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The General Council
IFFTI has constituted a General Council, which comprises two members (Authorised and Alternative Representatives) from each member institution. The General Council of IFFTI comprises Regular, Associate, and Outreach Members.
Regular members have voting rights and can be part of the Executive Committee, while Associate and Outreach members hold observer status.
The Executive Committee is convened to address key issues ​about IFFTI on behalf of the General Council.
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IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Dipl. Des. Claudia Ebert-Hesse
Alternative Representative: Ulrike Nägele
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion, Media, Management and Design Research Clusters Are: Visual Culture (Images and Space), Digital Future (Creative New Realities), Identities of Fashion (Societies and Aesthetics), Sustainable Design (Curating Ethical Approaches) and Management of Creative Industries (Inside The Business)
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Jose Teunissen
Alternative Representative: Dr Deniz Köksal
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion & Design, Fashion & Management, Fashion & Branding
Research Centre is concerned with Fashion Research and Technology
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof.Danielle Bruggeman
Alternative Representative: Elise Van Der Laan
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Design, Fashion Strategy, Fashion Professorship,
Centre of Expertise Future Makers
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Archana Surana
Alternative Representative: Benoy Thoompunkal
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Design, Fashion Business, Entrepreneurship, Garment Production, Textiles, Jewellery Design, Accessory Design, Product Design, Interior Design, Digital Design, Communication Design.
Hosted & organised International Research Conferences: Fashion Colloquia 2020 On Responsible Fashion.
Design Culture: Pink City Design Confluence 2022
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Zhou zhijun
Alternative Representative: Wang Baolu
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Womenswear Design Program: Womenswear Innovation Design, Product Design In Womenswear, Creative Draping In Womenswear, Structure Design In Womenswear, Brand & Product Planning In Womenswear.
Menswear Design Program: Structure In Menswear, Culture & Trends In Menswear, Business Innovation Design In Menswear, Brand Planning In Menswear. Knitwear Design Program: Fully Fashioned Knitting Design & Technique& â…¡, Knitwear Pattern Cutting And Technic, Underwear Design, After-Finishing Of Knitwear, Knitwear Structure Design.
Sportswear Design Program: Structure Design In Sportswear, Technic Design In Sportswear, Performance Study & Analyses In Sportswear, Brand Planning & Product Development In Sportswear, Sportswear Design. Costume Design Program: Costume Design And Making, Costume Styling, Costume Creative Draping, Costume Special Effect Make-Up, Costume Workshop.
Digital Fashion Design: Project Of Digital Fashion Design, Fashion Design Method And Practice, Digital Fashion Simulation Technology, Virtual Character Design And Expression, Character Animation Techniques, 3d Modeling.
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Muzaffar U Siddique
Alternative Representative: Prof. Dr. Engr. Ayub Nabi
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
BUFT poses membership of following organization to participate in numerous research approaches.
IFFTI (The International Foundation Of Fashion Technology Institute)
IAF (International Apparel Federation)
ACU (Association of Commonwealth Universities)
Corporate Member of Textile Institute, UK.
Society of Dyers And Colorists (SDC), USA
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Norio Nakanishi
Alternative Representative: Prof. Sayaka KamakuraÂ
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Design & Technology, Knitwear Design, Textile Design, Fashion Functional Design, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Marketing & Branding, Fashion Sociology, Jewellery Design, Architectural Design, Interior Design, Media Imaging, Graphic Product Design, and Ba and MA Programmes in those fields.
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Aki Choklat
Alternative Representative: Rey Pador
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Apparel and Accessories Design Including Footwear, Handbags and Small Leather Goods.
