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PolyU Fashion Show 2020 – Showing Creative Flair in Fashion Design

Every year, ITC compiles the collections of their graduates and the self-introductions of the finalists into a brochure for the annual PolyU Fashion Show. This year, we have decided to opt for a more eco-friendly means of producing this brochure. We are introducing an online e-brochure; not only will this brochure be more convenient to access, but is also an environmentally friendly move that reduces paper waste. We’re pleased to share the e-brochure with the creative designs of the 17 finalists: Happy Viewing!

PolyU Fashion Online Contest 2020 – Design works of awardees

ITC launched its first PolyU Fashion Online Contest in June this year. People are invited to cast votes for their preferred designs among the collections created by over 60 design students on an online platform. We have created an e-brochure for the awardees of the online contest. To view their creative design works, please click the e-brochure. Happy viewing!

Video Available | ITC Summer Programme Online Mode (19 Aug 2020)

ITC welcomes Dr Di Fan

ITC is pleased to welcome Dr Di Fan to the academic team. He has been recently appointed as Assistant Professor under the Business discipline. Prior to joining ITC, he was Senior Lecturer (Australian system: Level C) at the Research School of Management of The Australian National University (2019-2020), and Assistant Professor at the School of Business of the Macau University of Science and Technology (2015-2018). Dr Fan is interested in the fashion business area of sustainable operations, e-business and supply chain management. He has published in top international journals including Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, and Decision Sciences. He is the recipient of a number of research awards including the IACMR 2017 Presidential Award of Responsible Research, 2018 Bank of China (Macau) Research Excellence Award, and 2020 Best Paper Award from the Journal of Operations Management.

Dr Jin Lam and service learning programme students develop epidemic protective gear

Dr Jin Lam, Assistant Professor of ITC, and her students of a service learning subject called “Community Engagement through Expressive Textile Arts and Fashion” were recently involved in the development of “Epidemic Protective Gear” with and for individuals who had previously suffered from a mental illness. After the COVID-19 pandemic started in January 2020, Dr Lam collaborated with the Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service to launch a campaign called “Cheer up! Gear up!” which pairs up students and service recipients to co-design and produce functional protective items. The students teamed up with the service recipients and conducted online meetings to understand their needs in designing anti-epidemic functional gear. Based on the functional needs and personal preferences of the service recipients, each team then generated a co-design brief of an “anti-epidemic functional design” and created tailored “epidemic protective gear” such as a fabric mask, protective hat with a face shield and water repellent bag, etc.  The students also video-recorded the sewing and hand-stitching procedures to construct the prototypes of the functional items, and produced video clips for the service recipients on the manufacturing procedures and laundering instructions. This service is not about only developing a functional product, but also transferring knowledge and skills. As such, the activity empowers both students and service recipients and helps to establish a mutual supportive network in the community.

PolyU Knitwear Design 2020 – From zero to infinity

This year, twenty one knitwear design students showcased their final collections, reflecting the uniqueness and passion of design. These collections are the combined efforts of a group of yarn suppliers, knitwear producers, the teaching team and students. Please click here for the e-brochure. Thank you.

PolyU Fashion Show 2020 – Announcement of Results

Although the PolyU Fashion Show 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were fortunate to have 16 professional judges select the winners of the event.  Congratulations to these award-winning young fashion designers who demonstrated their creative flair through their collection! Overall Grand Award — TSE Yun Ting Alex 《DEVOID》 First runner-up — YU Cheuk Lam, Topsy《MORNING MOON》 Second runner-up — LAM Ka Man《Sire》 Esquel Outstanding Menswear Award — LAM Ching Hei, Charmaine《One of a Kind》 Let’s Have Fun Award — LEUNG Hoi Ting 《Extreme Storage》 HKFDA Scholarship of Creativity — LUK Tsz Ting 《To Infinity and Beyond》

