Fashion Tech Park ties up with ESMOD International

Chandigarh, June 28 (UNI) The upcoming Fashion Technology Park (FTP) in Mohali near here today tied up with ESMOD International of France, the first fashion university in the world.

The FTP signed an MoU with the ESMOD International in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

The MoU is part of the FTP's process of ''formalising its linkages and networking with the key institutions in India and abroad,'' FTP CEO Jagjit Singh Kochar said.

ESMOD International Fashion School president Francois Lavergne, who was also present on the occasion, said the tie-up would be a strategic alliance to mobilise collective endeavour, time investment, participation and commitment.

The key features of the proposed MoU would be to establish Research and Development interface in India and facilitate the processes of resource development, innovation and skill development to suit the global market, he said.

Besides, the joint venture would aim at developing tools of knowledge generation, product and extension of expert services and to create a platform for sharing and exchange through joint venture projects, Mr Lavergne said.

Noted producer Pravesh Sippy, who is also associated with the project, assured his support to the FTP and expressed hope that it would also help in infusing some ''sensibility'' in the unorganised sector of fashion industry.

Renowned model and Miss India Earth (2003) Shweta Nair, chosen by the FTP as its fashion icon, said the project was honing traditional skills of the region to market them worldwide and would go a long way in promoting the rural artisans, especially women.

The FTP also signed three other MoUs with Munch Design Workshop of Bangalore, Bodhi Textile Design Studio and Workshop of Vadodra and Textile Manufacturers' Association of Amritsar.

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