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.
TUBAF invites international alumni to take part in the DAAD-sponsored alumni week "Alumni in Transfer for Circular Economy".
They will gain an insight into current research and transfer topics and will be motivated to actively contribute their expertise and existing contacts to TUBAF's alumni work.
The 5-day alumni training seminar, which is partly funded by the DAAD, is linked to the traditional and highly regarded format of the Freiberg University Forum. The topic of the alumni colloquium will be "Circular Economy". The focus here is on environmentally and climate-friendly technologies in which the areas of climate protection, sustainable economic development and social progress are closely interlinked. The international alumni symposium is intended to bring together experts from different countries and thus facilitate an exchange of experience and knowledge. As the event is part of the Freiberg University Forum, there is also the opportunity to learn more about other subject areas. Here too, scientific exchange is the primary objective. Partners from industry and research will also provide insights into current research or projects.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Preliminary programme
Monday, 02.06. Individual arrival of participants
Tuesday, 03.06. - TUBAF
9:00 am | Registration of participants |
10:00 am | Opening of the Alumni Week and welcome by the Vice-Rectorate Research, International Affairs and Transfer |
10:15 h | Presentation of current research topics and developments at TUBAF |
10:45 h | Short presentation of network partners and stakeholders - Alumni, IUZ, Transfer, SAXEED, FCCE |
11:00 am | 4transfer as an example of transfer within the network - Stephan Meschke |
11:15 am | Alumni speed dating to get to know each other and exchange ideas |
12:00 am | Network Lunch |
13:30 hrs | Science Campus Tour "Circular Economy", TUBAF research projects, companies and spin-offs present themselves |
18:00 hrs | Alumni Dinner Talk - Career Paths |
Wednesday, 4 June - Excursion to the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology
9:00 a.m. | Innovation Tour HIF - research projects and spin-offs will be presented, e.g. rECOmine, Erzlabor, TheiaX etc. |
12:00 | Snack |
13:00 | Workshop start-up network SAXEED for scientists |
16:00 | Guided tour of terra mineralia or city tour |
19:00 | 34. Krüger Colloquium "Being human in the age of AI: Farewell to uniqueness?" |
Thursday, 5 June - TUBAF
9:00 - 12:00 Specialist colloquia BHT, Freiberg University Forum e.g.
- The Digital Underground - Digital Geosystems
- New Technologies for Sustainable High-Quality Glass Production
- European Li-Resources: Characterisation and New Beneficiation Approaches
- 19th Freiberg Colloquium of Young Researchers (EURECA-PRO)
- Driving Sustainability in Africa Through Nature Restoration, Carbon Markets and Responsible Mining
15:00 Sustainable city tour with the Freiberg Agenda e.V.
18:00 Network barbecue at the awning (with registration)
Friday, 06.06 - Alumni Colloquium "Circular Economy - Innovations for a sustainable future"
Advancing a circular economy through sustainable energy and food security by utilising agricultural residues
Dr.-.Mostafa, Ehab (Cairo University, Faculty of Agriculture, Egypt)
Friday, 6 June 2025 | |
8.30 - 9:00 | ARRIVAL AND WELCOME |
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 (Lundin Gold, Fruta del Norte, Colombia) |
11.30 - 12.00 | |
12.00 - 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
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 | Promoting Sustainability in Global Supply Chain: A case study from SCORE Academy Dr. Zhang, Xubiao (SCORE Academy, China) |
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 |