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    28-31 OCTOBER 2025, SINGAPORE
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    Research Journal
    Enhancing the scientific textile knowledge for the development and viability of the European and World Textile industry
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Founded in 1994
Founded in 1994
Founded in 1994
At a glance

Welcome to AUTEX

Welcome to the official website of the AUTEX organisation. AUTEX stands for the Association of Universities for Textiles. It creates a worldwide network of textile universities and was founded in 1994. Over the years, a strong enlargement took place, and the Association currently has 47 members from 34 countries. The mission of AUTEX as a non-profit association is to facilitate cooperation in high-level textile education and research.

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At a glance

About AUTEX

Mission

Its mission is to facilitate co-operation amongst its members in high level textile education and research.

Identity

AUTEX  (Association of Universities for Textiles) is a worldwide network of textile universities.

Address

The mailing address is located at Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde in Ghent, Belgium.

Motto

Its motto is stronger together.

Size

The Association currently has 47 members from 34 countries.

History

AUTEX was founded in 1994.

What is AUTEX

Missions and Objectives

Mission

The mission of AUTEX is to facilitate co-operation amongst its members in high level textile education and research.

Activities promotion

To promote the activities and achievements of the member Universities on a European and Global stage.

Co-operation facilitation

To facilitate co-operation in the development of high level courses amongst member Universities.

Mobility and Networking

To encourage student and staff mobility and networking amongst member Universities and invited partners.

Research partnerships

To grow the active research partnerships amongst member Universities and invited partners.

Annual symposia

To organise annual symposia to disseminate cutting-edge issues to textile professionals and students.

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Period 2022-23

Governing board

Photo of Prof. Mirela Blaga

Prof. Mirela Blaga

Board Member
Photo of Prof. Ada Ferri

Prof. Ada Ferri

Board Member
Image of Omar Cherkaoui

Prof. Omar Cherkaoui

Board Member

Activities

Annual AUTEX World Conference

Annual AUTEX World Conference

Every year one of the members organizes the AUTEX World Conference (since 2001), in which hundreds of researchers and companies participate.

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Electronic AUTEX Research Journal

Electronic AUTEX Research Journal

Playing a leading role in distributing scientific and technological research, the Journal is recognized by Thomson Reuters Web of Science as an a1-journal.

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Masters Programme in Textile Engineering

Masters Programme in Textile Engineering

AUTEX participates in the Masters Programme where students move to another region and lecturers come to teach during one week at the host universities.

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Two meetings per year

Two meetings per year

The 6-monthly meetings play a key role in discussing achievements, optimizing cooperation and outlining future strategies.

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ITM, TU Dresden

AUTEX 2025 World Conference

ITM, TU Dresden welcomes the AUTEX 2025 World Conference, from 10 to 13 June 2025, at Dresden, Germany.

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Statistics

Discover AUTEX in numbers

47

Universities & Organizations

34

countries

30

years of activities

24

world conferences

NEWEST MEMBERS

We welcome our new members

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Social Media

Follow AUTEX on Social Media

Link to visit AUTEX Facebook page
Link to visit AUTEX Linkedin group
Our Testimonials

What they are saying

Prof. Dominique Adolphe
"
For me, AUTEX is internationally recognized group of University dedicated to textile and garment industries but overall, it is a group of Scientists with a unique passion "The textile" in all its shapes. Personnally speaking, it has been a great experience and pleasure to be involved in this group where these members have become Friends and I am very proud and honored to have been President of this group.
Prof. Dominique Adolphe
AUTEX Past President
Prof. Ing. Jiří Militký, CSc., AUTEX awarded professor
"
For me personally, AUTEX has long been a platform for the implementation of mutual cooperation between textile experts from major universities, especially in European countries, joint research activities and teaching students within the European study program "European Masters in Advanced Textile Engineering" (E-Team).”
Prof. Ing. Jiří Militký, CSc.
Awarded Professor
Wang Dan, AUTEX Awarded Student
"
E-TEAM experience directly helped me to find a suitable PhD project. In addition to this, I learned lots of professional lectures from this project that expanding my understanding about the textile. I think, I find my favorite part in textile engineer and laid a foundation for my next choice. In addition to the impact on learning, this project also helped me learning a lot of skills in life.
Wang Dan
Awarded Student
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