Проєкт TEX4YUA: Sustainable Excellence for Ukrainian Youth in the Textile and Apparel Industry
LNTU, in cooperation with partners, became the winner of the TEX4YUA project, a special call for Ukraine within the framework of the SI Baltic Sea Neighborhood Programme.
Project duration - 01.12.2023 - 30.11.2025
Beneficiary of the project: University of Borås (Sweden)
Project partners:
- Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy (Ukraine)
- Lutsk National Technical University (Ukraine)
- Public organization "Innovative Generation" (Ukraine)
The budget is SEK 1,468,880
TEX4YUA aims to empower young people involved in the textile industry in Ukraine. By empowering the target group with knowledge, skills and inspiration, the project aims to promote innovation.
The tasks of the project are aimed at meeting the urgent needs of Ukrainian school and student youth and teachers who are starting their careers, as well as young workers in the textile industry. Its aim is to provide these groups with the knowledge, skills and innovative thinking in the field of textiles to become competitive in the international market. The project also aims to provide the teaching staff with advanced pedagogical methods and research methodologies.
The project also provides for the preparation of a number of applications for EU funding to promote its results and ensure future support for the development of young specialists in the textile industry in Ukraine.
The long-term goal of the project is to influence changes in the Ukrainian textile industry and contribute to its competitiveness on the world market through the introduction of innovative educational products for students of higher and professional education. The project will also provide an opportunity to gain new knowledge to young entrepreneurs and teachers who will educate the next generation of textile workers, inventors and innovators.
The project will help to significantly strengthen and modernize the training of students of all levels of education in the specialty 182 Light Industry Technologies and develop interaction with key stakeholders both in the field of fashion, textiles and light industry, and in the field of professional education in the sewing and textile direction.
