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Ghent University
Department of Textiles

Prof. Dr. Paul KIEKENS
Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 907
B-9052 Gent (Zwijnaarde)
Tel. : + 32 9 264 57 35
Fax : + 32 9 264 58 46
http://www.UGent.be
http://textiles.UGent.be

The Department of Textiles is an integrated part of the Faculty of Engineering of Ghent University. University education, scientific research and technical-scientific services towards the textile industry and users are focussed on.

Over the past years the Department of Textiles has been involved in several industrial and government funded projects: Tempus, Tacis, Erasmus, Leonardo, Adapt, Advottex, Meda, …; further : Brite Euram, Craft, Measurement and Testing, International Scientific Cooperation, Copernicus, Nato, …

Research topics are : medical textiles, smart (interactive/intelligent) textiles, soft computing, spider silk, biomimetics in textiles and a large experience in weaving, dyeing and finishing, nonwovens, development of industrial products/systems (H 2O 2-sensor, system for automatic assessment of carpet wear), etc.

The Head of Department is executive coordinator of AUTEX (Association of Universities for Textiles, founded in 1994 and grouping all major European universities offering textile education; North Carolina State University, College of Textiles also joined the association).

The Department of Textiles is responsible for E-TEAM (European Masters in Advanced Textile Engineering) : the programme is a two-year Master programme in the field of textile engineering. Textile education is brought in a multidisciplinary way and the strengths of the most renowned education specialists in the domain of textiles are brought together. The programme is organised at different locations and the students spend four to six months (one semester) at each university.

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