He was educated as textile engineer, and worked in this profession from 1969 to 1970.
Currently, the institute is producing 200 textile engineers per class year.
Today a textile engineer is expected to perform research, development and design work in addition to assuming production responsibilities.
When she was 21 a Canadian friend introduced her to Brugger, a 53-year-old textile engineer and amateur naturalist.
Originally a textile engineer, Arun Date left his high profile job after 28 years of service for pursuing career in singing.
The technological knowledge and skills of textile engineers are valued by textile manufacturing companies.
At present there is a demand for textile engineers in Bangladesh.
His father was a textile engineer in Pfullingen.
His father was a textile engineer, while his mother worked as a physiotherapist.
"Unless they are textile engineers, they don't worry about the fabric content; they just want to know it will keep them dry," he said.