Shanghai Textile Industry Workers’ College (SIFEC)

Shanghai Textile Industry Workers’ College (Shanghai International Fashion Education Center, “SIFEC”), founded in 1955, is an independent adult higher education institution approved by the Shanghai Municipal Government and registered with the Ministry of Education of China. SIFEC focuses on cultivating professionals in economic management, engineering, and art and design. With over 70 years of development in the industry, SIFEC has trained numerous professionals with international perspectives across various fields. It has established a diverse Sino-foreign cooperative education system with a distinctive focus on fashion disciplines and jointly runs secondary colleges with full-time undergraduate institutions.

With its leadership serving as Vice President of the Shanghai Fashion Designers Association, Vice President of the Shanghai Textile Association, and Vice President of the Shanghai Knitting Garment & Accessories Industry Association, as well as a Governing Member of the Shanghai Garment Industry Association, SIFEC holds a strong influence and leadership position in the fashion industry.

SIFEC has not only served as the training base for Shanghai competitors and the municipal training center of the WorldSkills Fashion Technology competition, but has also hosted various national competitions in fashion design and garment pattern making, continuously setting benchmarks for talent cultivation and development in the industry.

SIFEC is a member of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI) and engages in academic and administrative exchanges with renowned fashion institutions worldwide. It also organizes international study tours centered around major global fashion weeks and carries out fashion talent training programs for countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. It is an authorized institution for enrolling international students and issuing study visas for foreign students coming to China.