International Textile and Fashion Congress at ITU

International Textile and Fashion Congress (ITFC2023) hosted by ITU Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design was held on March 16-17 at our Gümüşsuyu Campus. The congress brought together participants from eleven countries.

Istanbul Technical University (ITU) continues to host important events that strengthen university-industry cooperation. International Textile and Fashion Congress (ITFC2023) took place on 16-17 March at ITU Gümüşsuyu Campus. 

Solutions offered by fashion and textile 

Our Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. Şule Itır Satoğlu addressed the participants in the opening speech of the congress. İHKİB Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Mustafa Paşahan, İTHİB Board of Directors Member Besim Özek and YÜNSA Operations Director Engin Sarıbüyük each made an opening speech emphasizing the importance of the congress. 

ITFC2023, chaired by ITU Textile Engineering Department faculty member Prof. Dr. Ömer Berk Berkalp, brought together over 150 participants from three continents and eleven countries. In the congress that took place in 2023, which was declared as the “Year of Sustainability” by ITU, the solutions offered by fashion and textile were discussed under the titles such as earthquake, pandemic, environmental pollution and social norms.  

Invited speakers made presentations at ITFC2023 hosted by ITU Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design. In addition to keynote speakers Prof. Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Dr. Rudolf Hufenus, Prof. Dr. Alper İlki, Arzu Kaprol and Asst. Prof. Amy Sperber, experts from different disciplines participated in the congress. 

The goal is a shared platform for university-industry cooperation

In addition to academics who made presentations at ITFC2023, there was an intense participation of R&D and design centers. Presentations were made on many innovative topics from smart textiles to nanotechnology, from Industry 4.0 to digitalized fashion trends. 

It is aimed that the congress will become a shared platform for national and international collaborations that bring industry and academia together. The second congress is planned to be held in 2025.