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Carolyn Hardaker
Alternative Representative: Buddy Penfold
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
https://english.dhu.edu.cn/main.htm
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Li Jun
Alternative Representative: Dr. Xiaokun Yu
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Alain Sorei
Alternative Representative: Ms. Natacha Lallemand
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Boo-Rim Joo
Alternative Representative: Prof. Selee Lee
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Specializations: Fashion Design, Fashion Art, Sustainable Fashion,Fashion Branding, New Media Digital Fashion
Research Centres: Ewha Fashion Design Research Institute, Ewha Color Design Research Institute, Feel Fashion Brand Managed by Ewha Fashion Design Research Institute
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Dr. Helen Gaudette
Alternative Representative: Dr. Yasemin jones
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Accessories Design ,Fabric Styling,Fashion Business Management, Fashion Design,International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries, Jewellery design,Production Management, Textile Design, Technical Design, Textile Development and Marketing, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing, Menswear, Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory and Museum Practice (MA), Footwear and Accessories Design instead of just Accessories
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Dr. Zhaohua Ho
Alternative Representative: Dr. Jocelyn H-C Chen
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
FASHION DESIGN, TEXTILE DESIGN, FASHION MARKETING, BRAND AND FASHION MANAGEMENT RESEARCH –
A) CHINESE TEXTILES AND CLOTHING CULTURE CENTER
B) GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FASHION CENTER
C) FJU TALENTS
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Erin Cho
Alternative Representative: Professor Jin-Tu Fan
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Postdoctoral, Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), (M.Phil), Fashion And Textile Design, Fashion And Textiles, Fashion And Textiles (Fashion Merchandising) (Xian, Prc)
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Ms.Elita Lam
Alternative Representative: Ms. Cassandra Ng
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Ms. Sylvie Ebel
Alternative Representative: Prof. David Zajtmann
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
https://www.istanbulmodaakademisi.com/
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Melis Karapança Örü
Alternative Representative: Nazli Taneri
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Running an Eu project On “Digitalization in Textile: From Design to Production”, Held by European Union and Foreign Affairs Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Ready-Made and Garment exporters association (IHKIB), this year. As a part of this project, we are planning to have an “experimental Centre for Digital Transformation”
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Francesco Fioretto
Alternative Representative: Sabrina Brillante
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Annette Havkaer
Alternative Representative: Mr. Morten Haargaard Pedersen
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Sustainable Fashion Technologies, Fashion Management, Branding and Communication, Jewellery.
Research and Innovation Projects within: Circular and Sustainable Aspects in Fashion, Urban Mining, IOT in Enabling Green Transition in Fashion, Future Sustainable Fashion Consumers.
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Gargi Bhaduri
Alternative Representative: Dr. Lauren Copeland
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Research Initiative
Tech style lab (research/commercial/learning centre) in the fashion school at Kent State.
https://www.kent.edu/fashion/techstylelab
Website: https://www.tech-style-lab.org
KSU Museum with The Extensive Fashion/Costume Collections: https://www.kent.edu/museum
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Anthony Bednall
Alternative Representative: Damian Chapman
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
IFFTI contact persons:
Authorized Representative: Circe Henestrosa
Alternative Representative: Nur Hidayah Abu Bakar
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: John Lau
Alternative Representative: Andrew Teverson
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Accessories Design, Bespoke Tailoring, Cosmetic Science, Costume Design For Performance, Creative Direction For Fashion, Entrepreneurship And Innovation For Fashion, Fashion Business And Management, Fashion Buying And Merchandising, Fashion Contour, Fashion Craft, Fashion Curation, Fashion Design, Fashion Design Technology, Fashion Development, Fashion Journalism, Fashion History, Culture And Criticism, Fashion Marketing, Fashion Media Production, Fashion Illustration And Image Making, Fashion Film, Fashion Photography, Fashion Pattern Cutting And Garment Technology, Fashion Public Relations And Communication, Fashion Retail Management, Fashion Sportswear, Fashion Styling And Production, Fashion Sustainability, Fashion Textiles, Knit, Embroidery And Print, Fashion Visual Merchandising And Branding, Footwear Design, Hair And Make-Up For Fashion, Hair And Make-Up And Prosthetics For Performance, Psychology Of Fashion, Technology And Fashion, Visual Merchandising And Branding For Fashion, 3d Effects For Performance And Fashion, Centre For Sustainable Fashion, Centre For Fashion Curation, Centre For Fashion Business And Innovation Research, Design For Performance Hub, Better Living Research hub, Fashion Media And Imagery, Global Disability Innovation Hub, Masculinities Hub, Cultural & Historical Studies Hub, Visual Arts At LCF. Research Student’s Hub, Transnational Fashion Hub, also here is a link to the page if required
https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-fashion/research-at-lcf
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Liz Barnes
Alternative Representative: Dr. Patsy Perry
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion, Fashion Design & Technology (Womenswear/Menswear/Sportswear), Fashion Art Direction, Fashion Communication, Fashion Marketing, Fashion Buying & Merchandising, Fashion Business & Management, International Fashion Design (Top Up), International Fashion Business (Top Up), International Fashion Marketing, Fashion Buying & Merchandising Management, Luxury Fashion Management, International Fashion Business Management, Fashion Design Technology.
At Manchester Fashion Institute, Our Research aims to advance critical fashion thinking and practice around cutting topics such as Ethics, Diversity, Sustainability, Digital Innovation, Supply Chains, And Consumption. Our Research Community includes Cultural Historians, Designers, Technologists, and Social Scientists. We consider Fashion in its broadest sense, from a material or Digital Object, to an expanded field of cultural activity over space and time, to a context for Commercial Activity. We work in collaboration with the wider university, linking with other Departments/Faculties and bridging expertise in the following areas and more: Wearable Technologies/Health/Innovative Materials/Robotics/Product Development/Fashion Business/Design/Pedagogy.
