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.

A new project at the Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, aims to educate women and increase the number of women in leadership positions within the textile industry. With more women in leading roles, the conditions for making more sustainable decisions within textile companies, also will improve.