CONNECT Project: A global learning experience on sustainability in the fashion industry
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The first national meeting of textile and clothing professors took place in Madison, Wisconsin in June 1959. With a mission to advance excellence in education, scholarship and innovation, and their global applications, the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) is a professional and educational association of scholars, educators, and students in the textile, apparel, and merchandising disciplines in higher education.
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The Connect Project provided a collaborative educational experience that debated the challenges of environmental impacts, over-consumption and ethics in the global apparel industry. Bringing together four universities in the United States, United Kingdom, China and Australia in a live project, it engaged academics, students and professionals from around the world in participatory learning toward the importance of sustainable innovation.