Over the course of the SAPIENS PhD program, a number of multi-day workshops have been scheduled to allow the ESRs to develop a deep insight into the complexities of SPP both at theoretical and at operative levels. The ATCs and one Summer School will provide an overall coherence across law, economics and business studies, and
together with the SOFT-SKILLS ATC will provide a detailed ethical framework for research
News
The SAPIENS Network held its first Advanced Training Course in Turin
On 28 September - 2 October, the University of Turin, which coordinates the SAPIENS Network project, hosted the first SAPIENS Network Advanced Training Course (ATC). ATCs are a crucial part of the SAPIENS Network. They aim to build a new generation of Sustainable...
Presentation on Sustainability in EU Public Procurement Law at the Portuguese Academy of Sciences
On 10 September 2021 NC Roberto Caranta spoke about Sustainability in EU Public Procurement Law at the Portuguese Academy of Sciences. The event was part of the closing day of the 2nd edition of the Advanced Master on Public Procurement organized by the APMEP -...
Linking the concept of green public procurement (GPP) to the nowadays popular circular economy (CE) concept by exploring the possibilities of circular public procurement
In August 2021, our lead researcher, professor Tünde Tátrai co-authored an article "European Green Deal – the way to Circular Public Procurement" for ERA Forum. This article is of great relevance as SAPIENS' ESR project 3 will also dig into the topic of implementing...
Sustainable Public Procurement and Human Rights: Barriers to Deliver on Socially Sustainable Road Infrastructure Projects in Mexico
Laura Treviño-Lozano is our ESR8 and will write her PhD on “PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY THROUGH Sustainable Public Procurement”. Laura recently published an article on “ Sustainable Public Procurement and Human Rights: Barriers to Deliver on Socially...
SAPIENS workshop at Birmingham Law School Annual Research Conference
SAPIENS supervisor Dr. Henok Asmelash chaired a SAPIENS workshop at the Birmingham Law School Annual Research Conference. Firstly, SAPIENS supervisor and Director of Training Professor Martin Trybus provided an overview of the work and objectives of the Network. Then,...




