SciLED Knowledge Alliance for comfort and sustainable oriented footwear. Mariana Costea, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași (Romania)

1. THE SCILED KNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE FOR
FOOTWEAR IN THE 21 CENTURY
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi/ Romania
Mariana Costea
Lecturer

2. • SciLED partners
• Objectives
• Main results
• Updated curricula
• SCILED ACADEMY
• Virtual Fab Lab
• Workshops and mobility activity
• SciLED Knowledge Alliance

3. The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which
reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the
information contained therein.
PROJECT PARTNERS

4. OBJECTIVES
Analysis of the product life cycle and
the parameters that affect footwear
quality with respect to sustainability,
comfort and performance.
Refining and improving the curricula
for Footwear Designer and Product
Manager.
Provision of the produced accredited
educational package to the allied
Universities
Introducing technologies and
innovative computer-based tools
such as humAan bio-models and
simulation scenarios.
Smart Knowledge Delivery
seminars/workshops in partner countries
Learning Mobility action
Collaboration of Higher Education and
Research institutes with Companies

5. RESULTS
2
SciLED ACADEMY
Based on the findings regarding the needs for
innovative e-learning solutions both expressed
by the surveyed business community and
SciLED allied universities and having as an
example of good practice the implemented
solutions by top universities worldwide, the
partners decided to give more substance to this
task by developing a functional e-learning
platform.
1
European Qualification
Framew ork (EQF) for Footw ear
Designers and Product
Managers
A general framework for two qualifications
designed to upskill footwear professionals
with the latest Knowledge and Skills in
Comfort, Performance and
Sustainability.
3
VIRTUAL FAB LAB
Virtual Reality app - FabLab shows how the
equipment functions, gives advice and
recommendations on carrying out these operations
effectively and points out the possible defects that
may arise. It also lets students manipulate these
machines virtually.

6. 1. EQF for Footwear Designers and
Product Managers
Footwear comfort, performance and sustainability are determined
during the design and product development process.
• Two existing qualification profiles have been updated by
complementing and adapting the main body of knowledge associated
with the Product Manager and Footwear Designer profiles with
specific comfort and sustainability skills sets.
• To make the best use of the most innovative tools in footwear
science education.
• The multiplicity of qualification profiles means that HE institutions must
respond to students’ need for flexible learning options.
• Link: http://sciled.eu/wp-
content/uploads/2020/08/SciLED_WP4_D4.1_EQF-
definition_FINAL_EN.pdf

7. 2. SciLED ACADEMY
3 Modules
Performance and comfort
requirements Sustainability Design engineering

8. Module 1
FOOTWEAR PERFORMANCE AND
COMFORT
Unit 1. What is comfort in footwear?
Unit 2. Mechanical comfort and footwear performance
Unit 3. Fitting and dimensional comfort
Unit 4. Introduction to hydrothermal comfort
Unit 5. Testing standards and equipment for evaluating comfort
and performance
Unit 6. Design for comfort and footwear performance- Study
Cases

9. Module 2
FOOTWEAR SUSTAINABILITY
Unit 1 - Modern concepts on footwear sustainability
Unit 2 - Framework for sustainability in footwear
Unit 3 - Materials and technologies for sustainable footwear manufacturing
Unit 4 - Product Lifecycle Management approach for sustainability
Unit 5 – Footwear design for sustainability - Case studies

10. FOOTWEAR DESIGN ENGINEERING
Unit 1. CAD/CAM/CAE systems for supporting integrated footwear design
Unit 2. Introduction to materials engineering
Unit 3. Engineering footwear for mechanical and hydrothermal comfort
Unit 4. Project work-Footwear 3D/2D CAD. Virtual & Rapid prototyping
Unit 5. Project Work-Innovative footwear: Fashionable footwear
drastically improved to comfort and sustainability
Module 3

11. - E-learning platform with online video and audio lectures structured in
thematic sections.
- Languages: EN, RO, GR, IT, ES, PT
- Videos, guidelines and best design/manufacturing practices.
- Course notes divided in seminars according to the thematic area
- Quizzes
Demo
Education package on SciLED Academy

12. 3. Virtual Fab Lab
Available on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.virtualcampus.sciled
Available in format for Oculus: on SciLED Academy
first VR application for Footwear
sector
complements the SciLED Academy and
presents all the essential operations needed to
create a piece of footwear.
It includes videos and links to other
external tools, tutorials and practices
actions to operate several machines.

13. Smart Knowledge Delivery
Workshops/Seminars and Training Activities
5 Workshops and
Seminars in RO, IT, ES,
PT and GR
Piloting: online/remote lectures and project work
Registered users of SciLED Academy:
Module 1: 223; Module 2: 218; Module 3: 215
Mobility Activity at CTCP/Portugal:
11 students + 15 lectures, trainers,
mentors and coachers

14. SciLED
Knowledge
Alliance
Enrol staff/students in
the SciLED Academy.
Evaluation and
validation of the
training content
Knowledge-sharing
on skills needs, new
curricula, teaching
methods and tools for
a further digitalised,
sustainable and
resilient Footwear
Sector in Europe
Exchange good
practices and joint
initiatives to increase
the attractiveness of
HE in the Footwear
sector
Participate in joint
events and/or
networks/clusters/
meetings
Join in further
partnerships for
Research &
Development projects
Erasmus KA1
agreements for
Mobility &
Internationalisation of
academic staff,
trainers and students

15. Sign MEMBERSHIP
AGREEMENT
for SciLED
Knowledge Alliance
Send the list of
students and staff to
be enrolled in the
SciLED Academy
Register the users
Validate the access
to SciLED Academy
SciLED Knowledge Alliance
aura.mihai@academic.tuiasi.ro
c.arias@cec-footwearindustry.eu

16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION