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NAME OF ORGANIZATION

Area of collaboration Summary

PARTNERSHIP

1

LEATHER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (LIDI)

• Training, education and joint workshops
• Research and promotion
• Consultancy and capacity building

LOCAL

2

AMHARA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE LABOUR AND TRANINING BUREAU

• Research and consultancy
• Joint event organization on fashion and textile products 
• Facilitation of internship programs
• Co-participation in capacity building, seminars and national and international conference 

LOCAL

3

BAHIR DAR TEXTILE SHARE COMPANY (BDTSC)

• Teaching and practical learning
• Research and consultancy
• Student internship

LOCAL

4

MERHA TRANSIT PLC AND GARMENT FACTORY

• Technology development and transfer
• Graduates’ employment
• Community benefiting activities

LOCAL

5

ETHIOPIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (ETIDI)

• Training, education and joint workshops
• Research and promotion
• Consultancy and capacity building

LOCAL

6

AKSUM UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (AKUCET)

• Education, training and staff development
• Joint research and intellectual property
• Student training

LOCAL

7

BECONNECTED INDUSTRIAL

• Internship and externship program
• Capacity building
• Factory visits

LOCAL

8

ZENAR LEATHER PRODUCTS

• Education, training, innovation and technology transfer
• Quality testing, design and manufacturing of certain prototypes

LOCAL

9

ASSOSA UNIVERSITY

Education, training and staff development
• Joint research and intellectual property
• Student training

LOCAL

10

ZENBABA PRINTING AND PROMOTION PLC

• Student exchange
• Staff exchange
• Scientific research

LOCAL

11

LOYAL TIRET TEXTILE PLC

• Short- and long-term training
• Joint research
• Joint workshops and seminars
• Technical and managerial problem solving

LOCAL

12

DUNAMIS SOCIALL ENTERPRENEURS PLC

• Joint event organization on apparel and leather and textile products 
• Facilitation of internship programs
• Co-participation in capacity building, seminars and national and international conference  
• Networking and marketing

LOCAL

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15

MIZAN TEPI UNIVERSITY (MTU)

• Joint research
• Joint workshops, conference and seminars
• Technology transfer
• Staff exchange

LOCAL

16

PRIVATIZATION AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE SUPERVISING AGENCY (PPESA)

• Research and consultancy
• Co-participation in capacity building
• Preparing training manuals 

LOCAL

17

ETHIOPIAN COTTON PRODUCERS, GINNERS AND EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION (ECPGEA)

• Research and consultancy
• Joint event organization
• Facilitation of internship programs
• Co-participation in capacity building, seminars and national and international conference 

LOCAL

18

COMMON MARKET FOR ESTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA OR LEATHER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (A/LLPI)

• Research and consultancy
• Joint event organization
• Facilitation of internship programs
• Co-participation in capacity building, seminars and national and international conference 

LOCAL

19

AFRICAN MOSIAIQUE ENTERPRISE (AME)

• Joint sponsor projects and contribute to value added creations
• Joint event organization
• Joint research publication
• Co-participation in capacity building, seminars and conferences
• Joint promotion of cultural products   

LOCAL

20

WARKA LEATHER PRODUCTS

LOCAL

21

ETHIO-CHINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT 

• Teaching and practical training
• Capacity building
• Consultancy and research

LOCAL

22

BAHIR DAR SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND  BAHIR DAR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

• Capacity development, research and technology transfer
• Consultancy, training and assessment

LOCAL

23

BAHIR DAR TANNERY

• Joint education, internship and externship programs, research, workshops and technology transfer
• Staff and student exchange, capacity building, consultation, laboratory management and industry linkage

LOCAL

24

CBA GARMENT

• Training and Education
• Joint workshops and Seminars
• Innovation and Technology Transfer
• Design and Prototyping
• Quality testing

LOCAL

25

ETHIOPIAN ACCREDITATION SERVIVE (EAS)

• Working on Accreditation
• Technical assistance
• Joint event organization
• Research and publication
• Co-participation in capacity building, seminars and conferences
• Joint staff exchange 

LOCAL

27

ANRS CULTURE AND TURISM BUREAU

• Joint research on indigenous clothes
• Joint event organization
• Joint research publication
• Co-participation in capacity building, seminars and conferences
• Joint promotion of cultural clothes 

LOCAL

28

NIGAT CORPORATE

• Joint education, internship and externship programs, research, workshops and technology transfer
• Staff and student exchange, capacity building, consultation, laboratory management and industry linkage

LOCAL

30

ARTS TV

LOCAL

31

HAWASSA INDUSTRIAL PARK INVESTORS ASSOCIATION (HIPA)

• Joint education, internship, research, project and technology transfer
• Networking, policy advocacy, capacity building and industry linkage

LOCAL

32

WOLLO UNIVERSITY, KOMBOLCHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SCHOOL OF TEXTILE, LEATHER AND FASHION TECHNOLOGY

• Joint education, research project, curriculum development and technology transfer
• Staff and student exchange

LOCAL

33

MAFI MAFI

• Joint fashion design, show; cultural heritage preservation, community outreach activities and conferences
• Joint work on textile recycling and upcycling; innovation and professional exchange

LOCAL

34

AMEN SPORT WEAR GARMENT

• Joint education, internship, research, project and talent development
• Sustainable practices, product development and capacity building

LOCAL

36

MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (MIDI)

• Education, research, technology transfer, skills development, capacity building and ethical sourcing and fair trade
• Policy advocacy and support, industry linkage, innovation hubs and incubation centers

LOCAL

37

ENTOTO POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

• Staff and student exchange • Collaborative academic, training, project and research programs

LOCAL

38

INDUSTRIAL PARK DEVELOPMENT CORRPORATION, BAHIR DAR INDUSTRIAL PARK (BIP)

• Training, education and joint workshops
• Research and promotion
• Consultancy and capacity building

LOCAL

39

MARY HELP COLLEGE SALESIAN SISTERS 

• Staff and student exchange • Collaborative academic, training, project and research programs

LOCAL

40

EPIC APPAREL PLC

• Joint education, internship, research, project and talent development
• Sustainable practices, product development and capacity building

LOCAL

41

YALEW, YONAS LEATHER PORDUCTS

• Training, education and joint workshops
• Research and promotion
• Consultancy and capacity building

LOCAL

42

DIRE DAWA UNIVERSITY

• Staff and student exchange
• Joint research activities
• Exchange of academic materials

LOCAL

43

AGELGIL ECO-PACKAGING

• Education, research
• Technology transfer, skills development
• Training and capacity building
• Sustainable packaging practices

LOCAL

44

ETHIOPIAN CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

• Education, training, innovation and technology transfer
• Quality testing

LOCAL

45

EK ETHIOPIAN KNITTED MANUFACTURING PLC

• Joint education, internship, research, project and talent development
• Sustainable practices, product development and capacity building

LOCAL

46

MEKEDONIYA CHARITY ORGANIZATION

product development and capacity building

LOCAL