To cultivate professional talents in the textile and polyester industries and complete the planning for Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing, FEFC instituted the Industry-Academia Collaboration Program for Lean and Smart Management Talent. Its 15-member faculty team is consisted of field experts and professors from the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management of Yuan Ze University. The program offers 13 courses totaling 55 hours. A total of 18 students have completed the program, making their final reports and presentations.

The participants gained a premininary understanding of FEFC through its existing hardware, software, systems, information platforms and actual projects, and top performers of the 2023 program gained the opportunity to further explore data analysis, business intelligence, big data and AI. Students may also apply for internship opportunities through this program, bridging the gap between industry and academia and facilitating career development in advance. With a visionary outlook, FEFC is developing smart management talents with backgrounds in the textile and polyester industries to reach digital transformation and smart manufacturing.