From Heat to Harmony: Refractories and High-Temperature Ceramics for a Circular Economy, Sustainable Processing, and Lifecycle Design
Following the resounding success of the first three ECerS-FIRE Summer Schools — Torino 2019, Aachen 2022, and Dresden 2025 – The European Ceramic Society (ECerS) and the Federation for International Refractory Research and Education (FIRE) are delighted to join forces once again to bring you the 2027 ECerS-FIRE Summer School, taking place just before the ECerS XX Conference!
When & Where
- Dates: 25th–27th June 2027 (two full days of courses)
- Format: Hybrid — join us in person or online
- Venue: Valencia Congress Centre, Spain
- Bonus: An industrial visit on the morning of Sunday 27th June
Why attend?
This Summer School is designed with you in mind, whatever your background — student, junior or senior engineer, academic, or industrial professional:
- Three integrated perspectives: fundamental approaches, industrial needs, and cutting-edge innovation
- Tailored to your goals: whether you’re looking for foundational refractories training, a refresher on consolidated knowledge, or a window into the latest innovations
- The right balance: high-quality courses, an industrial site visit to a refractories producer and/or user, plus plenty of opportunities for exchanges and conviviality among participants and speakers
- Varied teaching formats: lectures combined with dedicated workshops on particular topics
Don’t miss out!
Set in the vibrant city of Valencia, this is a unique opportunity to deepen your expertise, expand your network, and explore the future of refractories and high-temperature ceramics in a circular economy.
PhD Researcher
Director de la Escola Superior de Ceràmica de l’Alcora (ESCAL), institución de referencia en la formación superior especializada en cerámica. Cuenta con una amplia trayectoria en dirección y gestión educativa, liderando proyectos académicos, institucionales y de innovación, impulsando la colaboración con empresas, administraciones y entidades del sector cerámico. Junto a su equipo directivo, impulsa una gestión orientada en fortalecer la calidad de las enseñanzas, la empleabilidad del alumnado y la vinculación entre formación e industria.
Fundador en 1976 de la Asociación Española de Técnicos Cerámicos (ATC) se convirtió en 2014 en el octavo presidente de ATC, cargo que actualmente ocupa.