Compare to conventional long-term educational efforts, our webinars with specific topics will be short, “spot-on” and state-of-the-art knowledge transfer based on current industrial needs, that facilitates a quick impact to the industry. Moreover, WEBLEARN enables networking among professionals working in different industrial sectors that can lead to further intersectoral innovation and collaboration. For professionals working in the industry, WEBLEARN also offers access to our competent professors at JTH as well as international guest lecturers that will be involved in our webinars.

The project is kicked-off by reaching out to related metal and polymer industries within Sweden using an online survey, for the purpose of gathering the current needs for quick and online competence development. Accordingly, a series of webinars on related topics will be scheduled and categorized in various “modules”. The webinars in each module will be planned based on the progressive education method, but to provide more flexibility for participants, the modules will not be necessarily dependent to each other; i.e. a participant can join any modules without the need to attend previous modules necessarily.

The management team as well as the JTH teachers/professors involved in the WEBLEARN have extensive experience in online educational activities, targeting professionals working in the industry (e.g. Gjutmagistern – Foundry Master – that is a running online Master Programme at JTH). This outlines a high level of success for a fast kick-off and implementation of WEBLEARN.

Note: The project WEBLEARN contains a broader topic compared to Gjutmagistern, including technical challenges in metal and polymer component manufacturing (not only foundry technology but also, for instance, machining, 3D printing, polymer component production, etc.).