Textile Engineering

The Master of Science in Textile Engineering is a two-year Master programme in the field of textile engineering. The programme was developed in the framework of and with full support of the Socrates programme of the European Union.

The Master of Science in Textile Engineering builds an international and highly advanced programme in which the latest developments in the textile field are incorporated. Textile education is brought in a multidisciplinary way and the strengths of the most renowned education specialists in the domain of textiles in Europe are brought together. The programme ensures that the demands of an industry continuously striving for technological innovation, creativity, quality and excellent performing management are fulfilled in an increasingly global world.

The Master programme is a full-time programme, lectured in English.
All major European Universities offering a textile degree participate in the programme. As such, the programme benefits from the strengths of the already existing textile programmes in Europe and covers all modern areas related to textiles. The programme is organised at different locations: the students spend one semester (four to six months) at three different universities (i.e. host universities). Specialised lectures can come as well from the host university as from another participating university. The last (fourth) semester of the two-year programme is meant for the thesis at one of the participating universities (to be chosen by the student) under supervision of a promotor, possibly in cooperation with the industry.

Students who are admitted spend one year and a half (three semesters) on three geographically spread regions in Europe where they are taught by a large number of professors of the participating universities. Each lecturer passes on his or her specific knowledge in a course module covering one or two weeks.

Next to the traditional oral lectures, active methods are used such as case-studies, presentation of papers, practical work in laboratories, etc. To link theory with practice, company visits in the host country are regularly organized.

Overview of participating universities:

• Ghent University - Department of Textiles, Ghent, Belgium
• University of Zagreb – Faculty of Textile Technology, Zagreb, Croatia
• Technical University of Liberec - Textile Faculty, Liberec, Czech Republic
• Tampere University of Technology (TUT) - Fibre Materials Science Institute, Tampere, Finland
• ENSAIT- Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries textiles, Roubaix, France
• ENSISA - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Sud Alsace, Mulhouse, France
• TU Dresden – Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM), Dresden, Germany
• TEI Piraeus - Technological Education Institute of Piraeus - Department of Textile Engineering - Faculty of Technological Applications, Piraeus, Greece
• Politecnico di Torino - Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Torino, Italy
• Kaunas University of Technology - Faculty of Design and Technologies - Department of Textile Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
• École Supérieure des Industries du Textile et de l'Habillement (ESITH), Casablanca, Morocco
• University of Twente - Faculty of Engineering Technology, Engineering of Fibrous Smart Materials, Enschede, The Netherlands
• Technical University of Lodz - Textile Faculty, Lodz, Poland
• University of Minho - School of Engineering, Minho, Portugal
• Gheorge Asachi” Technical University of Iasi - Faculty of Textiles and Leather Engineering, Iasi, Romania
• University of Ljubljana – Faculty for Natural Sciences and Engineering – Department of Textiles, Slovenia
• University of Maribor - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Department of Textiles, Slovenia
• UPC - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrassa, Spain
• University of Boras - School of Textiles, Boras, Sweden
• Ege University – Faculty of Engineering – Textile Engineering Department, Izmir, Turkey
• Istanbul Technical University – School of Textile Technologies and Design, Turkey
• Uludag University - Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Textile Engineering Department, Bursa, Turkey
• University of Leeds - School of Design, U.K.
• Heriot Watt University - School of Textiles, Galashiels, Scotland, U.K.
• North Carolina State University, College of Textiles (CoT), Raleigh, USA

General Courses

• Industrial Information Systems
• Technical Textile Manufacturing Technology
• Instrumental Analysis
• High Technology Fibres
• Nanotechnology in the Textile Branch
• High-Performance Fibres
• Biomaterials
• Innovative Methods for the Product Development Process for Garments and Technical Applications in the Ready-Made Industry
• Mechanics of Textile Materials
• Textile Composite Structures for Impact Protection
• Composites
• Applied Textile Process Engineering
• Intelligent Textiles
• Application of Technical Textiles
• Biotechnology
• Advanced and Specialised Textile Processing - Dyeing and Finishing
• Functional Finishing
• Medical, Transportation and Construction Textiles
• Automation and Process Control
• Recycling
• Management, Logistics and Distribution
• Advanced and Specialised Textile Processing - Mechanical
• Supply Chain Management
• Garment Technology
• Ecological and Environmental Aspects
• Quality and Environmental Management
• Master's Dissertation

Requirements

• The course is open to students with at least a bachelor's degree
• Reference letters
• A TOEFL-TEST with a minimum score of 90 (internet-based). Test participants should specify the "institution code" 2643 for UGent and 0749 for KULeuven, so that the score can be sent directly to the university.
• An original 'academic test report form' (TRF) from IELTS with a minimum overall band score of 7.0.
• A certificate awarded by the Ghent University Language Centre confirming proficiency in English, CEF-level B2
• Certificate Practical English 5, Upper-Intermediate Academic English or Preparing for an English test, issued by the Ghent University Language Centre.
• Cambridge-ESOL: First certificate in English (FCE)
• Enrollment fee of Ghent University for academic year 2016-2017 is 890 € for EER-students and students from OESO-DAC-list (developing countries), all other students pay an enrollment fee of 5330 €

Scholarships

• Ghent University Master grants