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ministry of textiles
of Fashion Technology, Bangladesh
(BIFT). The collaboration entails
capacity-building of specific proficiencies
oriented to the fashion domain through
the development and broadbasing of
competency of BIFT faculty through
training programs, curriculum audit,
standardization, upgradation and a
semester exchange program for final
year BIFT students at NIFT. The two
institutes shall also undertake projects
jointly to address specific problems
of Bangladesh RMG industry through
consultancy projects, industry internship
by NIFT students and research studies.
NIFT shall further assist BIFT in skill
upgradation of Bangladesh RMG
industry, development of framework for
identification of skill development needs
by implementing programs for the middle
management & supervisory cadres of
the industry and conducting training-oftrainers
programs at the operator level.
The most recent landmark achievement
is the MOU with Fashion Institute of
Technology (FIT), New York which has
been the first of its kind at NIFT. This
has been an intensive and challenging
process involving detailed study and
course mapping of prospective areas
of the NIFT bachelor’s degree 3rd year
programmes and with the one year
Associate Degree programmes of FIT
since FIT has stringent standards for the
intake of both national and international
students. This historic MOU has forged
a strong global connect and will result in
Dual Degrees awarded both by NIFT and
FIT. This agreement will be implemented
by 2012. In fact, this year, as NIFT which
was established in 1986 in collaboration
with FIT, celebrates 25 years of its
existence, this renewed alliance is
envisaged to be significant and mutually
beneficial.
International Conference on the
Convergence of Libraries, Archives
and Museums (ICLAM) on User
Empowerment through Digital
Technologies
The first international conference on
the theme of the “User Empowerment
through Digital Technologies” of the
series ‘International Conference on the
Convergence of Libraries, Archives and
Museums’ (ICLAM) was organized by the
National Institute of Fashion Technology,
New Delhi in collaboration with the Art
Libraries section of the International
Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions (IFLA) from February 14 to
17, 2011 concluded successfully. This
conference series was launched to
celebrate the silver jubilee of the National
Institute of Fashion Technology.
The well attended event sourced together
nearly 300 delegates and scores of
experts ranging from academicians,
librarians, technocrats, computer
scientists, conservators, archivists, both
from academia and industry representing
several countries. The conference
was marked by lively talks, passionate
presentations and subtle arguments and
counter arguments.
NIFT has also entered into a MoU with
the Textile Committee to increase the
knowledge base of its faculty, students
and research scholars. As part of
this agreement, facilities like library,
publications, laboratories etc. are made
available by the Textile Committee to
NIFT for research purposes.
Policy interventions
Wide ranging exercises have been
undertaken during the year in order to
create systemic improvements through
policy interventions and amendments.
This has served to resolve queries and
issues in an effective manner resulting
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