“纺织科学与工程”学科多年来有了很大发展，中国人民告别了缺吃少穿的历史。纺织品和服装在我国的国民经济中占相当重要的地位，出口创汇和顺差占显著的位置。为了迎接新世纪的挑战，21世纪的纺织科学与工程学科的前沿将主要围绕着发展开发新品种，实现新功能；引进高新科学技术，加速改造纺织科学与工程学科；新型纺织染整加工新技术与设备的发展；纺织生产、经营、销售、交付、运输、资金等新的管理运转模式的转变等四个方面。21世纪将是产业用纺织品飞速发展的时代。

Textile science and technology made very important grogress in the 20th century. Faced to the 21st century, textile science and technology will be developing in four aspects： (1) researching and developing new products with better performances; (2) introducing high and new-techniques, modifying the textile science and technology; (3) developing manufacture techniques and apparatuses for spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing; (4) changing into the new management mode for textile manufacture, management, market, transport and capital.