Press Release; July 24, 2014:
Twinning Arrangement between Institute of Chemical Technology and Ethiopian
Textile Industry Development Institute.
July 24, 2014, saw the official signing up of the twinning arrangement between Institute of
Chemical Technology (ICT) and Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute
(ETIDI). Present on the occasion were His Excellency, Mr. Tadesse Haile, State Minster to
Ministry of Industry of Ethiopia, Mr. Seleshi Lemma, Director General of Ethiopian Textile
Industry Development Institute (ETIDI), Mr. Fiker Tesfu, Director for Finishing Technology
Directorate, Ato Yitbarek Tilahun, Director for Spinning Technology Directorate, ETIDI and
Members from the Ethiopian Consulate in India. Also, present were, Vice Chancellor, ICT,
Prof. (Dr.) G. D. Yadav, Prof. (Dr.) S. R. Shukla, Registrar, ICT, Prof. (Dr.) M. D. Teli,
Member, Board of Management, ICT, Prof. (Dr.) R. V. Adivarekar, Head, Department of
Fibres and Textiles Processing Technology, Dr. (Mrs.) Usha Sayed, Dr. R. D. Kale and Dr.
Sujata Pariti, Faculty, Department of Fibres and Textiles Processing Technology.
The major aim of this twinning program is to prepare, equip and transform Finishing
Technology Directorate of the Ethiopian Textile Industries Development Institute to a
stage where it will be able to provide competitive support and service to the Ethiopian
Textile Processing industry on the basis of International best practice of similar institutes
globally so as to realize the national vision and aspirations.
Textile is one of the important commodities that bring considerable export earnings to the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. It is construed that the trade of manufacture and
export of Textile and apparel is one of the promising sectors for the economic and social
growth of Ethiopia. Policies of the country point at the strategy of encouraging the export of
textiles and apparel. As the country aims at a phenomenal growth of the Textile and apparel
sector, it is essential and important to strengthen the national capability in providing adequate
skilled and intellectual manpower, technologies and technical advice and support.
The Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (formerly called the UDCT – University
Department of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai) was established on October 1,
1933, with the noble intention of advancing India’s knowledge reserves in chemical
engineering and technology. The ICT has grown over the years to become a premier Elite
University devoted to education, training, research and industrial collaboration in chemical
engineering, chemical technology, applied chemistry, pharmacy, biotechnology and bioprocessing. The list of achievements of the ICT is voluminous and ever since its inception,
the ICT has been a breeding ground for some of India’s most gifted minds.
The Department of Fibres and Textiles Processing Technology of ICT is one of the top most
schools in the country, having been established in 1933 with a premier objective of
generating human resource from Bachelors to Doctoral degree and development of
technology for textile wet processing. The department has been recognized for its stellar
performance over the years for past 8-decades. Several of its alumni have brought laurels to
the nation and have established their own businesses, developed technology and assisted the
textile industry in India and abroad.
Twinning Arrangement refers a professional service to be rendered by ICT through the
continuous deployment of textile professionals as well as its own faculty, for a period of three
years to ETIDI’s Finishing Technology Directorate to build the latter’s technical and
managerial capability by providing hand holding support to the staff in its endeavor to
accomplish the below mentioned duties and responsibilities:
1. Building up the capacity of the staff of the Finishing directorate and participants from the
textile processing sector in tandem with the vertical development of textile and garment
industries on a sustainable basis.
2. Designing and implementing suitable management system to the directorate to suit the new
system requirements for continuous improvement.
3. Developing the capacity of the Finishing directorate to provide consultancy and technical
services to textile processing.
4. Designing and preparing courses and curricula in all areas of the textile and garment sector
and also enabling staffs of the Finishing directorate to do the same.
5. Providing leadership training to the Finishing directorate staff and corresponding industry
personnel.
6. Conducting applied researches that can help to curb problems of the industry.
7. Bridging the gap between the sector’s performance and international benchmarks.
On the momentous occasion of signing of agreement, Prof. G D Yadav, honorable Vice
Chancellor, ICT, briefed the Ethiopian Delegation about activities of ICT and assured
complete co-operation in making this arrangement truly successful. His Excellency, Mr.
Tadasse Haile expressed complete confidence in the strengths of ICT and wished all the
success to both the highly esteemed bodies, i.e., ICT and ETIDI in the accomplishment of
this twinning arrangement. May both the countries be equal beneficiaries in the same.
Signing ceremony of “Twinning Arrangement” between ETIDI, Ethiopia and ICT, Mumbai, India: Seating (L to R)
Mr. Seleshi Lemma, D.G. of ETIDI, Prof. G. D. Yadav, V.C. ICT, H.E. Mr. Tadasse Haile, State Minster to Ministry
of Industry of Ethiopia; Standing Prof. R. V. Adivarekar, HoD, FTPT(left) & Mr. Fiker Tesfu, Finishing Technology
Directorate, ETIDI.
ICT faculty and Ethiopian delegation while exchanging the signed agreement of “Twinning Arrangement” between
ETIDI, Ethiopia and ICT, Mumbai, India.
Date: July, 30, 2014.
Prof. (Dr.) R. V. Adivarekar,
Head, Department of Fibres and Textiles Processing Technology, ICT