HELD Project: Sustainable Textiles in Bangladesh
About the project
The Higher Education and Leadership Development for Sustainable Textiles in Bangladesh (HELD) project builds on the achievements of the 2017 to 2020 forerunner HEST project (German-Bangladesh Higher Education Network for Sustainable Textiles) where German and Bangladeshi universities cooperated in improvement of academic quality, fostering needs-based applied research and development as well as implementation of trainings on sustainability. Following up on this, the main areas of the HELD project relate to implementation and standardization of curricula, for universities, colleges and diploma institutes.
Objective
The objective of the bilateral (HELD) project is to strengthen the application-oriented competencies of future specialists and managers in the textile industry in the field of sustainable management.
Areas of Cooperation
- Inclusion of sustainability in UG programme
- Introduction of MSc in Sustainability in Textile
- Designing certificate courses for research and other areas
- Workshops and training for up to 150 faculties
- Participation in conferences, industrial and trade fairs
Expected Results
Up to 300 students from BUTEX and textile colleges will be taught sustainability and other key areas of the project.
Project Duration
May 2022 to December 2023 with a possible extension for 1 year.
Recruitment
Activities
BUTEX delegation visited Hof University of Applied Sciences in Germany on 6-7 June 2023
BUTEX delegation visited ITMA 2023 on 9-10 June 2023
Contact
Prof. Dr. Umma Khair Fatema, Coordinator: HELD-BUTEX Project