FINAL MEETING OF SUSWEARTEX PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

The final meeting of the coordinators of the " SusWearTex: Baltic Neighbourhood Cooperation in Sustainable Workwear Initiatives - Driving Recycled Fiber Excellence in Workwear Textiles " took place in Riga, Latvia, from October 15 to 16, 2026.

The meeting took place at the Faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTU). For over 160 years, RTU has been Latvia’s leading institution for the development of innovations and advanced scientific research in the Baltic region, covering fields such as computer science, information technology, civil and mechanical engineering, and aviation transport engineering, etc.

The joint meeting was attended by project coordinators for SusWearTex: Mohammad Neaz Morshed - Researcher of Textiles Faculty, Engineering and Business (including The Swedish School of Textiles); Ada Traumann - Professor of the Tallinn University of Applied Sciences, Estonia; Liudmyla Melnyk Docent, Associate Professor of Art and Fashion Design Department of the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Ukraine. The meeting was moderated by Inga Daboliņa - professor at Riga Technical University (RTU) and head of the Personal Protective Equipment Laboratory. In light of the official conclusion of the SUSWEARTEX project, the meeting was dedicated to discussing the project’s results and the terms for future cooperation, as well as exploring the potential for new joint initiatives based on the experience gained.

Inga Daboliņa provided an overview of the laboratory equipment at the Faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (RTU) — the only laboratory in Latvia dedicated to the research of personal protective equipment, textile materials, and textile products. The laboratory is equipped with around 80 different devices intended for testing personal protective equipment and a wide range of textile materials and textile products, both for research, developing sustainable and ergonomic materials and products. Project participants had the opportunity to expand their knowledge and discuss modern methods for researching and evaluating the characteristics of textile materials and products with special properties, specifically workwear.

Project participants also joined the 67th International Scientific Conference, held at the RTU library, and learned about the results of recent research and developments by scientists from various countries.

We thank our Latvian partners for the high level of organization of the meeting, the constructive scientific discussion, the demonstration of modern equipment for research into textile materials and products, and the opportunity to learn about promising development trends in the modern textile industry!

06.11.2026