UNIDO plans to support textile education in private 'varsities
FE Report | Friday, 15 August 2008
As Bangladesh has excelled in textiles international efforts are going on to create more skilled manpower and bring technology for the sector to strengthen its market position.
Under the direct support from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), a German university has taken up initiatives to create skilled manpower for the sector.
Initially four local private universities that have textile, clothing or fashion designing departments have been primarily selected to receive this support. These are: Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Shanto Mariam University of Creative technology, City University and University of Development Alternatives (UODA).
"Our main target is improvement of technological knowledge of the present and future textile engineers," said Prof. Marie-Lousie Klotz, Dean of the Textile and Clothing Technology, Germany's Niederrhein University of Applied Science.
Prof. Klotz, who visited Dhaka recently to make an assessment of the educational institutions, told the FE that it would be a great opportunity for the Bangladesh's future textile engineers and designers to know the best of the textile technologies in the largest university of Europe.
Outlining the project activities Prof. Klotz said through exchange programmes teachers from these universities would go to Niederrhein University of Applied Science for advanced training. There will be student exchange programme too, she added.
"The objective of this project is not only to teach, but to deliver practical knowledge," she said adding that the main philosophy is "better learning, better living."
Prof. Klotz said Bangladesh made huge success in the readymade garment sector as well as in textile industry, but the success would not be sustained if the industry fails to cope with the fast changing technology.
In addition to textile technology, fashion designing is also very important where Bangladesh needs improvement, she said.
Declining to comment on funding Prof. Klotz said "it is not only funding, more important aspect is preparing Bangladesh for the global market."
G Saha of SCSB (Society for Craft Studies, Bangladesh, the local partner of the Niederrhein University said no public or government institution could be selected because of cumbersome bureaucratic process.
Under the direct support from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), a German university has taken up initiatives to create skilled manpower for the sector.
Initially four local private universities that have textile, clothing or fashion designing departments have been primarily selected to receive this support. These are: Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Shanto Mariam University of Creative technology, City University and University of Development Alternatives (UODA).
"Our main target is improvement of technological knowledge of the present and future textile engineers," said Prof. Marie-Lousie Klotz, Dean of the Textile and Clothing Technology, Germany's Niederrhein University of Applied Science.
Prof. Klotz, who visited Dhaka recently to make an assessment of the educational institutions, told the FE that it would be a great opportunity for the Bangladesh's future textile engineers and designers to know the best of the textile technologies in the largest university of Europe.
Outlining the project activities Prof. Klotz said through exchange programmes teachers from these universities would go to Niederrhein University of Applied Science for advanced training. There will be student exchange programme too, she added.
"The objective of this project is not only to teach, but to deliver practical knowledge," she said adding that the main philosophy is "better learning, better living."
Prof. Klotz said Bangladesh made huge success in the readymade garment sector as well as in textile industry, but the success would not be sustained if the industry fails to cope with the fast changing technology.
In addition to textile technology, fashion designing is also very important where Bangladesh needs improvement, she said.
Declining to comment on funding Prof. Klotz said "it is not only funding, more important aspect is preparing Bangladesh for the global market."
G Saha of SCSB (Society for Craft Studies, Bangladesh, the local partner of the Niederrhein University said no public or government institution could be selected because of cumbersome bureaucratic process.