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In the last years, entrepreneurship education has increased in importance and presence on the curriculums of different degrees and domains, and is gaining the attention of higher education institutions as well as secondary schools and training centers. Although the mainstream focus of entrepreneurship is new business creation, it can be argued that there can be a wider application, namely in intrapreneurship and social entrepreneurship, typical subfields of study in the entrepreneurship realm. This vast possibility requires that education institutions strategically choose the focus of their approach regarding entrepreneurship education but they can also propose a curriculum that encompasses all this. Also, this option will enable students to obtain the tools that will allow them to build their path. The present paper aims to reflect on the choices made at entrepreneurship courses that are taught at non-business schools in higher education institutions. An issue regarding the prevailing business orientation is that non-business students can feel excluded or not attracted towards entrepreneurial education and its importance because it’s not their work field. Finally, based on several years of experience in teaching entrepreneurship, we discuss some problems that are experienced.

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For sustainable development in the building sector, it is important to integrate environmentally sustainable solutions. This solution aims at sustainable development in the construction industry where the integration of environmentally sustainable solutions is compulsory. The use of waste contributes to the reduction of landfills with the consequent availability of suitable areas for reafforestation and the production of raw materials. The present project is at Technologic Readiness level (TRL) 7 and Business Readiness Level (BRL) 4. It is anticipated that TRL 9 will be achieved within one year – and within two years to BRL 7. In the current world food crisis, the need to preserve healthy and fertile soils is one of the needs of today's societies and a key point for the EU Green Deal in what is the Road map for the sustainability of the European Union. Promoting resource use efficiency through the adoption of a circular and clean economy in climate change scenarios, reversing biodiversity losses, and controlling pollution, in soils, water, and the atmosphere, are critical for the future of our planet.