How can students learn to develop and assess business ideas using circular economy principles? That question was at the centre of the second international EcoLoop project meeting in St. Pölten. Hafelekar hosted partners from France, Spain, Türkiye and Austria.
The team refined the competence framework for green entrepreneurship and planned how to turn it into two tools: an AI-supported self-assessment that recommends relevant learning materials and a platform with short modules, case studies and interactive exercises. Each module is intended to be usable on its own in a university course. Hafelekar contributes to the work on critical and systems thinking.
The programme included a visit to Neulengbach, where the team discussed local examples of the circular economy in practice. The meeting took place in late April 2026.