Original scientific paper

Reinforcing the Textile Research Potentials trough FP7 Projects

Sandra Bischof ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, Zagreb

Abstract

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Textile Technology was coordinating the FP7 project untitled Unlocking the Croatian Textile Research Potentials (T-Pot), funded by the European Commission in the amount of almost 1 million euro. This project was first in the raw; aiming to reinforce textile research capacities of TTF. The main projects goal was to upgrade institutional research capacities with emphasis on strengthening the cooperation with the funding scheme, where the activity of the integration of researchers and SMEs from the associated countries into the European Research Area is of great importance. This paper presents the review of the project activities such as purpose of top class equipment, training of researchers and industrial representatives and know-how transfer from the EU partnering institutions. The cooperating of the academy with the SMEs is a necessity which is consequently leading to their increased competitiveness outside the regional border.

Keywords

FP7, FP7-REGPOT-2008-1:T-Pot, textile and clothing industry (T/C), innovations

Hrčak ID:

335158

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/335158

Publication date:

15.5.2016.

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