Admissions

Creativity is something you can’t learn. What the Academy can teach you is to apply techniques and skills to make good ideas work.

Advising for prospects

We arrange periodic meet-ups for high school students, in order to help them choose the best academic career and discover job opportunities in Fashion Design, Interior Design and Visual Communication.

Open Day is a special academic event held in Naples and Milan where prospects can ask their questions, visit our classrooms and get involved in lessons and workshops.

Open Day

Our Open Day events provide a unique opportunity to learn about our cutting-edge academic programs, get an up-close look at the exciting projects our students are working on, and meet the experienced faculty and students who make our institution a leader in higher education. This is your chance to ask questions, get informed, and see first-hand what sets our university apart. Don’t hesitate to take advantage of this invaluable opportunity to jump-start your academic and professional career.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Careers service

Our careers service aims to guide graduates and near-graduates find the best career for their skills and inclinations, by providing them with up-to-date studies and researches on the labour market, with the latest opportunities and employability options.

Internships

Our network of partner companies allow us to align our study plans to the market demand, in order to train professionals that are actually required.
We promote career opportunities and internships by connecting our best students and our partner companies.

Guidance on curriculum vitae and simulation of job interviews

Our careers service provides guidance on the creation of an effective curriculum vitae and portfolio. Students are trained with simulated job interviews, with frequent questions and suggestions on the most appropriate attitude.

How to enrol

You can enroll by clicking on-line enrolment

For more information about the courses you can contact us on:
Naples Headquarters: [email protected]
Milan Headquarters: [email protected]

Deadlines

Bachelor’s degrees

First-year students: enrolment from March
Orientation test (post-enrolment, to create different classes and to verify your basic skills in English, Computer Science and General Knowledge)
Naples headquarters: to be held within the second half of September
Milan headquarters: to be held within the first half of October

Masters / Short courses

Contact the orientation office: [email protected] (Naples headquarters) [email protected] (Milan headquarters)

Benefits

Payment by instalments

Payment terms of the academic fees must be agreed with the Secretary’s Office. Instalments do not include regional taxes, which are paid to ADISURC (institution for the right to study).

ADISURC grants

IUAD students can apply for grants and accommodation by contacting ADISURC.

Scholarships

BEST80

(for BA courses)
The Academy offers 80 scholarships, reserved for Italian and foreign candidates who intend to enroll, for the 2024-2025 academic year, in one of BA courses: Communication Design, Interior Design and Architecture , Film and Advertising Direction, Fashion Design or Fashion Business.

1° Deadline (22 scholarships awarded) 31/05/24
2° Deadline (58 scholarships awarded) 17/09/24

To get all the information, download the BEST80 call!

Teaching materials

A part of the teaching material is provided by the academy (handouts, fabrics, software licences). You can also consult all the books and magazines at our fashion and design library.

Foreign students

Italian students with a foreign title, EU students and Non-EU students with a regular residence permit can enrol without asking the VISA.

Before the enrolment:

request a prior assessment of your high school qualification by Accademia IUAD
if it’s not possible for us to verify your qualification, you may submit a validated translation in Italian of your diploma, a Declaration of Value and/or a certificate of comparability by the CIMEA centre

Non-EU students must apply for a visa. The easiest way to apply is through the Universitaly platform, informing Accademia IUAD before starting the procedure.

Before the enrolment:

request a prior assessment of your high school qualification by Accademia IUAD
if it’s not possible for us to verify your qualification, you may submit a validated translation in Italian of your diploma, a Declaration of Value and/or a certificate of comparability by the CIMEA centre
after verifying your title, the Accademia IUAD issues an eligibility letter to be uploaded during registration on the Universitaly platform
to apply for a visa, the application must be submitted to the visa office of the Italian Embassy or Consulate of your permanent place of residence
only after obtaining the visa will it be possible to access the online procedure

Students from other universities

Students who did not manage to enter the rankings in other universities or Italian AFAM institutions, can apply for re-assignment.

If you wish to be re-assigned to one of our Bachelor’s Degrees, you need to present:

Certificate of achievement of entrance exam in the previous university
Re-assignment application

The above documents must be addressed to:

Academic Director – Dr. Giuseppina Auricchio, via email at [email protected] or via mail at Accademia della Moda – IUAD, via G. Pica 62, 80142 Napoli
To the Rector of the previous University

Chinese students – Turandot programme

There are several services for Turandot students:

School tutoring
Support for accommodation
Language tutoring with classes to improve Italian
Welcome and support foreign students
Events, company visits and exhibitions
Creative workshops and competitions
Medical assistance
Insurance
Support for spare time activities

Turandot students regulations

General Academic Regulations

This document contains all the rules and directions for our departments.

IUAD
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