{"id":14298,"date":"2025-12-05T09:08:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unescochair.simor.ntua.gr\/?p=14298"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:11:43","slug":"advancing-skills-for-a-circular-water-economy-insights-from-the-cirseau-workshop-duplicate-14281","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unescochair.simor.ntua.gr\/?p=14298","title":{"rendered":"Official Launch of the 9th GreenTech Challenge by the UNESCO Chair for Green Innovation &#038; Circular Economy at NTUA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14298\" class=\"elementor elementor-14298\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d919f8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d919f8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68634e34\" data-id=\"68634e34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef50a2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ef50a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1>Official Launch of the 9th GreenTech Challenge by the UNESCO Chair for Green Innovation &amp; Circular Economy at NTUA<\/h1>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a771b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92a771b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0890a84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0890a84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b598da3\" data-id=\"b598da3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f309169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f309169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b7340 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5b7340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greentechchallenge.gr\/\">9th GreenTech Challenge<\/a>,<\/strong> the country\u2019s largest national program dedicated to green innovation, has officially begun, organized by the <strong>UNESCO Chair for Green Innovation and Circular Economy at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the opening event, students, researchers and aspiring startuppers with innovative environmental ideas were introduced to the technological challenges facing the environmental sector today. Participants had the opportunity to explore this year\u2019s thematic pillars of the program, learn about the benefits of participation, and familiarize themselves with the Preparation Program designed to support the development and incubation of new solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <br \/>The GreenTech Challenge continues to serve as a bridge between academic research, entrepreneurial creativity and real-world sustainability needs, empowering young innovators to turn their ideas into impactful, scalable ventures.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14300\" src=\"https:\/\/unescochair.simor.ntua.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Greentech-300x165.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unescochair.simor.ntua.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Greentech-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/unescochair.simor.ntua.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Greentech-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/unescochair.simor.ntua.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Greentech-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/unescochair.simor.ntua.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Greentech-900x496.png 900w, https:\/\/unescochair.simor.ntua.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Greentech.png 1442w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>For m<\/strong><strong>ore information on how to turn your idea into Startup, <\/strong><strong>visit GreenTech\u2019s website: https:\/\/greentechchallenge.gr\/<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the 10th HAEE Energy Transition Symposium, Professor Konstantinos Aravossis, UNESCO Chairholder on Green Innovation and Circular Economy at the NTUA, had the honor of receiving the annual award of the Hellenic Association of Energy Economics (HAEE) \u201cfor his long-standing contribution to the promotion of sustainable development policies, with a particular emphasis on circular economy practices and waste management.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Official Launch of the 9th GreenTech Challenge by the UNESCO Chair for Green Innovation &amp; 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