Wuhan Textile University

Wuhan, China

Wuhan Textile University (WTU) is a public university in Wuhan with particular strengths in textiles and apparel. Its School of Fashion, founded in 1987, describes itself as one of the top ten fashion schools in China.

About the school

WTU traces its history to 1958, when the Wuhan Institute of Textile Technology was founded. After several mergers it took its present name in 2010. It has three campuses in Wuhan and offers 68 undergraduate majors, led by engineering, with distinctive strengths in textile and apparel disciplines.

Fashion

The School of Fashion was established in 1987 and covers fashion design, apparel design and engineering, and performance. It has been authorised to award master’s degrees in fashion design and in apparel design and engineering since 2003. The school says it has ranked first in the China Fashion Designers Association’s Newcomer Award contest for 20 consecutive years.

Since 2016 the university has also run the Birmingham Institute of Fashion and Creative Arts, a Sino-foreign cooperative institute that was the first of its kind at undergraduate level in Hubei province. The School of Fashion has partnered with Manchester Metropolitan University and ENSAIT in France, and has exchange links with Bunka Fashion College in Japan.

In 2024 the school joined the British Consulate-General in Wuhan to hold the “Power of Zero” Sustainable Design Week, which presented 32 projects by 97 students. WTU has hosted Wuhan International Fashion Week since 2010.

At a glance

Founded
1958

Location
Wuhan, Hubei

Type
Public university

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Sources: Wikipedia, Wuhan Textile University (en.wikipedia.org); WTU School of Fashion, introduction (fashion.wtu.edu.cn); China Daily, WTU sustainable design education (chinadaily.com.cn); China Daily, WTU School of Fashion partnerships (chinadaily.com.cn); WTU International Education College (iec.wtu.edu.cn). Details can change, so check with the school before applying.

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