Final Conference /// We can work it out! A Vision for More Sustainable Chemistry in the Leather Supply Chains

The final online-conference took place on November 16, 2022, co-hosted by the h_da team and Schader Foundation. After an introduction, Ioannis Dosis (Federal Environment Agency – UBA) was setting the scene by outlining current EU developments related to Sustainable Products Policies, which focus on chemical substances in products and materials such as leather.

Next, conference participants learned about key findings and results as well as specific outputs (see the sections below) of the five-year transformative research project. Finally, an outlook announced the release of “Guiding principles for more sustainable leather chemistry”, translating the 5 year project experience into 15 concrete targets.

The conference also featured inputs from Arnaud Backbier (Royal Smit & Zoon), Prof. Dr. Dirk Bunke (Öko-Institut), Dr. Alex Föller (TEGEWA), Andreas Meyer (German Leather Federation – VDL) and Ekkehard Werner (HELLER-Leder). All slides and recordings of the presentations from the h_da team are available on our website.

Student advisory service

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The Student Advisory Team

Our services are free-of-charge, confidential and result-oriented. We only provide support on personal and individual case-related terms – readily as pre-arranged appointments, as opposed to our normal consulting hours.

Orientation

We provide information on study contents, requirements and the application procedure. We help you sort through the information and come to a good decision. You can get an insight into our work at h-da.de/erleben (German).

Orientation programme

College or university? Find out what suits you with our Infomat (German).

Test your university knowledge in our university quiz (German). Enter room no. 4229 3095 in the registration window.

Support

We advise on the following topics at all stages of study:

  • Study goal(s) and strategies for success
  • Resources
  • Obstacles and ways of coping
  • Doubts
  • Interruption of studies
  • Excessive demands and exhaustion
  • private emergencies

We offer Study progress monitoring: After you have given your Einverständniserklärung (declaration of consent), we are given access to your exam results and invite you to a counselling interview if you have any problems. Further information on the programme can be found in issue 20 (German) of the University’s in-house newsletter, and on Youtube.

Self-organisation

Guide MY STUDIES - A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS!

Advice from students & lecturers

Experts for individual study programmes also help with study orientation and provide support during studies. In addition, they are the first point of contact when it comes to planning your studies.

Advice from students
Advice from lecturers

Events

Our offer (German) incorporates workshops, informational events, visits to school classes, school appointments & educational fairs.

Contact

+49.6151.533-5555
studienberatung@h-da.de

Consultation hours

Telephone

Tuesday

10:00-12:00

Consultation hours Darmstadt: Schöfferstr. 3, Building C23, Room 01.04

Thursday

12:00-14:00

Consultation hours Dieburg: Max-Planck-Str.2, Building F01, 1st floor, Room 1.108

*during the lecture period

Wednesday*

13:00-15:00

Dates for students

Final Conference /// We can work it out! A Vision for More Sustainable Chemistry in the Leather Supply Chains

The final online-conference took place on November 16, 2022, co-hosted by the h_da team and Schader Foundation. After an introduction, Ioannis Dosis (Federal Environment Agency – UBA) was setting the scene by outlining current EU developments related to Sustainable Products Policies, which focus on chemical substances in products and materials such as leather.

Next, conference participants learned about key findings and results as well as specific outputs (see the sections below) of the five-year transformative research project. Finally, an outlook announced the release of “Guiding principles for more sustainable leather chemistry”, translating the 5 year project experience into 15 concrete targets.

The conference also featured inputs from Arnaud Backbier (Royal Smit & Zoon), Prof. Dr. Dirk Bunke (Öko-Institut), Dr. Alex Föller (TEGEWA), Andreas Meyer (German Leather Federation – VDL) and Ekkehard Werner (HELLER-Leder). All slides and recordings of the presentations from the h_da team are available on our website.

application procedure

Bachelor (German)
Master (German)
foreign certificate