On September 12, 2024, Daniella Koós DLA, a designer and associate professor at the Design Department of Széchenyi István University, and Secretary General of the Hungarian Furniture and Woodworking Association – Fabunio, gave a presentation to students majoring in Industrial Product and Form Design Engineering about the WOODCircle Erasmus+ project. Since the end of 2020, the Hungarian Furniture and Woodworking Association – Fabunio, in collaboration with five other institutions, has developed an Erasmus+ funded online course worth 1 ECVET point.
The project partners are:
- ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY from Ireland;
- FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA DELLE INDUSTRIE DEL LEGNO DEL SUGHERO DEL MOBILE E DELL’ ARREDAMENTO ASSOCIAZIONE and CONSORZIO DEL MOBILE SCPA from Italy;
- CENTRE DE DIFUSIO TECNOLOGICA DE LA FUSTA I DEL MOBLE DE CATALUNYA from Spain;
- MAGYAR BÚTOR ÉS FAIPARI SZÖVETSÉG from Hungary;
- and INTERPROFESSIONNELLE AUVERGNE RHÔNE ALPES from France.
The goal of the WOODCircle Erasmus+ project is to address the dual transformation of the industry, focusing on the creation of a new profile for the circular and sustainable wood industry. This transformation aims to address both technical and environmental issues, supporting an ethical process that is production-based while respecting sustainability principles (e.g., waste reduction, recycling, and the use of eco-friendly materials). The project results in 25 hours of new, collaboratively developed learning material. The high-quality online course is available in 5 European languages as an open and free online course. The course quality is ensured and reinforced by an experimental test conducted in five countries, following the dual system methodology and including mixed virtual and physical mobility between different European countries.
Students showed interest in the online training related to their specialization, which also offers new opportunities for growth and advancement in the industry.
