New learning methods to create scientifically-led more sustainable and comfortable footwear and the adaptation of the footwear industry to the current consumer demands are the main goals of the Erasmus+ SciLED project that was recently launched at its kick-off meeting in Iasi, Romania.
On 18th February, we received the visit of Dr. Ricardo A. Ramirez-Mendoza, Dean of Research of the Engineering and Science School of Tecnológico de Monterrey, accompanied by Mr. Javier Poves, his delegate in Spain.
Dian, the occupational footwear brand, is the first Spanish company to obtain INESCOP’s Quality Label. This certificate endorses that Dian’s models have been manufactured meeting the requirements that guarantee the superior quality of its footwear.
INESCOP will be launching a training programme consisting of more than 50 courses throughout 2019. The aim is to improve the competitiveness of shoe industry companies in such varied fields as design, quality control, materials or robotics.
INESCOP will participate in MOMAD fair that will take place in IFEMA, Madrid, during the 8th, 9th and 10th of February. During these days, the footwear technology centre will present the solutions it offers to the industry in the field of industrial sustainability and will also participate in Momad Forum with a round-table discussion on terminology and differences among hides, leather, vegan and synthetic materials. 
The first edition of University of Alicante Master’s Degree in Footwear Design, New Technologies and Innovation Management began on 22nd February in INESCOP’s facilities. The Master’s Degree started with a subject called ‘Foot, last and footwear’, which are keys to footwear design and manufacture. The training pathway of the master’s degree comprises a University Expert Degree Course, a University Specialist Degree Course and a Master’s Final Dissertation.
Representatives from the Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear (TCLF) sectors have gathered in Porto, Portugal, driven by the difficulty of finding new talent with the right skills for companies, in order to attend the event "Fashion World's Challenges - Looking for Qualification, Occupations… and the right skills in the TCLF sectors" organised by the Erasmus+ Skills4Smart TCLF 2030 project, in which INESCOP participates as a partner.
Members of the European Committee CEN/TC 161 and the International Committee ISO/TC 94/SC3 -among which INESCOP’s technical experts are included- gathered in Vienna to work on the preparation of European standards in the field of footwear for professional use.
INESCOP is to showcase at Simac Tanning Tech its new release of Icad3D+ v2019 software, a footwear design system that allows the designer to work in a more dynamic way in that a realistic, real-time display of the 3D model is obtained without the need of a previous rendering process.
INESCOP brings together the Erasmus+ ICSAS (Integrating Companies in a Sustainable Apprenticeship System) project partners in Elda to work on the development of Dual Vocational Training on the footwear sector in countries such as Romania and Portugal, where it has not been implemented yet.