New master course on environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) at the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry

Background and objectives

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a standardized tool that has been widely used to estimate environmental footprint of products. LCA is rapidly gaining popularity in private and public sectors driven by the need to quantify environmental performance to respect planetary boundaries. 

To better prepare students for these emerging needs, we offer a new Master-level pilot course “Life Cycle Assessment in the Context of Agriculture and Forestry” (5 ECTS). The aim of the course is to introduce the basic concepts and framework of LCA and to walk students through performing the standardized LCA procedure using agricultural and forestry cases. Attending the course requires no prior experience in LCA.

Further information and enrolment:

See more information on the course page. 

The course will be held in the 2nd period. The course is taught in English. Enrolment 4/10/2024 9:00 AM–25/10/2024 11:59 PM.

The number of participants is limited to 50 students.

Ask for further information:

Academy fellow Elias Hurmekoski, elias.hurmekoski@helsinki.fi 

Professor Hanna Tuomisto, hanna.tuomisto@helsinki.fi