History: The institute was founded in 1958and has a history of 60 years.

Geographic Feature: The institute is located on thebank of the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake. It is situated in Changzhou, acentral city in the Yangtze River Delta with developed economy, dense modernenterprises, broad education bases and high demand for talents. It lies inChangzhou Science and Education Town, a national comprehensive test area forreform and development of higher vocational education.

Research Competence: The institute is renowned for itsNew Textile Design, Fashion Design, Art Design, Physical and MechanicalPerformance Testing of Fiber and Fabric, Analysis and Testing of Dyes andAuxiliaries, etc.

Education Feature: Implementing the education mode “Cooperationbetween College and Enterprise, and Combination of Learning with Fieldwork”,the institute develops the feature of “Enhancing Students’ Practical Abilitieson the Basis of Multi-platforms” and the education pattern is “Combination ofTechnique and Arts”.

Campus Facility: The institute covers an area of550,000 square meters. It is a garden-styled, digital, ecological andsustainable modern campus. and has a rich collection of books and various typesof teaching and sports facilities. In addition, it is equipped with numerousprovincial and municipal key laboratories, a large number of practical trainingbases, national vocational skills appraisal stations and training centers.

College-enterprise Cooperation: The institute actively explores college-enterprisecooperation among “government, college, business and industry” to serveregional economic development.it develops strong social service capability andmarket competitiveness in the fields of art design, new product development intextile and apparel, new material application technology research, ecologicaltextile dyeing technology research, environmental protection technologyapplication, green intelligent equipment research and development, and modernservice  extension. More than 420 corporationsand over 10 well-known enterprise groups have established partnership with theinstitute.

International Cooperation: The institute actively implementsthe development strategy of international cooperation and establishescooperation relationships with foreign countries such as Singapore, America,Italy, Germany and South Korea. At present, students from more than 10countries in Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Asia are studying in ourinstitute. The school is actively engaged in the national construction of “TheBelt and Road”.