INNOLEA PROJECT
Innovation of the Leather Industry in Jordan and EgyptAccess to Business Development Services Creation of 4 Leather Centers Fulfill the Knowledge Triangle

Sustainable
Business Model

Dissemination
and Exploitation

Collaboration
Platform

INNOLEA

INNOLEA is one of the Erasmus+ programme projects, with a duration of 3 years (2017 – 2020) and it aims to fill an apparent gap in the area of specialized services for the leather sector, with the establishment of four leather centers in local universities, two in Jordan and two in Egypt, utilizing the experience and expertise of EU partners in the area of services for the leather sector.
Project Aims
This project, which helps the leather sector of the two countries (Jordan and Egypt), will be further developed and become more competitive and export-oriented in order to:

Improve the quality and design of leather products

Inform the companies about the new fashion trends

Improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of manufacturing techniques and chemicals used

Offer the leather sector stakeholders the needed help to develop new products, learn about requirements for exporting of its products
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Speak to your peer leather experts Use INNOLEA discussion forum

Latest Events
The leather sector in Jordan and Egypt comprises mainly of semi-industrial companies and small craft-oriented workshops.

07
Feb
A workshop for faculty members on the INNOLEA project
Prof. Fahmi Abu Al-Rub, Coordinator of INNOLEA at JUST, organized workshops for all Faculty members at JUST on ERASMU. . .
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28
Mar
A workshop that includes members from the Chamber of Industry, the leather sector and participating universities
Four focus groups were conducted with 19 participants including members from the Egyptian Industrial Chamber as a pol. . .
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02
Apr
Introducing the INNOLEA project during an international conference at the University of Jordan
The dissemination event was conducted during the 6th conference of GCREEDER 2018, which was held at the University of. . .
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03
May
A meeting of project coordinators in Athens to develop the project
Innovation for the Leather Industry in Jordan and Egypt (INNOLEA) project aims at the support of the leather sectors . . .
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