- ‘Online placement drive’ saw participation from renowned fashion brands like Reliance Industries Limited, Under Armour, ORION, U.S. POLO ASSN and more
- LPU students also keep on exploring various options, like – credit transfer, semester exchange in the USA, Canada, Australia and European countries
One of India’s leading private universities, Lovely Professional University got 100% placement for its School of Fashion’ students during the pandemic. Leading fashion brands like Reliance Industries Limited, Khadi India, Under Armour, ORION, US POLO ASSAN, Novica, Kabir Leathers, Hind Rubber, Samarth Lifestyle recruited from the LPU School with the placement process taking place virtually. Some of the positions for which LPU students have been selected include Fashion Designers & Sample coordinators in garment export and manufacturing houses, Fashion Stylist, Fashion Merchandisers, Production Managers, Graphic Designers and more.
LPU’s School of Fashion Design is committed to improving the employability skills and career prospects of the students by providing ingenious infrastructure and opportunities to them. The faculty members are a mix of experienced professors from the top Indian and international fashion institutions. LPU has also created world-class infrastructure with fully equipped tech-savvy labs. These include textile testing, dyeing, printing, advanced pattern making There are also garment construction labs, MAC Lab, photography lab and smart classrooms for the regular progress and career enhancement of the students.
Dean at LPU’s Fashion School Dr Bhaskar Mitra shared: “It gives me great pleasure that all of our students have already been placed, despite the ongoing pandemic. This is the result of the main focus on building a deep industry connection, thereby helping students to develop skills that are in sync with the demands of the industry. I wish the very best to our outgoing batch. I am hopeful that the time they spent at LPU will certainly play a big role in helping them move ahead in their careers.”
LPU School’s curriculum development is guided by industry experts & acclaimed designers. Thus, the school has curated innovative courses, like -sustainable fashion, creative wear, inventive problem solving and period costume projects. These are to cull out maximum innovative creativity out of the students. These also provide a provision of full-time on-job training to gain hands-on industry experience while studying.
In fact, the School of Fashion at LPU focuses on research and innovation and has filed copyrights and design registrations for 100+ designs created by its students and faculty members. The university provides ample opportunities to its students to sell their products and earn while they learn. Students can also explore various options, like – credit transfer, semester exchange in the USA, Canada, Australia and European countries.
