Minister admires NIFT efforts preserving Indian arts
28 Dec '11
5 min read
Shri Anand Sharma the Union Minister of Commerce, Industry & Textiles has asked fresh graduates of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to embrace the traditional knowledge of design in their work and keep their connect with ethics and ethos alive.
“Our country is a rich nation in terms of tradition and old practices of design NIFT students and faculty have to adopt and take this forwarded as a responsibility” he said at the convocation ceremony at the NIFT.
The Minister congratulated the NIFT for completing 25 years. The fresh batch of graduates and post-graduates from class of 2011 were awarded Degrees in the Convocation Ceremony by the Textiles Minister. Board of Governors of NIFT and distinguished experts from the industry were also present on the occasion.
Shri Sharma said that, Indian fashion Industry is still evolving but surely it has made its mark. “It has been a long journey and need is to keep creating hopes and harvesting dreams”. Minister lauded NIFT efforts is preserving and propagating the traditional arts and crafts of India at local and regional level.
Ms. Monika S. Garg the Direct General of NIFT while addressing the gathering said that, “NIFT is committed to creating and maintaining an environment that promises an approach of knowledge transfer, here academic strategy embraces internationalism and facilitate an invigorating thought- process which is multidisciplinary and dynamic.”
She informed that, this year in the presence of the Prime Ministers of both the countries at Dhaka, NIFT entered into an association with BGMEA Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangladesh for collaboration in various areas based on building specific professional competencies. We are confident that this endeavour will identify placement & job opportunities for NIFTians in Bangladesh.
The institute this year has enhanced the international visibility and standing. NIFT has entered into a strategic alliance with the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA in the form of Dual Degree. Our strategy seeks to realize the opportunities to find the better placement options for the students in India and overseas.
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is the premier institute of fashion education in India under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Today, NIFT has fifteen Centers in India. Since 1987 it has produced designers and fashion entrepreneurs who have shaped the Indian fashion industry into a global leader.
The Director General also appraised the gathering that over the last few years NIFT has undertaken strategic steps to forge international linkages with International schools of repute. Currently, NIFT has over 30 MOUs with foreign fashion schools for student & faculty exchange, conferences, seminars and exhibitions.
In 2011, existing MoUs have been reviewed. 4 new ones have been signed with international institutes like Fashion Institute of Technology, New York; BGMEA Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangladesh; University of Wolverhampton, UK and Royal Academy of Arts, the Hague.
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