On May 19, a delegation led by Xin Binjie, Dean of the School of Textiles and Fashion at Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES), visited Shanghai Mifang Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Mifang Technology) for research and exchange. Mifang Technology is a designated industry partner for the school's industry-education integration demonstration majors. For many years, textile engineering students have conducted practical training at the company, and the two parties have maintained close cooperation. This visit focused on the applications of flexible electronics and smart textiles. Dr. Li Shengxia, Technical Director of Mifang Technology, and Dr. Wang Jialin, Laboratory Director, presented the company's capabilities in circuit printing on fabrics using conductive ink technology, as well as breakthroughs in fabric-integrated biosensors for heart rate and emotion monitoring. Addressing the fact that current light-emitting products remain mostly confined to the trendy collectibles segment and lack high-frequency, essential-use scenarios, both parties planned to jointly develop campus cultural and creative products such as light-emitting T-shirts for the graduation fashion show, with medium- to long-term plans to deepen research and development of smart wearable textiles for emotion monitoring and other applications. Also participating in the visit were Sun Guangwu, Director of the Department of Fashion Design and Engineering; Zhou Zhipeng, Director of the Department of Fashion Arts; Gao Weihong, Deputy Director of the Department of Textile Engineering; and several key faculty members.
On the talent cultivation front, the two parties will jointly establish a Textile Electronics micro-major, offering courses such as Introduction to Electronic Textiles, Fundamentals of Flexible Electronics, and Smart Apparel Design and System Integration, cultivating interdisciplinary talents through a cross-training model of textile substrate + electronic functionality + scenario application. Regarding research platforms, the school and Mifang Technology plan to co-establish a Flexible Wearable Innovation Center leveraging the company's equipment resources, providing equipment and technical support for talent cultivation and scientific research in the field of human-machine collaboration. Together, they aim to overcome the dilemma of having technology but lacking application scenarios and promote the integration of flexible electronics into everyday wear and healthy living.
