Beijing Institute of fashion

Beijing Institute of fashion was founded in February 1959, formerly known as Beijing Institute of textile technology. In July 1961, it was renamed Beijing Institute of chemical fiber technology. In February 1987, it was rebuilt and expanded into Beijing Institute of fashion, and became the first public full-time ordinary university in China.

At present, there are 7 departments (School of fashion art and engineering, School of materials science and engineering, School of art and design, School of business, School of information engineering, Department of foreign languages, Department of plastic arts), 3 teaching departments (basic teaching department, teaching department of Ideological and Political Theory Course, computer information center), and graduate department, International College, School of continuing education. There are more than 8600 students on campus, including more than 5900 undergraduate students, more than 850 doctoral and postgraduate students, more than 300 international students and more than 1600 adult education students. There are 28 undergraduate programs and 4 double degree programs. There are 8 first-class master's degree authorization points and 2 professional master's degree authorization points. There are one key first-class discipline and three key second-class disciplines in Beijing. There are 1 national scientific research institution, 5 Beijing municipal scientific research institutions, national costume museum, one of the "top ten" characteristic museums in China, and Zhongguancun fashion design industrial innovation park.

Adhering to the school running concept of "seeking truth and innovation, learning for application", the school has established a modern clothing teaching system of "combining art education with engineering education and management education, combining national clothing culture with modern design concept, and combining theoretical teaching with practical teaching". At present, it has 4 national characteristic specialty construction sites, 1 national excellent teaching team, 1 national experimental teaching demonstration center, 1 National Talent Training Mode Innovation Experimental Zone, 1 National off campus talent training base, 1 national second prize of teaching achievement, 2 national video quality courses and more than 20 national planning textbooks. The Ministry of education's undergraduate teaching evaluation was rated as "excellent".

The school has 520 full-time teachers, including 68 professors and 109 teachers with doctoral degrees. Among the teachers, there are 3 special grants from the State Council, 1 municipal engineering talent, 1 Guanghua Science and technology award, 3 National Top Ten designers, 1 new century talent from the Ministry of education, and 5 candidates from the Great Wall scholar training program. It employs 52 part-time professors including academician Jiang Shicheng.

In recent years, it has undertaken more than 900 national, provincial and ministerial level scientific research projects, authorized 75 patents, and won 17 national, provincial and ministerial level awards. It has won the second prize of national science and technology progress for three consecutive years. In 2014, "key technology for preparation of new polyester polymerization and series composite functional fiber" won the first prize of science and technology progress award of China Textile Industry Federation, "electrospinning nanofiber research" won the top ten innovation achievements of Zhongguancun. Rooted in the textile and clothing industry and cultural and creative industries, it has carried out strategic cooperation with Jinjiang, Fujian and other industrial clusters, and established the Beifu Aimu Ergonomics Research Institute, 361 ° Beifu high performance sportswear design and R & D center, Beifu Nanshan China professional wear Research Institute and other school enterprise R & D institutions.

The school actively serves for economic and social development. We have successfully completed the design and development of the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games series of clothing, Shenzhou series of space clothing and cabin shoes, the 60th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China Mass Parade and volunteer clothing, the official uniform of the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, as well as the school uniform of Beijing primary and secondary schools and the two generation degree uniform. In particular, it successfully completed the 2014 APEC leaders' clothing work, and "new Chinese clothing" which is "full of traditional Chinese elements, but also reflects the modern flavor" has won praise all over the world.

Students in the clothing competition, the school is known as the "cradle of Chinese fashion designers.". In recent years, it has won more than 1900 gold prizes, such as the "red dot award" in Germany, the "Hanbo Cup" China International Young Designers fashion competition, the international diamond high level conference (HRD) diamond design competition, the AOF global fashion design competition in the United States, the National Textile Design competition, the elite model competition in China, and the IFDC international footwear design competition Item.

Since its establishment for more than 50 years, the university has sent more than 30000 graduates to the society, many of whom have become leaders in the textile and garment industry. In recent years, the one-time employment rate of graduates has remained above 95%. The characteristic work system of "innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship" has achieved remarkable results. In 2014, the entrepreneurship rate of graduates reached 7.54%, which is far higher than the average level of Beijing. It was rated as "the first batch of demonstration entrepreneurship center construction school in Beijing". The school won "meritorious Academy Award", "Beijing Fashion City Construction Education Contribution Award", "Beijing fashion city construction special contribution award".

The university has vigorously implemented the strategy of internationalization. At present, it has established communication and cooperation relations with more than 40 universities and institutions in the United States, Britain, France and other countries and regions, established a domestic and foreign exchange student training mechanism, and invited experts and scholars from internationally famous art colleges to give lectures.

The school adheres to the school motto of "Hongyi Rixin, Yijin world", takes "inheriting national costume culture, building a textile and garment power" as its own responsibility, bases itself on the textile and garment industry and cultural and creative industry, serves the capital, radiates the whole country, faces the world, and strives to build a textile and garment university with distinctive characteristics, first-class in China and well-known in the world!

Beijing Institute of fashion

Nature of institutions: public

Education level: General Undergraduate

Location: Beijing

Admission telephone: 010-64288364 64288375

mail box: dyb@bift.edu.cn

Admission website: http://www.bift.edu.cn/

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