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currently designing gowns for the judges and prosecuters
who are connected with the Minisitry of Justice, preparing
the complicate design of the Service Unit, the Rescue
teams and equipments of National Medical Rescue Team.
He is also preparing a collection for 112 Emergency Service
Staff. Faruk Saraç prefers producing new things, he
never likes duplicating what he has done before.
In his 30-year carreer, he has never said "I know". "We
found the life in this country and i think we shouldn't
bequeath just goods and chattels to the coming generations.
Health and education services are also very important.
I've always aimed to leave my country the works
deserving respect because i love my country. You can buy
everything but love and knowledge. They are only to be
given..." he says. Without taking any supports from any
assosications, he founded in Bursa the first Vocational
School of Design related to General Directorate of Foundations.
The school in situated in a building which was
once an imperial factory where silk fabrics were being
woven about to be used in palaces. Faruk restored that
30-year unemployed factory and it became an "Education"
and an "Art" Center. The students are accepted by
the university entrance exam and the lecture lasts 2 years.
200 students out of 350 are scholars. %20 of the school
consists of teenagers (under 18) coming from orphanage.
These students take scholarship according to the minimum
wage. They may study any department that they
like. They may be graduated after studying english in the
first year and the vocational lecture in the following year.
"We help parentless sudents be successful in their lifes. All
of us have a reason and a duty for coming to world and
mine are these." he says.
On Mondays and Tuesdays, Faruç Saraç teaches his students
measuring, fabric cutting, sewing and fitting at his
own university; he shares all of his knowledge and experiences
with his students. He shows his students practical
training on a model in the workshop. Having also foreigner
students, the academic program of the university are as
follows: Fashion Design, Foreign Trade, Logistic, Business
Administration, Brand Communication, Public Relations
and Promotion, Fashion Design and Certificate Program.
There exists a private classroom for disabled students and
Faruk also aims that some retired people share their life
and work experiences with the students and inform them
about the difficulties of life. "Life is like a long-term marathon.
If a person wants to be successful, he has to work
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