The Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) actively collaborates with leading industry partners, academic institutions, government bodies, and international organizations to strengthen education, research, innovation, skill development, and industry integration. These collaborations are formalized through Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and strategic partnerships that support FDDI’s mandate of creating industry-ready professionals and advancing sectoral excellence.
🔸Strengthening industry–academia linkages
🔸Enhancing student employability and exposure
🔸Facilitating internships, training, and live projects
🔸Promoting joint research, innovation, and consultancy
🔸Enabling faculty development and knowledge exchange
🔸Supporting international cooperation and global exposure
| Sr. No. | Name of Organization | Type of MOU/Collaboration |
| 1. | Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Mumbai | Academic and Domestic Collaboration |
| 2. | Wadhwani Foundation | Academic and Domestic Collaboration |
| 3. | Directorate General Resettlement | Academic and Domestic Collaboration |
| 4. | Sharda University, Greater Noida | Research Collaboration |
| 5. | Woxsen University, Hyderabad | Research Collaboration |
| 6. | Kalinga Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar | Research Collaboration |
| 7. | Galgotias University, Greater Noida | Research Collaboration |
| 8. | Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai | Research Collaboration |
| 9. | Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Hyderabad | Research Collaboration |
| 10. | Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai | Research Collaboration |
| 11. | Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute For Persons with Physical Disabilities, Delhi | Academic and Domestic Collaboration |
| 12. | Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar | Academic and Domestic Collaboration |
| 13. | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | Academic and Domestic Collaboration |
| 14. | Allure Enterprises Pvt. Ltd, Pitampura | Others |
| 15. | Careself Pvt. Ltd, Agra | Others |
| 16. | Classic Polymers Pvt. Ltd, Delhi | Research Collaboration |
| 17. | Natroyal Industries Pvt. Ltd | Research Collaboration |
| 18. | Horizon Performance Polyurethane Pvt. Ltd | Research Collaboration |
| 19. | Tomas Bata University | Academic Global Collaboration |
| 20. | Centro Tecnologico de Calcado de Portugal | Academic Global Collaboration |
| 21. | University of Northampton | Academic Global Collaboration |
| 22. | Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India | Others |
| 23. | ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology | Research Collaboration |
| 24. | Western Coalfields Ltd | Academic and Domestic Collaboration |
| 25. | National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) , Patna | Academic and Domestic Collaboration |
| 26. | Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology (MIT), Muzaffarpur, Bihar | Academic and Domestic Collaboration |
| 27. | National Institute of Design, Jorhat | Academic and Domestic Collaboration |
| 28. | University of Creative Arts, UK | Academic Global Collaboration |
| 29. | NUOVA ACCADEMIA SRL (NABA) Italy | Academic Global Collaboration |
| 30. | BUYING AGENTS ASSOCIATION New Delhi | Others |
| 31. | Pleach India Foundation Hyderabad | Others |
