School of Design Working in Partnership

Working in partnership

with the School of Design

Working in partnership

Working in partnership

The School of Design has strong collaborative links with partners in Leeds, the UK and across the world. These links ensure that our School embraces and leads new concepts and visions to support our outstanding teaching and research. Our School is dynamic and is constantly seeking new opportunities to work with organisations in the industry, such as Unilever, Verivide and Saxoprint.

We are proud to work with organisations such as The China Textile Engineering Society, The Textile Institute, the International Colour Association, the Society of Dyers and Colorists, and many other universities to deliver outstanding events, projects and opportunities for students, staff and people living in the city of Leeds. Some of the Universities and Colleges across the world we have partnerships with are:

China: Soochow University, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Jiangnan University European Union: Member of AUTEX (University of Ghent)

Indonesia: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Malaysia: Taylor’s University

Pakistan: National Textile University Faisalabad

Brazil: University of Sao Paulo

We aim to increase research collaborations with creative sector partners, to widen cultural engagement and participation and to build the skills of Leeds students.

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