Tirupur: The AIC-NIFT TEA Incubation Centre for Textile And Apparels has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Periyar University to impart knowledge about the textile industry to its students.The centre will focus on entrepreneurship development as students of 48 colleges affiliated to the varsity will be helped to start innovative and sustainable business ventures, and for commercialisation of the research outcomes. “We have already signed MoUs with five higher educational institutions including Avinashilingam University for Women, V L Balakrishna Janakiammal College Of Arts & Science, Kongu Arts and Science College and KalaignarKarunanidhi Institute Of Technology on similar objectives,” CEO of the centre S Periasamy said.“The centre will invite the students interested in the textile industry to participate in the programme and select the best among them to become incubatees, who would be guided to develop their ideas into products. Further, they will be trained to market their products. Besides, there will be a programme to identify problems faced in the industry. Acceptable and technologically-viable solutions will be developed and tested. As the industry requires all kinds of support, students from engineering streams and arts and science streams can contribute and grow,” he said.

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