The College of Textiles, North Carolina State University (NCSU) and FTST, Shinshu University established a partnership agreement with respect to education and research in 1996.
As world leading fiber related universities, NCSU, UMIST and FTST have been biannually holding “Triangle workshop on Advanced Fiber/Textile Science and Technology” In addition, “Global Center” was established to further strengthen the ties, exchange of faculties and students in order to promote collaborative research between NCSU and FTST. Both agreed on “International Conference of Future Textile 2010” at FTST, Shinshu University in July. 3 lecturers will be coming from NCSU for this conference.

(Remarks by Prof. Blanton Godfrey (NCSU), Dean of The College of Textiles, and Prof. Toshihiro Hirai (Shinshu University), Dean of FTST)

For further information about North Carolina State University, College of Textiles
Visit:http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/

On 22 March, FTST faculty members visited UMIST and agreed on creating Oversea Office (Collaborative Office) in each other’s campuses. Dean of the FTST, Shinshu University, Prof. Toshihiro Hirai and Head of the School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Prof. Paul Hogg signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two Universities.
Both Universities have established a partnership agreement with respect to education and research in 1999. The purpose of this MOU is to mutually contribute to both sustainable development of University through collaborative research in the field of science and technology to further enhance.
Also, we affirmed about International Conference called “Future Textile” which will be hold in FTST Shinshu University, July 2010 with cooperation of UMIST, NCSU and H.K. PolyU Global Centers (overseas offices).

Remarks by Prof. Toshihiro Hirai., Dean of FTST Shinshu University, and Prof. Paul Hogg, Head of the school of Materials, The University of Manchester

For further information about The University of Manchester,
Visit:http://www.manchester.ac.uk/

開催日 2010.3.22

Faculty of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University has signed Academic Agreement with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) on Jan 18th, 2010.
Signed agreement containing details of mutual cooperation such as research staffs exchange in relation to joint research, dispatch and invitation of researchers, promote student exchange program with Department of Textile Technology, IITD.

A Global COE special lecture was held in Lecture Room 30 on the Ueda campus of Shinshu University by Prof. Chiara Bertarelli of Politecnico di Milano, Italy, on Thursday (January 28th) , 2010.
Prof. Bertarelli talked about "Playing with functional and nanostructural materials" for over an hour before many students and teaching staff. Starting with the introduction to Milan and its vicinity surrounded by beautiful snow-covered mountains and outdoor facilities, her lecture covered a wide range of topics, including smart materials, electrical bistable polymer and sensors made from Nylon6 by electro spinning.