Textile Institute of Pakistan research poster display

Textile Institute of Pakistan recently held a research poster display of their final year students. The event was held over two days starting 30th November till 1st December 2007. The event was held at Commune Art Gallery, near I.I Chundrigar Road and was sponsored by MekoTex, a textile spinning and weaving company.

The sole purpose of the event was to improve the industry-academia linkage and showcase the research being conducted at Textile Institute of Pakistan.

The research posters included the objectives, methodology, expected outcomes and recommendations of the projects. The apparel, management and sciences departments participated in this event, which was organized by Mr. Ali Hafeez (lecturer - textiles) and Mr. Saqib Sohail (lecturer - apparel). The research groups comprising of two to three students interacted with industry representatives, who provided valuable feedback to the students for their projects.

This event is a new concept and has been well appreciated by the visitors as well as the participants and has a potential of being a major attraction in the industry. The research being conducted included use of nano material based finishes, identification of gaps in the apparel industry and marketing of apparel products to name a few.

Textile Institute of Pakistan is an APTMA sponsored project and has an independent charter granted by the Government of Sindh and is recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) as a leading institute in textiles and apparel.