This project will run until July 2029. Applications for the first intake, starting in October 2026, are now open and will close on 25 September 2026.

Three degrees are already available. They are taught in English and each is worth 90 ECTS:

• MSc in Digital Deep-Tech Driven Circular Economy, University of the Aegean. 100% online, three semesters. For those building technical and analytical depth. 
• MSc by Research in Digital Deep-Tech Driven Circular Economy, University of the Aegean. 100% online, three semesters, research-led. For those heading towards doctoral study or an applied research role. 
• MBA in Digital Deep-Tech Driven Circular Economy, École des Ponts Business School. Online with hybrid elements, 18 months across three semesters, AMBA-accredited. For practitioners moving into leadership of circular transformation. 

All three are tuition-free for eligible applicants from EU Member States and Digital Europe Programme associated countries (the MBA carries an application and registration fee).

The curriculum spans DPPs, AI and blockchain for traceability, circular business models and financing, and the policy architecture from the Circular Economy Act to the EU AI Act. It also treats human questions as engineering constraints rather than optional extras: data governance and ethical AI, energy justice, accessibility and inclusion, and the global governance dimension of a circular economy that can either reinforce or challenge existing hierarchies.

The programmes are designed for individual applicants and for employers. Organisations wanting to put a cohort of employees through the degrees can contact the consortium at 3dcircular@aegean.gr.

See here for the full details.