NEWS from 2023

New Rector’s delegate for Africa

Through one of our projects – SFB/TRR 339: Digital Twin Road – an International Summer School is being organized by the institutes ISD (TU Dresden), gia (RWTH) and the German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt). This is a great opportunity to come into contact with other master and PhD students and learn and/or expand your knowledge about roads, cyber physical systems and digital twins, as well as life cycle sustainability assessment in the context of roads. Many interesting lectures and workshops are part of the program.

The Summer School will take place from 21.08.2023 to 25.08.2023 at the BASt in Bergish Gladbach (near Cologne).

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BeWare -Building Resilience and sustainability to extreme weather events

Attention professionals! Beware project – Erasmus+VET online free course for professionals!

 Are you looking to upskill and take your career to the next level? Look no further than our new professional course, ” New trends in Building Resilience and Sustainability to Extreme Weather Events”. In this course, you can enroll in several modules of your choice such as:

Eco-design and social needs, Insulation materials, Nature-based and waste-based solutions, Energy efficiency and economic assessment, Digitalization- Building Information Modelling (BIM), and Risk assessment which are essential for professionals, engineers, civil and material engineers, architects, designers and also students and building market and association actors representatives.

More info here

New Rector’s delegate for Africa

INaB’s head-Prof. Marzia Traverso has been appointed as the Rector’s delegate for African countries. As the Delegate, she will be responsible for promoting and establishing collaborative programs between RWTH Aachen University and institutions in various African countries. Some of the previous and ongoing activities at RWTH include:

    • Partnerships and collaborations with African universities in the IDEA League Africa WG. IDEA League is a strategic alliance between five leading European universities of science and technology. Joint research projects, summer schools, student exchanges, and entrepreneurship support is provided under this program.
    • Developing and submitting funding applications for partnerships with universities in Africa and  using the AROP scholarship program to establish and expand academic relations. AROP stands for African Research Opportunities Program, and it provides opportunities for African students to pursue master’s and doctoral degree programs in research-oriented fields at selected universities in Africa.
    • Engaging in fact-finding missions to explore potential areas of collaboration with universities in Namibia, and negotiating MoUs and SEAs with both Namibian and other African partners with a focus on Green Hydrogen.
    • Participating in Capacity Building Working Group to present relevant topics in collaboration with African universities under Global South Lecture Series,  a virtual platform to give topics in collaboration with countries in the Global South, more visibility and a forum at RWTH.
    • Supporting RWTH activities under the framework of WASCAL together in collaboration with FZ Jülich and University of Rostock. WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use) is a research-focused organization that aims to enhance the resilience of West African countries to climate change and variability. The project is implemented through a partnership of institutions from 10 West African countries, Germany, and France.

We wish the new Rector’s Delegate for Africa success in her new role!!!

TranSensus LCA

The TranSensus LCA project has begun in Brussels, with the aim of harmonizing a commonly accepted and applied LCA approach for zero-emission vehicles. The project is supported by the European Commission and involves 44 stakeholders from the vehicle and battery industries, energy providers, and recyclers. The goal is to develop a standardized and transparent LCA approach to support the transition towards a climate-neutral transport system. The consortium is composed of 11 industrial partners and 9 research partners, along with 24 associated partners. The project will conceptualize a real-data, European-wide LCA approach and create a framework for LCI data management. It is seen as a key element in achieving the European Green Deal targets. The project will embrace environmental, economic, and social aspects to provide sustainable products and optimize mobility solutions. The TranSensus LCA project is expected to make Europe the first digitally enabled circular, climate-neutral, and sustainable economy. The project kick-off was attended by 60 representatives from the project partners.

More info here

Deadline Extended !!!!

The 11th International Conference on Life Cycle Management

Attention all researchers and professionals in the field of Social Life Cycle Management!
The 11th International Conference On Life Cycle Management is to be held on September 6-7-8, 2023 in Lille, France.

INaB, RWTH Aachen University will be chairing two sessions on S-LCA:

You are invited to submit abstracts accordingly.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 17-February-2023.

Looking forward to see you again at Lille this September.
More details here

3rd Colloquium Road Construction in Practice

Planning, building, maintaining, operating under the aspects of sustainability and digitization

07 and 08 February 2023

In cooperation with the Federal Highway Research Institute, the Baden-Württemberg Construction Industry and the Association of Road and Traffic Engineers Baden-Württemberg, the Technical Academy Esslingen (TAE) is already organising the 3rd Colloquium on Road Construction in Practice on 7 and 8 February 2023. The symposium presents innovative processes, methods and technologies for holistic road construction. The thematic focus is on contributions to sustainability and CO2 savings in road construction. It shows perspectives and concrete applications for practice as well as diverse combinations with the possibilities of digitization.

The symposium with accompanying exhibition is aimed at specialists and managers in engineering offices, construction companies, building material manufacturers, municipalities and road authorities, research institutions and software developers. It is recognized in accordance with the advanced training regulations of the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Engineers and the NRW Chamber of Engineers.