Dear Colleagues,

A growing number of universities around the world are committed to integrating the principles of sustainable development into teaching, research, and campus operations, but many critical questions remain about collaboration with industries to advancing sustainable business models. In this Special Issue, we are interested in deepening the way in which the different collaboration models between universities, businesses, and other public and private actors can bring together the knowledge, resources, and technologies necessary to face the challenges of sustainable development, with particular regard to training the necessary skills to create the rigorous research-based knowledge necessary for the innovation of technologies and business models; support and incubate innovation for sustainable development solutions; and collaborate with businesses and government at all levels and civil society to promote policy development for sustainable production and consumption. We are interested in deepening in our knowledge of the sectors of the circular economy (including, resource efficiency, 3R, zero-carbon economy, bioeconomy) in which university research can help to advance technology, innovation, regulations and markets, contributing to the current debate on the networking between research, education/training, and commercial activities to facilitate the implementation of a circular economy.

Prof. Dr. Angelo Paletta
Prof. Dr. Alessandra Bonoli
Guest Editors

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• Integrating the principles of sustainable development into teaching, research, and campus operations
• Collaboration with industries to advancing sustainable business models
• Training the skills to create the rigorous research-based knowledge necessary for sustainable development
• Supporting and incubating innovation for sustainable development solutions
• Circular economy areas where university research can help to advance technology, innovation, regulation, and markets
• Contribution of universities to improving the development of smart policies for sustainability and clean growth
• Networking and cross-contamination among research, education, and business in the implementation of a circular economy
• Innovative institutional solutions (consortia, public–private partnerships, star-ups, incubators, etc.) for collaboration between universities and industries for sustainable development