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Dr. Sudha Dhingra
Alternative Representative: Ms. Tanu Kashyap, IAS
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
B.DES. IN ACCESSORY DESIGN
B.DES. IN FASHION COMMUNICATION
B.DES. IN FASHION DESIGN
B.DES. IN KNITWEAR DESIGN
B.DES. IN LEATHER DESIGN
B.DES. IN TEXTILE DESIGN
B.DES.IN FASHION INTERIORS
BACHELOR OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY
MASTER OF DESIGN
MASTER OF FASHION MANAGEMENT
MASTER OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY
PHD & Research in Domains Of Sustainable Design, Circularity, Zero Waste, Inclusive Design, Trend Forecasting, Craft Studies, Revival Of Languishing Crafts, Indigenous Crafts, Footwear Design And Technology, Knitwear Design & Technology, Product Design, Lifestyle Accessories, Historic Costumes And Textiles, Communications And Branding, Creative Pattern Making, Sizing, Fit Analysis, Technical Textiles, Smart Textiles, Functional Textiles, Ai, IOT, Block Chain Technology, Supply Chain Management, Consumer Studies, Brand Management, Marketing, Visual Merchandising.
• Indian Textiles & Crafts Repository – https://www.vastrashilpakosh.in/
• Vision: Trend Insight And Forecasting Lab – https://www.nift.ac.in/visionnxt
• NIFT Foundation For Design & Innovation
• India Size Project – National Sizing Survey Of India
• Center of Excellence For Khadi – www.coek.in
https://www.ncsu.edu/
https://textiles.ncsu.edu
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Dr. Anne Porterfield
Alternative Representative: Dr Traci Lamar
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Design, Textile Design, Fashion Development and Product Management, Textile Brand Management and Marketing, Textile Technology, Textile Engineering, Polymer and Color Chemistry, Textile Chemistry, Fiber and Polymer Science, Textile Technology Management, Textile Protection and Comfort Center, The Nonwovens Institute, ZEIS Textiles Extension, Fashion and Textile Business Excellence Cooperative
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Dr Amanda Briggs – Goode
Alternative Representative: Melanie Robertson
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Design, Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles, Textile Design, Fashion Management, Fashion Communication and Promotion, Fashion Marketing and Branding, International Fashion Business, Fashion Design, Fashion Knitwear Design, Textile Design Innovation, Culture, Style And Fashion, Fashion Communications, Fashion Marketing, International Fashion Management, PhD Across these days.
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Margo Barton
Alternative Representative: Tania Allan Ross
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Design (Womenswear, Menswear, Any / All), Fashion Technology, Fashion Communication, Textiles, Jewellery, Accessories (Bags, Small Leather Goods), Product Design, Communication Design, Games Design.
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Aditi Srivastava
Alternative Representative: Antonio M. Grioli
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
B.DES in Fashion Design, B.DES in Textile Design, B.DES in Fashion Styling, B.DES in Fashion Communication, BBA in Global Luxury Brand Management, MBA in Fashion and Lifestyle Business Management, MBA in Global Luxury Brand Management, MBA in Fashion and Lifestyle Business Management, M.DES in Fashion Design, M. DES in Fashion Styling, M.DES in Fashion Communication
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Dr. Jochen Strahle
Alternative Representative: Michael Goretzky
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
International Fashion Retail, Textile Design / Fashion Design, Textile Technology / Textile Management, Transportation Interior Design, Textile Chain Research Master Design (Specializations: Textile Design, Fashion Design, Transportation Interior Design, Artistic Conception), Interdisciplinary Product Development
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Robyn Healy
Alternative Representative: Dr. Jenny Underwood
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Design, Technology and Enterprise, Research Centre for Materials Innovation and Future Fashion (CMIFF)
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Jurrie Barkel
Alternative Representative: Theresia Grevinga
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Design (Womenswear, Menswear, Any / All), Fashion Technology, Fashion Communication, Textiles, Jewellery, Accessories (Bags, Small Leather Goods), Product Design, Communication Design, Games Design.
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Ms. Zhang Lan
Alternative Representative: Lu Pin
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Information Awaited
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Ra Thomson
Alternative Representative: Grace Hsieh
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Design Fundamentals, Fashion Design, Fashion Illustration, Pattern Drafting, Garment Construction, Draping, Textiles, Apparel Engineering, Computer Aided Design, Art History, Fashion History, Fashion Styling, Figure Drawing, Fashion Aesthetics, Active & Sportswear Design, Chinese Costume Making, Jewellery Design, Bag Design, Digital Textile & Fashion Design, 3d Garment Design & Simulation, Computer Aided Weaving Design, Computer Aided Knitwear Design, Pattern & Print Design, Knitting, Whole Garment Knitting, Computer Aided Pattern-Making & Grading, Fashion Business, Fashion Marketing, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Buying, Fashion Retail Management, Multi-Media Production For Fashion, Fashion Media & Animation, Fashion Photography
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Ms. Garima Bhalla
Alternative Representative: Ms. Mallika Dabhade Samant
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
MKSSS’S SOFT, Pune conducts courses under B. Design bachelor’s degree that includes specializations in Fashion Design, Fashion Communication, Textile Design, Jewelry Design, Interdisciplinary- Fashion, and M. Design -interdisciplinary, along with courses such as Post Graduate Diploma in Fashion Design and Merchandising and the Certification Course in Indian fashion art.
