DAAD alumni colloquium "Circular Economy - Innovations for a sustainable future"

In the current debate on raw material security, energy transition and sustainability, TUBAF alumni are building bridges to their home and target countries. The aim is to expand the specialist network on the circular economy and also to initiate international cooperation. This is where our alumni come into play. As multipliers and ambassadors, they play a key role in the transfer of knowledge and technology - in both directions.

The colloquium serves as an opportunity for international alumni to exchange ideas and receive further training on the topic of "Circular Economy - Innovations for a sustainable future".

Program:

Friday, 6 June 2025
8.30 - 9:00	ARRIVAL AND WELCOME, lecture theatre, Schlossplatzquartier, Prueferstrasse 4
9.00 - 9.30	Modification and Applcations of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate-based Membranes for Addressing Emerging Pollutants Dr. Shafique, Umer (University Lahore, Department of Chemistry , Pakistan)
9.30 - 10.00	Evaluating heavy metals and organic chemical contaminants of Landfill Sites in Prestea Huni Valley Municipal Assembly Seshie, Vivian Isabella (University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana)
10.00 - 10.30	Break
10.30 - 11.00	Sustainable Biogas Solution for Waste Management and Electricity Generation in Nigeria Esuola, Abolade Oladipupo (Biogas Power Plant Project, Nigeria)
11.00 - 11.30	Adapting Gold Mining Practices to Climate Change: Lessons from Lundin Gold's Fruta del Norte Mine in Ecuador Gallego, Carlos Andres (Fruta del Norte, Ecuador)
11.30 - 12.00	Enhancing Circularity: Lessons from Developing a Green Public Procurement Model Dr.-Ing. Nashon Juma Adero (Taita Taveta University, Kenya)
12.00 - 13:30	LUNCH BREAK, Mensa
13.00 - 13.30	Secondary Mining of Dissolved Metals from Organic Farm Wastes used as Absorbent Materials in Degraded Mining Sites Yalley, Akuba Bezeba (University of Mines and Technology, Ghana)
13.30 - 14.00	Advancing a circular economy through sustainable energy and food security by utilizing agricultural residues Dr. Ehab, Mostafa (Cairo University, Faculty of Agriculture, Egypt)
14.00 - 14.30	GIS-Based Analytical Modelling on Evaluating Impacts of Urbanisation in Amman Water Resources, Jordan Dr. Odeh, Taleb (Hashemite University, Jordan)
14.30 - 15.00	COFFEE BREAK
15.00 - 15.30	Health Care Waste Management and Material Recover Harshad Hend (Wise Ecocare and Farmtech Pvt Ltd, India)
15.30 - 16.00	Circular Economy in Emerging Economies: Pathways to Sustainable Development Assoc. Prof. Dr Ibrahim Krasniqi (University of Peja, Kosovo)
16.00	Final discussion