NEWSLETTER NO. 9
On Friday, June 16, 2023, the event for the multiplication of the results of the project “Sustainable Fashion Curriculum at Textile Universities in Europe-Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Teaching Module for Educators”, Fashion DIET, funded by the EU Commission within the Erasmus program, took place in Iasi, Romania.
The program of the event outlined the main themes of the project and focused mainly on the presentation of the module for education for sustainable development developed by the project partners, which comprehensively addresses sustainable aspects related to education, production and consumption of textile products in a significant number of lectures.
The project team introduced participants to Glocal Campus, a Moodle platform available for documenting courses on textile topics at various levels of study.
The 56 participants were mainly composed of primary and high school teachers, as well as university professors from Romania and Moldova, the neighbouring country, who speak the same national language. In addition to the project team and the TUIAS University staff, some students were also involved in the organisation of the event as volunteers with great commitment.
In addition to the presentation of the project results, it was very enriching to listen to the presentations of the guests who presented their nationally or internationally funded projects and their practises in implementing sustainability aspects in their local curricula. This created an excellent basis for the exchange of opinions, ideas and possible future joint activities. Topics such as recycling, reuse, textile waste management and circular economy were presented, and the dialogue between the participants resulted in positive comments from the audience that enhanced the event and the project outcomes.
The cultural event in the form of a joint lunch rounded off the event in a nice and friendly atmosphere, which was maintained by the local food, wine and hospitality.
