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TEX4FUTURE aims at updating and modernizing capacities and services offered by HEIs in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan related to the light industry (mainly textile and clothing sectors) of these countries, by transferring knowledge, experience, competencies and good practices related to the needs of the sector.

The needs were primarily elicited through the analysis of the sectors in both countries, performed by the local partners, they were verified through a preliminary analysis performed in advance in both countries. The textile and clothing sectors have a different emphasis in the two countries, as it is a very important sector for Uzbekistan but not so much currently in Kazakhstan, but they share common problems and have common objectives.

Such as:

• Increase of technical and technological level; Ensuring production efficiency;
• Competitiveness and high technology products;
• Export growth;
• Active investment and innovation activities;
• Deepening sectoral cooperation.

To accomplish these objectives support is foreseen for

• creating 4 Textile Centres in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, that will operate with an emphasis on modern development in the sector;
• development, testing and adaptation of innovative curricula addressing also current trends in the sector such as circular economy, new materials, etc;
• upskilling textile industry staff;
• introducing practical training schemes for students such as study of real-life cases in business and industry;
• assistance in developing new textile products and implement new modern processing technologies;
• exchanges of students, researchers, teaching staff and enterprise staff for a limited period;
• involving enterprises into teaching and research;
• encouraging the development of strategies and tools for the internationalisation of HEIs in both countries;
• contributing on the upskilling and professional development of academic and administrative staff, for the initial training of teachers and continuous career development.

Project details

• Project number: 101128738
• Project name: Textile Manufacturing for the Future in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
• Project acronym: TEX4FUTURE
• Call: ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE
• Topic: ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE-STRAND-2
• Type of action: ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
• Granting authority: European Education and Culture Executive Agency
• Grant managed through EU Funding & Tenders Portal
• Project starting date: 1/2/2024
• Project end date: 31/1/2027
• Project duration: 36 months

Project Summary:

Update and modernize capacities and services offered by HEIs in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan related to the light industry (mainly textile and clothing sectors)

Some common problems and objectives are:

• Increase of technical and technological level
• Ensuring production efficiency
• Competitiveness and high technology products
• Export growth
• Active investment and innovation activities
• Deepening sectoral cooperation.

Specific Objectives:

• development of 5 new electives courses for textile HEIs to be implemented at pilot level in all related participating HEIs
• creation of the 4 Textile Centres, 2 centres in Uzbekistan and 2 in Kazakhstan
• training curriculum development; at least 5 courses and seminars to be developed
• presentation of innovative products and processes in the textile sector; at least 8 such synergies must be accomplished
• exchanges of students, researchers, teaching staff and enterprise staff for a limited period; at least 16 persons to be involved in 8 synergies with the industry
• assist the internationalization of HEIs; 20 staff members to be trained by the EU HEI
• promote and encourage the establishment of other Innovation Textile Centers in other universities
• establish further cooperation between EU and Uzbek/ Kazak Universities and textile businesses,
• promote the transfer of applied research results from HEIs to enterprises; transfer to HEIs staff knowledge and competences needed to assist companies
• promote research and projects between EU and the Uzbek/ Kazak universities