FAST Graduate Executive Programme 2020

In view of the economic adversities brought by the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused a severe hit to the employment market, the FAST Graduate Executive Programme 2020 is established to assist the Faculty’s fresh graduates to overcome challenges in this critical period. The positions of “Graduate Executive” are now open to application for fresh graduates of FAST bachelor degree programmes awarded in 2020 with details as follows: Hosting Departments    Post Reference Number  Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology (ABCT) Job spec.   GE2020_ABCT Department of Applied Mathematics (AMA) Job spec.   GE2020_AMA Department of Applied Physics (AP) Job spec.   GE2020_AP Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) Job spec.   GE2020_ITC Appointment Period: From September 2020 to February 2021 (6 months) Remuneration: HK$10,680 monthly Programme Structure: The Programme will include training workshops in the first week and on-the-job training to nurture talents and to facilitate the transition from studies to work environment. Supervisors will be assigned to provide coaching, performance feedback, support and guidance to the Graduate Executives throughout the Programme. Quota: Around 30 appointees across all hosting departments Application Method: Please send a completed application form by post to Human Resources Office, 13/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong or via email to hrstaff@polyu.edu.hk. Application forms can be downloaded from http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/forms.php (HR Form 7). If a separate curriculum vitae is to be provided, please still complete the application form which will help speed up the recruitment process. The closing date for application is Sunday, 26 July 2020. Applicants who are not invited to an interview within two months from the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful. The University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/pics.php. Enquiries Ms Catheleen Ng | catheleen.ng@polyu.edu.hk

New 2-year ITC undergraduate programme for sub-degree holders

Students will soon be able to receive a solid holistic understanding of new emerging technologies and digital fashion business models, and innovative marketing/business strategies and plans when ITC launches a new two-year full-time UGC-funded undergraduate programme in 2021/22 - the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Digital Fashion (數碼時尚(榮譽)理學士學位) for local associate degree or higher diploma holders.  The Digital Fashion programme is characterized by 3is: iFashion, iMedia and iConnect, which comprise a cluster of subjects in digital fashion creation and entrepreneurship (iFashion), media communications and marketing analytics (iMedia), as well as connecting textile processes for innovation (iConnect). Dr Tracy Mok, the programme leader explained, “This is a 2-year full-time top-up programme with multidisciplinary nature, which is suitable for Associate Degree or Higher Diploma holders of different discipline backgrounds such as engineering, information technology, media communication, fashion or marketing. There are many elective subject options and different study pathways for students with different academic backgrounds.” The programme focuses on training students in three distinctive skill categories: advanced digital skills for fashion creation (iFashion), advanced digital skills for fashion media communication and market analytics (iMedia), and the ability to connect fashion and textile processes and emerging technologies for product and business innovations (iConnect). Upon successful completion of the programme, students will be proficient at implementing the components of the 3is. The admission quota into this programme is 30 individuals for 2021/22.  During the normative study period of two years, students shall complete at least 60 credits for graduation. Students are also required to complete at least three units of research course(s).  The programme will accept applications from sub-degree holders in business, media communication, engineering or information technology.

ITC professors publish in top ranking journals

ITC would like to highlight the commendable achievements of several ITC professors who have recently published in top ranking journals in different fields, including Nature Electronics, Science Advances and Production and Operations Management. Upon invitation from the Chief Editor of Nature Electronics, Prof. Xiaoming Tao, Chair Professor of ITC, wrote a commentary view article which discussed a recently published paper called “Liquid metal gives transmission lines a softer touch”. Nature Electronics is a top-tier journal that ranks no. 3 on the Scimago Journal & Country Rank. The article highlights the advancements of embedding liquid metal into the core of fibers, which can then be woven into textile. This process can potentially impart sensing capabilities to large, non-uniformly shaped and mechanically dynamic surfaces. This innovation has great significance for practical applications related to health monitoring, human–machine interactions and soft robotics.   Prof. Jintu Fan and Dr Dahua Shou also recently published a paper titled ““Skin-like” fabric for personal moisture management” in the highly renowned Science Advances journal which details the development of a “skin-like” fabric that enables liquid to be directionally transported through spatially distributed channels which act like “sweat glands” but repel foreign environmental contaminants. The water transmission rate can be 15 times greater than that of the best commercial breathable fabrics. This advanced functionality can be applied in various contexts, such as oil-water separation processes, wound dressings, geotechnical engineering and flexible microfluidics applications, and fuel cell membranes. Furthermore, the permeability, mechanical properties, and abrasion resistance (up to 10,000 cycles) of the fabric are not affected by the treatment. Prof. Jason Choi recently published a paper in Production and Operations Management, a premier business journal that is highly regarded in the business and management fields. The study applies a mean-variance theory that is used in economics to address the newsvendor problem, thus facilitating solutions to optimization problems in supply chain management that takes risk considerations into account. The study focuses on the relevant and important research area of selling short-life-cycle seasonal fashion products. We would like to congratulate our ITC professors and their co-authors for their notable achievements, which also attest to their hard work and dedication to advancing knowledge and science during these unprecedented times of a global pandemic.