Faculty II

Mechanical and
Bioprocess Engineering

LABi³- Realizing international

innovative teaching together

An international teaching project on the subject of

sustainable circular economy
 What is LAB and what do the three i’s stand for?

international interdisciplinary
• Partner universities • Different academic
• Mobility of students disciplines
and teachers • Cooperation
• Digital communication with broad field of
industrial partners
innovative
• Conceptual design
• Teaching methods
e.g. Design thinking
• Digital teaching formats

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 We are five partner universities

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Sustainable circular economy as the common topic

Environment

Sustainability

Society Economy

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Sustainable circular economy as the common topic

Environment

Sustainability

Society Economy

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 Hybrid meeting: initiation of the joint work on
international teaching
Online
Aim: Designing innovative teaching together
Subject: Sustainable circular economy
HsH, Fac II
Method: Design thinking
Presence
Obuda Hungary

AUT, Albania

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HsH, Fac I HsH, Fac II

TAMK, Finland

HsH, S1 UPB, Colombia

HsH, Z2

HsH, Fac III

HsH, Fac III

Coach

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 Hybrid meeting: initiation of the joint work on
international teaching

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 Hybrid meeting: initiation of the joint work on
international teaching

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Development of five different prototypes for international teaching events

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 Realizing the first international teaching event

Aim: Development of research projects

Subject: Innovative technologies in food production
Method: Design thinking

Students from
Colombia
Albania
Germany

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 Realizing the first international teaching event

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 Realizing the first international teaching event

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Development of two research projects:

1. Process optimization of yoghurt production from soy beans
2. Waste water filtration and reuse
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 The joint teaching event for the coming
semester on the subject of SCE

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 What does the teaching event aim for?

To be published

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 What are the next goals?

• Extent the exchange between universities

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 What are the next goals?

• Extent the exchange between universities

• Find new industrial partners open for

international exchange of students (e.g., BA or
MA theses) on the subject of SCE

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 What are the next goals?

• Extent the exchange between universities

• Find new industrial partners open for

international exchange of students (e.g., BA or
MA theses) on the subject of SCE

• Establish an international master’s programme

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 Coordination of LABi3 at Hochschule Hannover

• Prof. Dr. Anne Nadolny, Lead team

Mechanical engineering
• Prof. Dr. Saskia Schwermann, Lead team
Bioprocess Engineering
• Dr. Dirk Hoffmann, International Study Programme Development
Bioprocess Engineering
• Natalie Janus, Project Management
Strategic Development - International
• Dr. Heidrun Schmidt, Exchange Coordination
Mechanical engineering

Funded by

Hochschule Hannover