Textile Institute, Manchester has offered us a free membership for our first year students.
The Textile Institute – Manchester, UK, is one of the world’s oldest professional associations in the field of textiles. Founded in 1910., and from 1925. associated with the Royal Charted, it brings together experts in the field of textiles, clothing and footwear design.
Every textile item releases effluents that are harmful to the environment. Fabrics made in eco-friendly way can substitute normal products. Reducing the environmental impact throughout the life-cycle of a fabric item or using lower impact products can contribute actively to improve the situation.In general, there are four major environmental key factors associated with the making of textiles: water, energy, pollution, and use of non-renewable resources.
Pakistan’s textile industry is asking for greater access to the US and European Union markets as it struggles for survival after floods devastated the country. Textile makers are asking for support to help make up for the losses.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told reporters in Islamabad that the EU was mulling a meeting of its foreign ministers to discuss providing flood assistance to Pakistan, and possibly greater market access for Pakistani products.
A meeting of National GPP expert group- i.e. informal working group of DG ENV of the European Commission –…
According to the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development, Falke, a German textile factory, is intending to construct a factory in Southern Serbia, which would generate jobs for 600 people.
Bilateral Cooperation with Serbia
The Croatian Minister of Science Radovan Fuchs and his Serbian counterpart Božidar Đelic met in Zagreb on May 13, 2010 to discuss bilateral cooperation and joint scientific projects. 21 bilateral initiatives are currently being implemented, mainly in the field of biotechnology. Several workshops as well as a joint Science Day will be held in the following months in order to review the results achieved.
The two countries are also planning to hold regular meetings at ministerial or state secretary level and to establish a regional technology fund to attract research funding for companies. Fuchs suggests exploiting further opportunities such as joint applications for FP7 projects and loans by the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Lisbon Review 2010: Croatia Outperforms Lowest-Ranked EU Members
The final assessment of the progress made in reaching the Lisbon goals shows that Croatia has outranked four EU Member States, namely Bulgaria, Italy, Poland and Romania. With a score of 4.18, it is only second to Montenegro (score: 4.19) among the eleven candidate and neighbourhood countries assessed. Among this group, Croatia holds rank one in the fields of information society, sustainable development and network industries as well as the second place in the field of innovation and R&D.
Here you can find (and download) Workshop presentations and lectures classified by lecturers. 1. Workshop (June 15th – 18th,…
Sandra Bischof Vukušić, Faculty of Textile Technology University of Zagreb Nanotechnology is innovative driving force in many industries, including…
Svetozar Musić, Ruđer Bošković Institute Materials science is one of the fastest growing disciplines in the world, which is…
Emira Bečić, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports Croatia recognizes the importance and opportunities that today provide nanotechnology, biotechnology…
