2W | Online | Smart collection systems | Logistics | Project | ₹3,500 / $40 |
- One-Month Certificate Courses
| Course Title | Duration | Mode | Key Outcomes | Skills Gained | Assessment | Fee (INR/USD) |
| Urban Mining Technologies & Valorization | 1M | Online | Material recovery tech | Sorting, pyrolysis | Capstone | ₹6,000 / $70 |
| Urban Bioeconomy & Biomass Utilization | 1M | Online | Waste-to-value | Biogas, compost | Project | ₹6,000 / $70 |
| Material Flow Analysis (MFA) for Cities | 1M | Online | MFA tools | Data mapping | Project | ₹6,000 / $70 |
| Digital Tools for Circularity (AI, IoT) | 1M | Online | Smart systems | Data analytics | Project | ₹6,000 / $70 |
| Circular Procurement & Business Models | 1M | Online | CE financing | Model building | Project | ₹6,000 / $70 |
- Three-Month Certificate Courses
| Course Title | Duration | Mode | Key Outcomes | Skills Gained | Assessment | Fee (INR/USD) |
| Advanced Urban Mining Systems | 3M | Online | Metals, plastics, rare earths | Value chain mgmt | Capstone | ₹12,000 / $140 |
| Circular Construction & Buildings | 3M | Online | Material recovery, C-building | Eco-design | Project | ₹12,000 / $140 |
| Smart Waste Management & IoT Systems | 3M | Online | Digital monitoring | IoT solutions | Project | ₹12,000 / $140 |
| Governance & Policy for Circular Cities | 3M | Online | City CE frameworks | Policy design | Project | ₹12,000 / $140 |
| Sustainable Urban Entrepreneurship | 3M | Online | CE startups | Innovation | Case + Project | ₹12,000 / $140 |
- Six-Month Diploma Courses
| Course Title | Duration | Mode | Key Outcomes | Skills Gained | Assessment | Fee (INR/USD) |
| Diploma in Circular City Systems & Urban Mining | 6M | Online | Waste + city loops | Circular strategy | Dissertation | ₹25,000 / $300 |
| Diploma in Smart & Low-Carbon Waste Systems | 6M | Online | Smart waste + climate | Digital design | Capstone | ₹25,000 / $300 |
| Diploma in Circular Construction & C&D Valorization | 6M | Online | CE in buildings | C-material mgmt | Dissertation | ₹25,000 / $300 |
| Diploma in Bio-Circular Urban Economy | 6M | Online | Organic waste reuse | Biotech systems | Project | ₹25,000 / $300 |
| Diploma in Industrial Ecology & Urban Symbiosis | 6M | Online | Cross-sector flows | Industrial loops | Dissertation | ₹25,000 / $300 |
Common Features Across All Programs
- Self-paced learning
- Ideal for: graduates, policymakers, researchers, planners, professionals, and development practitioners
- Multi-hazard (flood/heat/cyclone/drought) modelling
- Integration of ML + geospatial + climate projections
- TCFD/ISSB/NGFS-aligned applications
- Asset-level + value-chain vulnerability analysis
- Case studies from multiple sectors
- Capstone / scenario-based pathways
- STRATI certification + advanced pathways