FT ALLIANCE MISSION

FTalliance is a 3-year academia-industries partnership aimed to facilitate the exchange, flow of knowledge and co-creation within the Fashion-Tech sector to boost students’ employability and innovation potential. The objectives of the project will be achieved through a series of knowledge exchange activities aimed at fine tuning a multidisciplinary Fashion-Tech curriculum integrating fashion, design and engineering with industry relevant challenges through open innovation and project-based learning methodologies.

In addition, the project is aimed at designing and piloting innovative mentoring formats for students and at developing Fashion-Tech Contest and Residency to co-create new opportunities and foster a portfolio of innovative concepts and products prototypes.

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THE CONSORTIUM

The consortium comprises
12 partners and 1 associate
from 6 Programme Countries

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5 Fashion, design,
engineering HEIs

1 Leading large fashion and
apparel enterprises

5 SMEs representing the
Fashion-Tech ecosystem

1 Research Technology
Organisation

1 Associate
Large Enterprise

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Over the next three years, the Consortium will deliver a series of knowledge exchange activities between partners to co-create innovation in the Fashion-Tech sector, and a series of educational activities, from designing and piloting innovative mentoring formats for students to the development of a FashionTech Residency, embedding young talents in the companies’ innovation activities.

Knowledge Exchange

It consists of a series of interactive workshops, aimed at fostering the knowledge exchange between HEIs and companies, in order to evaluate the state of the art of current Fashion-Tech curricula, employability profiles within European HEIs in relation to industry relevance and build Fashion-Tech job profiles.

Learning Experience

Educational experiences aimed to satisfy the expected level of expertise to access the Fashion-Tech sector. The learning modules will be tested through a series of 3 workshops with students and lecturers from the partners including industry professionals, focusing on smart-textile, wearable and digital manufacturing.

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Residency

The programme will last 6 months with the aim of co-creating opportunities between students and companies through a contest. The purpose is to generate innovation through a multidisciplinary exchange between the creativity of young international talents and the know-how, tools and prototyping facilities of the host company.

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Where Is Fashion Education Heading?

Education for Fashion-tech: Design and Technology for Future Fashion Creatives

Date: 17 October 2020

Three digital roundtables will allow attendees to engage in conversations on how fashion-technology is shaping future fashion creatives. HEIs, designers and companies will share their perspectives on potential Fashion-Tech future scenarios for education and industry. The event is jointly organised by Politecnico di Milano - Design Department, the Swedish School of Textiles - University of Borås and the London College of Fashion (UAL) within the framework of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Project Education for Fashion-Tech (E4FT).

This event is FREE and open to all. For further details and to register, visit this link.