We’re excited to announce the release of the fourth edition of the FASHION-UP newsletter  — and this one is special. In this issue, we look back at the final chapter of our 28-month journey. You’ll find highlights from the Final Transnational Meeting in Florence (February 18–19, 2026) , where all partners gathered to validate results, evaluate the impact of the UpTraK programme, and plan the sustainability of our project outcomes. And of course — we take you straight to the m

On February 18–19, 2026, all FASHION-UP partners gathered in Florence to officially close our 28-month journey. Teams from Italy, Portugal, Poland, and Greece met to sum up months of work on the Upcycling Training Kit (UpTraK) , the 220-hour pilot courses, and the collections that proved circular fashion is not just an idea — it’s a real, creative force. During the meeting, we reviewed the impact of the training program, which empowered young people, NEETs, individuals underg

Between 26 November and 6 December , representatives of both Polish partners of the Fashion-Up  project took part in job shadowing activities in vocational schools in Ningbo, China  — a city with a strongly developed fashion and textile industry. The Polish delegation included Dr Paulina Bilska-Marek  from the MODE Foundation  and teachers from Secondary School No. 5 in Wałbrzych  – Paweł Grabiński  and Grzegorz Druczak . The project partner for this activity was Zhejiang Fas