The Research contributions emphasize s blend of Creativity, Technology, and Research to develop industry-ready professionals with key Research Initiatives in the areas of Sustainability And Green Fashion, Traditional Crafts and Textiles, Textile Innovations, Fashion Technology and Innovations, Design For special needs, Forecasting, Consumer Behavior and Market Trends, Design Collection and Product Development Etc.
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Dr. Clemens Thornquist
Alternative Representative: Dr. Karin Landahl
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Specialization Ba: Fashion Design, Textile Design
Specialization Ma: Fashion Design, Textile Design, Textile Interaction Design, Performance Wear
Research Initiatives: Body And Space, Arcintexetn, Re: Textile
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Laura Washington
Alternative Representative: Andrea Cainero
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Couture, Menswear, Tailoring, Surface Textiles, Fashion Branding.
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Col Surojit Bose
Alternative Representative: Prof. Gajanan Dhapodkar
SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Alyssa Choat
Alternative Representative: Cecilia Heffer
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Textile Technology, Fashion Technology
Research center: Fashion and Textiles Innovation Lab (FTILab+):
• Biobased materials, Textile Recycling, Low-footprint processes
• Comfort (thermophysiological, sensory, ergonomic) & Protection
• Smart textiles, e-textiles
• Digital fashion, 3D body scanning, AI
Research link: http://www.hogent.be/en/research/ftilab
https://www.westminster.ac.uk/
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof Andrew Groves
Alternative Representative: Anthony Campbell
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
BA Honours in Fashion Design,BA Honours in Marketing And Promotion,BA Honours in Business Management with Professional Experience,MA in Fashion Business Management,MA in Menswear,MA in Menswear with Professional Experience.
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Ms. Tao Hui
Alternative Representative: Dr Jiang Xuewei
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Five Research Centers
1) Hubei Province Key Research Center Of Fashion And Art,
2) Hubei Province Intangible Culture Heritage Research Center
3) Hubei Province Denim Engineering Research Center
4) Wuhan Textile And Fashion Digital Technology And Engineering Research Center
5) WTU Recycling And Sustainability Research Center
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Yuxiu Yan
Alternative Representative: Prof. Xiaofen Ji
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Information Awaited
https://www.fashionretailacademy.ac.uk/
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Tracy Pritchard
Alternative Representative: Mark O’Connor
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Information Awaited
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Usha Nehra Patel
Alternative Representative: Dr. Jitin Chadha
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Design – https://www.iiad.edu.in/programmes/fashion-design-course/
Fashion Communication – https://www.iiad.edu.in/programmes/communication-design-course/
Fashion Business Management – https://www.iiad.edu.in/programmes/fashion-business-management/
Communication Design – https://www.iiad.edu.in/programmes/communication-design-course/
Interior Architecture And Design – https://www.iiad.edu.in/programmes/interior-architecture-and-design/
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Ms. Teresa Sadaba
Alternative Representative: Silvia Perez-Bou
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Business, Fashion Communication, Fashion Sustainability, Fashion Marketing.
Spanish Fashion System, American Fashion System
The main graduate Programs are: MFM, Master in Fashion Management
FBA, Executive Master in Fashion Business Administration I PADEM, Advanced Program in Fashion Business Management
There are also International Programs, Focused, and Custom programs for companies
Specialized Research Centres: -Applied Creativity Research Center, offering a PhD -Digital Fashion
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Mrs. Shilpi Gupta
Alternative Representative: Prof. Dr. MKV Nair
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Fashion Design,
Interior Design, Communication Design
Accessory Design
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Akitoshi Toyota
Alternative Representative: Keita Kato
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Information Awaited
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Ms. Sanjeevani Ayachit
Alternative Representative: Dr. Nitin hadap
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Information Awaited
IFFTI Contact Persons:
Authorized Representative: Prof. Charles Frimpong
Alternative Representative: Dr. Akosua Amankwah
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SPECIALIZATIONS / RESEARCH CENTER
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses in Design
Bsc. Textile Design and Technology and BSc. Fashion Design
Mfa. Textiles Design
Mphil. Textile Design Technology
Mphil. Fashion Design Technology
Phd Textile Design Technology
Phd Fashion Design Technology