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5 benefits of school and uni merch

Discover 5 benefits of merch for students and graduates of your high school or university. Get inspired by the merchandise of Anglo-American University in Prague and the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague! We talked to Kirstin from AAU and Kateřina from CTU about their experience with the production of sustainable merch at MERCHYOU.

Whether in the form of a more complex merch collection for students at your university or high school, or just graduate merchandise for ninth-graders, high school graduates or graduating university students - stylish school merch will delight everyone! However, T-shirts, sweatshirts, canvas bags, hats and other pieces with the original print or embroidery of your school are much more than just a souvenir to remember the studies!

5 benefits of university / school merch

1. Stylish joy – Your school merch with original printing or embroidery can become a popular feature of school days not only among students, but also staff or supporters of the school. It can also serve as a gift in school competitions and other voluntary activities. Take a look at our catalogue, where you will find a wide selection of quality and comfortable textile that is a real pleasure to wear.

2. Togetherness and team spirit – By wearing a student merch, your students will show that they are properly proud of your school and community. This will help to support the team spirit and friendship between classmates and teachers. You can choose a certain day of the week or a specific period when the merch will be worn and increase engagement and teamwork. Merch can also be used for teams at school sports events.

3. School advertising – You can design and print a school collection in a way that expresses its spirit. Whether you choose to simply display the school logo or unleash your creativity, merch will be a great tool to raise awareness about your school. If your school is larger, students can easily recognize themselves outside the school environment. And teachers will certainly be happy on school trips that they have a much better overview of the group thanks to your school merch.

4. To commemorate – Merch can also become an ideal farewell gift for graduates. Print design can express unforgettable memories of school years and friendships. And maybe wearing it will become a tradition during regular class meetings over the years.

5. Sustainability – Your merch collection can express the values of the school not only by its style and branding, but also by the choice of sustainable textile. You will show that the school and students care about the environment and fairness to the people who made the textile for you.

Feel free to explore our online catalogue, where you can filter products with sustainable certifications such as GOTS. In addition to certified textile, we are one of the few European textile printers to offer you GOTS certified printing. Our production itself is GOTS certified, so you can get completely GOTS certified merch from us. Please specify your wish to order a GOTS print when sending your request.

Our offer also includes customization options in the form of various types of labels, custom tags with text according to your wishes, embroidery and much more. Contact us with your idea and we will be happy to help you with the selection of textile and printing or embroidery.

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Anglo-American University in Prague

AAU has chosen a sustainable GOTS certified textile from Stanley/Stella. We asked Kirstin Edgar from AAU about their experience with production at MERCHYOU and about their students' reactions to the new merch.

We have recently produced new sustainable uni merch for you. Was sustainability important to you when choosing MERCHYOU?
Kirstin: At AAU, we are streamlining our efforts as a university towards going green and producing a more eco-friendly line of merchandise for our brand and students is part of that effort. We carefully considered partners which would enable that and found MERCHYOU to be the best choice.

How do you like your new merch and what are the students' reactions?
Kirstin: The merch line we created with MERCHYOU has been well received by both our students and staff with hoodies being by far our most popular piece of clothing! The fabric is soft and the colors are vibrant. It’s especially cool for us that the hoodie is not only our most popular item but also a fully GOTS certified piece of merchandise.

We are so glad to hear that! Would you recommend MERCHYOU to other schools and universities for their merch production?
Kirstin: Absolutely! MERCHYOU hosts a great range of products, in a variety of styles - a large portion of which are either organic, sustainably produced or GOTS certified. We were also able to consult their team and find the exact cut and color we wanted.

Is there anything else you would like to add?
Kirstin: We are excited to continue collaborating with MERCHYOU to produce a new range of exclusive university merchandise for AAU, including a student-designed line!

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Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU in Prague

The Faculty of Civil Engineering also chose a GOTS-certified Stanley/Stella textile for its collection. They included sweatshirts, sweatshirt dresses and winter hats to their winter collection and opted for embroidery for their merch line. We asked Kateřina Příhodová from CTU why they chose sustainable merchandise and how they liked working with us.

We have recently produced new sustainable uni merch for you. Was sustainability important to you when choosing MERCHYOU?
Kateřina: Yes, we consider the principle of sustainability important not only in the production of textile, but also in the construction industry. At our faculty, students learn to build sustainable and ecological buildings, so we are glad that we were able to offer them clothes produced according to this concept.

How do you like your new merch and what are the students' reactions?
Kateřina: We had sweatshirt dresses, sweatshirts and hats made. It was a completely different concept and design than the promo textile we previously offered, so we waited anxiously for the reactions of students and employees. But from the first moment there were enthusiastic responses - when we started wearing the new collection, people stopped us in the corridors of the faculty and asked where they could buy such sweatshirts. Students now buy the new merch a lot and praise how comfortable it is. They even wear it for exams for good luck!

That's amazing, we are very happy about that! Would you recommend MERCHYOU to other schools and universities for their merch production?
Kateřina: The clothes really are extremely comfortable, moreover with nice styles. We managed to fulfill our idea that students would like to wear it and will be happy to represent the uni. So, I believe that other schools would be as satisfied as we are.

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