A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR FIBROUS COMPOSITES AND TECHNICAL TEXTILES

Abstract

[EN] This paper presents aspects on circular economy of fibrous composites and technical textiles, in the framework of the Erasmus+ project CircuTex, under reference number 2021-1-ES01-KA220-HED000032075. The project envisages the following results: 1) An e-learning course on circular economy of fibrous composites and technical textiles will be addressed to HEI students and aims to develop the skills in circular economy practices concentrated in fibrous composites and technical textiles. 2) A virtual laboratory for the implementation of virtual experiments was built, to test and apply experiments related to the circular economy of fibrous composites and technical textiles. The laboratory includes virtual ¿digital twins¿ of actual laboratory equipment, enhanced with 3D representations and virtual movement. Students will be able to access the virtual laboratory online through their virtual reality glasses. 3) A roadmap to microcredentials created to work on a quality assurance framework for the elearning course and a methodology to apply ECTS points to the course. Actions for the validation of the course and the issuing of digital certificates with the potential to be included in the new European-wide digital format of ¿Europass Digital Credentials¿ will be taken.