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 mos

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