Course title: Sustainable textile production on demand with zero waste through EU Green Deal

Part of MICROCREDENTIAL / module: SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS FOR ASSESSING OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS / Sustainable Textile Engineering

EQF level: 6

ECTS credits: 1

Learning methods and duration: Approximately 25 hours independent online self-studies, including materials, videos, quizzes and tests.

Assessment methods:

  • Initial assesment (quIz)  
  • Formative assessments (quizzes)
  • Summative assessment (quiz)

General objective: The learner will be introduced to:

  • Principles of sustainable textile materials, production technologies, and finishing processes, including their impact on product lifetime, resource use, and environmental footprint.

  • Strategies for zero-waste, modular, repairable, and circular textile design to enhance product sustainability and enable circularity.

  • Methods for managing textile waste streams, including sorting, recycling, upcycling, and redesign, within EU and global regulatory frameworks.

  • Tools for assessing sustainability, including Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), eco-labels, and digital design tools (CAD/CAM) for material efficiency and circular product development.

  • Approaches to integrate sustainability thinking across textile engineering, combining material selection, production technology, design, and end-of-life management.

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Responsible institution: Technical University of Liberec (Czechia)

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