Students of India’s prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) may soon go for Switzerland for a complete semester under students’ exchange programme.

A leading College at Switzerland has offered semester exchange programme with National Institute of Fashion Technology. This was told by Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran today during his address to 15th Convocation of the NIFT. Though he did not revealed the name of the institution but said that the offer had come during his interaction with a leading College of the Switzerland during his recent Europe visit.

The Minister has also emphasised the need to open National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) specialized centres throughout the country to cater to the specific needs of traditional and emerging textiles clusters. “We should take step to bridge the gap and open NIFT specialized centres to cater to the specific needs of traditional and emerging textiles clusters,” said Maran. He said that there is a sustained demand for NIFT intervention different cities like Dodbhallapur, Anantpur, Kohlapur, Surat, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Bhagalpur and Tirupur. He also called upon the NIFT designers to be equally concerned about the handloom weavers, khadi weavers and handicrafts artisans and ensure that the design interventions help them too.

About 1500 degrees and diplomas were conferred in the convocation of the NIFT. (Pix: courtsy PIB)