NIFT may be South Asias fashion tech hub
After the IIMs and IITs, India may soon add yet another big brand to its list of educational institutions. The countrys premier fashion design institute, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is poised to become a hub for fashion technology for South Asia.
The institute is getting enquiries from not just the neighbouring countries, but also from Europe and Africa. Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan have approached the institute to explore the possibility of setting up a centre or some kind of tie-ups with the local institutions.
NIFT has already planned to set up two overseas centres, one each in Mauritius and Dubai, this year. We have two similar enquiries from Europe and we are evaluating the same, Gauri Kumar, director general, NIFT told ET.
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