The UN organisation International Trade Centre (ITC) has planned a visit, accompanied by 35 delegates from six countries, to Borås and Sweden. The purpose of the visit is to gain inspiration and learn from the Swedish ecosystem for the textile and fashion industry, as well as to create opportunities for new collaborations, both in research and the business sector. The delegation is coming here because we are pioneers in sustainable and circular textiles.

A delegation from various universities in Ukraine is currently visiting the Swedish School of Textiles. The visit is part of the collaborative project TEX4YUA, which aims to identify joint projects in education and research. The aim is to empower young Ukrainians with knowledge, skills, and innovative thinking in the field of sustainable and functional textiles.

Several researchers from the university are included in a prestigious international ranking of the world’s most cited researchers. The list was created by researchers at Stanford University and was published in August.

It is difficult to make e-hand stores profitable. The new ReLoRe project will investigate the logistical success factors and challenges the industry is experiencing in order to share best practices and develop guidelines for practitioners to overcome challenges. The hope is to give the online secondhand market more opportunities to succeed.

From 2025, municipalities will be required to collect and manage large volumes of textiles, following the EU's new waste directive. The project "Remake Textile" is preparing for this by providing skill development to long-term unemployed individuals. At the Swedish School of Textiles, participants learn about textiles and ways to breathe new life into old fabrics.