Welcome to Blog Edu-Circular!
The Blog Edu-Circular at https://edu-circular.com/ shares and exchanges topical information and expertise on the circular economy, sustainability and education. Our principle is to contribute more multidimensionally positive impacts for the economy, environment and society.
About the initiative
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Edu-Circular“Promoting education-based circular economy & sustainability businesses”Nguyet Tran launched this personal initiative in July 2026, aiming for more contributions to positive impacts on the economy, environment and society.
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Principle & core value
- Begin with education or/and improvement through practice towards positive, muldimensional impacts.
- Create collective value through circular and sustainable business/investment models, while also making a positive impact on the environment and society.
- Sustain life, life meaning, and retain natural resource value through healthy connections between people, nature, and the economy.
Package 1. Unlock circular economy, sustainable business values
Transition to circular and sustainable business models through unlocking circular economic value by:
- Identifying circular business opportunities and potential value
- Creating and improving circular business value / designing circular economy models
- Developing pathways to circular economy and sustainability certification
Target sectors: Agriculture, tourism, waste management, education
Package 2. Circular practice and entertainment
Circular workshops (e.g. repair, reuse, remodel, …), circular families & communities
Target participants: Children and teenagers & their grandparents, older adults / retirees but no limitation to other members
Package 3. Circular textile & fashion practice
Target participants: Women & women-led small businesses but no limitation to other members
Interested in Edu-Circular initiative, being partnership or guest author?
Contact the author: tt.nguyet@edu-circular.com
About the author
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NGUYET TRANIndependent Consultant Edu-Circular initiative “Promoting education-based circular economy and sustainability businesses”.
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Work experiences
2008 – June 2026
| German Embassy Hanoi | Development cooperation > circular economy |
| Hanoi School of Business and Management (Vietnam National University Hanoi) |
Environmental/water security management Project management |
| BMBF’s Vietnam-Germany Project Office for Sustainability Research in Vietnam | Sustainability research cooperation management > Water, climate, bioeconomy |
| Environmental research projects in Vietnam Dresden University of Technology, Leibniz University Hannover |
Water, waste treatment & management Material flow analysis, food processing craft villages |
Education
2000 – 2018
| PhD degree in environmental engineering Leibniz University Hannover |
Material flow analysis for environmental and resources management of food processing craft villages |
| Master degree Hanoi University of Science (VNU) & Dresden University of Technology |
Waste management and contaminated site treatment |
| Bachelor degree Hanoi National University of Education |
Biology & agricultural technique |
Selected latest certifications
| Latest circular economy standards: focus on Global Circularity Protocol (GCP) for Business (2025); additional standards of GRI 303, 306; ISO 59000 series; CTI; TNFD.
Within the training “Beyond Compliance: Drive change with the newest circular economy standards – Becoming a Certified Circular Analyst & Strategist” |
The training (March – June 2026) provided and certified by founders of Current-Sustainability (the Netherland) with support from GCP team and Circle Economy
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| Sustainable finance taxonomies; Green economy; Green fiscal policy; Scaling climate finance; Circular economy; Reshaping our economies; Carbon taxation; Net zero; Climate change, peace and security; Indicators for an inclusive green economy; Sustainable diet; Food waste prevention | UN CC:e-Learn courses (2024 – 2026)
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