Hanieh Choopani
Affiliation: University of Education Freiburg and Hochschule Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Hanieh Choopani is a DAAD-funded doctoral candidate at the University of Education Freiburg and Hochschule Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts, completing a PhD in sustainable fashion design education.
Her dissertation, Fashion DeSIrE, investigates the integration of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as a guiding principle in fashion design higher education, with a cross-cultural comparative focus on Germany and Iran.
Using a Design-Based Research methodology, her work spans several course iterations and culminates in evidence-based recommendations for implementing ESD in fashion and apparel design programs.