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AUTEX policy for Education and Research related to Textiles and Clothing
http://www.autex.org

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AUTEX Association of Universities for Textiles

Founded : 1994 Non-profit organisation according to Belgian law Secretariat : Department of Textiles (UGent) President : 3-year period Current president : Prof. C. Cherif, TU Dresden, Germany Currently : 31 members from 23 countries

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AUTEX MEMBERSHIP :
European Union and neighbouring countries
Albania : Polytechnic University of Tirana Belgium : Universiteit Gent Croatia : University of Zagreb Czech Republic : Technical University of Liberec Finland : Tampere University of Technology France : ENSAIT, Roubaix France : ENSISA, Mulhouse Germany : RWTH Aachen Germany : TU Dresden Greece : TEI Piraeus Italy : Politecnico di Torino Lithuania : Kaunas University of Technology The Netherlands : University of Twente

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AUTEX MEMBERSHIP (2)

Poland : Technical University of Lodz Poland : University of Bielsko-Biala Portugal : University of Minho Portugal : Universidade da Beira Interior Romania : Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi Serbia : University of Belgrade Slovenia : University of Maribor Slovenia : University of Ljubljana Spain : UPC Barcelona Sweden : University of Bors Turkey : Ege University, Izmir Turkey : Istanbul Technical University Turkey : Uludag University, Bursa Ukraine : Kiev National University United Kingdom : University of Manchester United Kingdom : Heriot Watt University
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AUTEX MEMBERSHIP

United States : North Carolina State University, College of Textiles, Raleigh China : Donghua University, Shanghai

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Membership : based on educational standards and a solid proven record of research, i.e. / e.g. PhD research Quality is key!

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MISSION STATEMENT To facilitate co-operation amongst members in high-textile education and research

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AUTEX ACTIVITIES

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-Annual high-level scientific conference (300-400 participants each year) AUTEX 11 : Mulhouse, France : 8 to 10 June 2011
http://www.autex2011.com

-Annual meeting plus meeting(s) in between -Editor of AUTEX Research Journal : peer reviewed articles
http://www.autexrj.com

-Master Course : European Masters Programme in Textile Engineering in general : stimulating textile and clothing (related) education and research.
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E-TEAM
a high level Master course about Textiles and Clothing since 1998

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developed in 1996-1998 with support of the Socrates programme under DG XXII (Directorate General for Education and Culture) financial agreement n 26105-MG2-1-96-1-BEERASMUS-ECDA collaborative course.

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Course structure
- 120 ECTS : two years
- 4 semesters; semester 4 = (research) thesis

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- 13 semesters : regular courses with each course = one module = one specialised professor = one week. - 10 weeks / semester 10 x 3 modules and professors from all over Europe - 10 weeks package (= one semester) = one venue = one university

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2010-2012 : - Ghent University, Belgium : autumn 2010 - University of Manchester, UK : spring 2011 - University of Istanbul, Turkey : autumn 2011 2011-2013 : - ENSAIT, France : autumn 2011 - Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania: spring 2012 - Uludag University, Turkey : autumn 2012

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GRADUATES (MASTER LEVEL) 1998-2010

Bangladesh : Belgium : Bolivia : China : Croatia : Czech Republic : Finland : France : Germany : Greece : 4 9 1 1 1 2 3 16 5 3 Italy : Kenya : Lithuania : Macedonia : The Netherlands : Pakistan : Portugal : Spain : Sweden : Tunesia : Turkey : 1 1 15 1 2 3 1 1 16 1 6

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TOTAL NUMBER : 93 Remark : COST!

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Education Statistics for AUTEX Members

Europe and neighbouring countries

Year

BSc

MSc

PhD

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

1047 666 1138 1424 1064

532 399 547 951 961

70 53 72 74 63

Conclusion : supply demand

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Education : future
Challenge : strong knowledge based industry

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increase number of graduates in science + technology = engineering traditional subject teaching towards modern and innovative / creative teaching : nanotechnology, biotextiles, smart textiles, product design, advanced (nano) manufacturing, etc. cross-disciplinary education combining disciplines

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Education : future (2)

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updating existing workforce : short thematic courses, ebased learning, develop European education based on strong alliances : trans-European education interaction / involvement with industry : * defining appropriate competences * study periods / practical placements in industry / traineeships

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Existing education is still too much a local activity funded only by governments : trans-national education is needed towards a single European approach for textiles. Tools : European programmes Socrates : in general Erasmus : more mobility! (currently 10 %) Leonardo : vocational training Marie Curie grants : in strong interaction with industry Tempus : for better curricula development in several less-favoured regions Grants for specific international Master studies, PhD, etc.

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Research and Universities

- Broad spectrum from (very) fundamental to (very) applied research : from idea to product - Cross-disciplinary research as a result of co-operation between various departments

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- Permanent renewal of research because of PhD research by youngsters with continuous stream of new ideas! - Strong interaction with industry : transferring research through incubators and spin-offs co-operation public and private sector.

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-Universities co-operate through strong (international) links resulting in remarkable exchange / mobility of people and ideas in a fully open (European) Research Area leading to EXCELLENCE.

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Challenging research areas for future textiles and clothing sciences

- Nanotechnology (fibres, coatings, ) - Bio(based) textiles - Interactive / smart textiles - Modelling and simulation - Photovoltaics and textiles - Biomimetics and textiles - Functional textiles - Recycling - Etc.

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What does the textile (academic) research community expect from the European Commission?
- Project funding for joint / collaborative research : applied but also towards pre-competitive research role of ERC / ESF and ERA nets for excellence - Grants (Marie Curie, ) for individual mobility (universities industry) - Funding for transferring research results towards the application / market phase : demonstrators, incubators,
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- Relevant research areas with great potential :

* bio and textiles * sensors and textiles / smart textiles * nano-manufacturing : electrospinning, , additive manufacturing * biomimetics and textiles * textile modelling

based on international co-operation / partnerships avoiding duplication (role of Technology Platforms!) and stimulating synergies. Remark : administrative simplification in EU-funding!

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CONCLUSION
and clothing world class education world class research infrastructure

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- Europe (still) n 1 for education and research in textiles

- Strong and focussed policy from EC in close collaboration with member states and particularly with industry CAN make the difference with the rest of the world. Yes, we can! Thank you for your attention. Prof. Paul KIEKENS

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