Our manifesto
01 Learn by doing
Our teaching methodology approaches each subject from a practical perspective, with workshop activities and simulations.
30% Lectures, classroom activities, reading and studying
70% Practical activities, laboratories, personal projects, workshops
Our goal is to guide our students through a learning-by-doing process from the idea to the design and creation, until the marketing phase of their product.
02 Prepare for the future
We are constantly exploring the market with annual researches and we collaborate with partner companies to receive trends and needs that will define our study plans.
80% Placement rate within a short period from graduation
03 Freedom of thought, rigorous education
We like a creative environment, but teaching has to be strict, serious and transparent: students can express their creativity, but they know how to shape it through technique.
Our students know they have to work hard to enter for the final exam.
In the year 2016/17, 130 students out of 140 were admitted.
Future-ready professionals
Solid study plans with a project
Our study plans are designed with our partner companies, who guide our teaching with their needs.
The subjects are complementary and they all concur to a common objective, that is learning a profession in all its aspects.
Traditional lectures are enhanced by masterclasses and workshops with Italian design professionals, who work with our students in practical activities.
Some of our guests
- Vicky Gitto, president of the Italian Art Directors Club
- Paolo Pininfarina, president of Pininfarina Group
- Cleto Sagripanti, president of the Italian Fashion Holding and shoes factories association
Learn with design professionals
Teaching at the Academy is just one of the activities of our lecturers; they are design professionals living their profession and the labour market. Each department autonomously designs the study plans, made to create an interdisciplinary journey into the real problems of the design industry.