About HOGENT

HOGENT University of Applied Sciences & Arts (hereinafter HOGENT) has more than 14.000 students and ca. 2.000 staff members, including over 200 researchers. HOGENT aims for excellence in education, research, services to society and artistic practice. HOGENT wants to be a broad gateway to higher education and creates the preconditions for students to study successfully. Central to all its study programmes are future-proof skills such as critical and ethical thinking, flexibility and creativity, an investigative and entrepreneurial attitude, social and communicative skills, and problem-solving ability. Education at HOGENT is tailored to each student. HOGENTs programmes are designed in close interaction with the world of work and are characterized by a practical and professional orientation. Teaching has a strong focus on interdisciplinarity, teamwork, and societal relevance.

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Competences

HOGENTs FTILab is acknowledged by the EU as a KETs Centre (Key Enabling Technologies).

Clothing comfort: impact of material, garment fit and design on comfort of sportswear and protective clothing

Sustainable materials: use of EU-origin natural materials (hemp) and improving their processing and application aspects, composites from alternative resources, e.g. waste, by-products, application of biotechnology for fabric finishing, plasma treatment, design for recycling

Smart materials: (multi) functional coated fabrics, conductive fabrics, textile sensors

Digitization: Digitized product development, manufacturing (digital printing, 3D body scanning, ..) and value chains, mass customization

Projects