SMARTEX
Smart textiles – Modernisation of curriculum of Textile Engineering and Textile Technology in Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan
SMARTEX is a curriculum development CBHE Erasmus+ project. It involves three EU universities (from Greece, Belgium and Spain), a training and consultancy company from Greece plus 2 Universities from Malaysia, 2 from Indonesia and 2 from Pakistan, all having departments in the field of textiles engineering and fashion.
The general objective of the project is to support the modernisation and internationalisation of Higher Education Institutes in Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, in the context of the priorities identified in the New EU Consensus in Development and the EU Higher Education in the World.
SMARTEX project will follow a multidisciplinary approach, as smart and technical textiles require the involvement of several faculties both engineering ones and manufacturing and processing e.g. Textile Engineering, Textile Chemistry, Garment Production and Fashion Design University Departments. In the project will be involved at least one Business Department (the Business incubator Unit) and the Unit of Information Technology of the Politeknik STTT Bandung, Indonesia.
Aim and targets
The aim of the project is to support the modernisation and internationalisation of Higher Education Institutes in Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, in the context of the priorities identified in the New EU Consensus in Development and the EU Higher Education in the World. This project will also contribute to the cooperation between EU and Asian countries through joint initiatives and by sharing good practices. The aim of the project is to improve the level of competencies and skills in Asian HEIs by reforming bachelor degree programmes, which will bring national education systems up to the EU standards level and enhance competitiveness of graduates in the labour market.
The participating partners are:
- University of Western Attica (UNIWA)
- Ghent University (Ugent)
- Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
- IDEC SA
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (MARA)
- Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
- Politeknik STTT Bandung, Indonesia (STTT)
- Faculty of Visual Art and Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
- Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU)
- NED University of Engineering & Technology (NED)
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Video of warm salutation of SMARTEX students from UNIWA
Photo from visit of SMARTEX students at UNIWA
