The Centre of Expertise Biobased Economy is expanding its focus from solely biobased to multiple themes within the materials and energy transition. That calls for a new name… MNEXT!
The materials and energy transition are two major challenges that we will face as a society in the coming years. Both transitions focus on a sustainable future and are technically strongly connected. MNEXT seizes the opportunity to accelerate these transitions, together!
FUTURE RETHINKERS
Naturally, they work with the same ambition, purpose and curiosity. By conducting practice-oriented research with students, teachers and researchers, they can form the bridge between innovation and society with SMEs. What they do is strongly related to the future and future generations. This also includes our students. They have to take the really big steps when it comes to the materials and energy transition. Scientific knowledge and applied knowledge will help them with this. That is why they continue to work together on educational innovation.
they call themselves Future Rethinkers. Because they need to urgently come up with new solutions to improve the prospects for the future. Because they have to take different paths. They include all their project partners, not least the real Future Rethinkers, the students. They will make a real difference with a different way of thinking. Rethink the Future, again and again in this changing world.
WHAT WILL YOU NOTICE?
Will everything change with the broadening of MNEXT's focus? No, for 10 years the focus was on the biobased side of the materials transition and they will definitely continue with that. The current portfolio of 5 biobased professorships and 1 Smart Energy professorship will soon be expanded with at least 2 professorships that conduct research into the energy transition. This means that they will also be taking on more and more projects in the field of energy transition, and you will see this reflected in their statements. They are also looking for synergy between both transitions: Solar panels made of biobased material? Who knows...
Source: MNEXT.nl
