Breaking language barriers- E-DRESS project is launched
The textile and clothing industry is evolving fast, demanding new skills and digital expertise. The EU-funded E-DRESS Project (European Digital Readiness Strategy for Clothing Studies) is tackling this challenge by offering free, multilingual online courses, making high-quality education accessible to learners worldwide.
By creating an innovative Moodle-based platform, EDRESS is breaking language barriers and ensuring that students, professionals, and educators can learn in their native languages. This project is a game-changer for textile and clothing education, bringing together experts from across Europe to develop specialized courses for the industry.
Who Are the EDRESS Project Partners?
The project is a collaboration between five leading European universities, each contributing its expertise in textiles, fashion, and digital learning:
- TU Dresden (Germany) – Project coordinator and leader in digital education.
- Technical University of Liberec (Czech Republic) – Expert in textile engineering and training.
- TU Lodz (Poland) – Specialized in textile and clothing comfort
- University of Iasi (Romania) – Bringing knowledge in textile science and technology.
Together, they have developed high-quality learning materials in multiple languages, ensuring that students from different countries can study without language barriers.
What Courses Are Available on the EDRESS Platform?
The EDRESS Moodle platform offers a variety of specialized courses designed to meet the needs of today’s textile and fashion industry:
- Assembling Machines and Technologies
- Production Organization and Logistics
- Clothing Comfort
- Digital Garment Pattern Making Product Development
One of the key innovative features of the project is the development of a multilingual platform for its regular students. The platform will be developed in English, German, Czech, Polish, and Romanian language.
A Free Learning Hub for Everyone
One of the biggest achievements of EDRESS is its open-access approach. The platform is completely free, ensuring that students, professionals, and industry experts worldwide can learn without restrictions.
🌐 Project Website: www.edressproject.com
📚 Free Learning Platform: https://mtmoodle.itm.mw.tu-dresden.de/moodle/?redirect=0
Strengthening International Collaboration
To make the platform more effective, the EDRESS team has conducted training sessions and project meetings in Dresden (Germany) and Liberec (Czech Republic). These events focused on:
- Training teachers and trainers on digital course development.
- Enhancing multilingual content for a global audience.
- Improving online teaching strategies to boost student engagement.
Thanks to these efforts, learners can now study in their native languages, connect with international experts, and collaborate beyond borders.
Join the Future of Digital Textile Education!
The EDRESS Project will transform textile education by making learning easy, free, and multilingual. Whether you are a student, educator, or industry professional, this platform offers valuable resources to help you grow. The project has successfully being concluded and has started its impact on regular students of participating organizations.
But the project results open its arms beyond partnership to embrace learners from whole world. With its open-access courses, multilingual content, and expert-developed materials, EDRESS is reshaping the future of textile education—one course at a time.
Feel free to join the change➡️ Start your learning journey today! Visit the platform here: https://mtmoodle.itm.mw.tu-dresden.de/moodle/?redirect=0