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The Istituto Marymount is an officially recognized private Catholic school, founded in 1930. It welcomes Early Childhood, Primary, and Middle School students and aims to implement the fundamentals of the order of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary providing education and training based on Christian values. The school welcomes students of different cultural and religious backgrounds by promoting the human, Christian, social and individual growth of its pupils. Education is dedicated to developing the potential of each student, to create the solid foundation that will enable them to face the challenges of a changing world. The bilingual project offers the opportunity to deepen and enhance the study of the English language, adding value to our school. The commitment of all teachers ensures that our young pupils acquire the basic principles of Italian and International culture to go forth into the world with confidence and competence. One of the primary goals is to form students who are well prepared and with a profound sense of religion, through the implementation of the Mission of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary shared by all. We provide an educational program of the highest standard that recognizes and develops each individual’s potential in a stimulating environment. We ensure balanced intellectual growth through an integrated curriculum. We educate our students to communicate, live cooperatively, and function effectively in a global and technological society. We develop an informed awareness of beauty in the universe. We enable students to study and research independently, think critically, reflect wisely, and have informed opinions. We maintain a high level of professional development. The classrooms are organized to offer the children a serene environment for daily routines, socio-recreational activities, and playtime. Large rooms equipped with games allow the children to move freely in complete safety. In these colorful, functional classrooms equipped with stimulating educational tools, children begin their first approach to the acquisition of knowledge. Learning through games is considered the most significant learning method for this age group and a careful selection of materials has a vital role in specific learning experiences. View full school

For more than fifty years, the Istituto Europeo di Design has been operating in the fields of education and research in design, fashion, visual communication, and management. Today, the IED is a constantly expanding international network that issues first-level academic diplomas and organizes three-year courses, Masters courses, continuous professional development, and advanced training courses. The most significant milestones in the Group’s history include the foundation of the IED campuses in Milan (1966), Rome (1973), Turin (1989), Madrid (1994), Barcelona (2002), São Paulo (2005), Venice (2007), Florence (2008) and Cagliari (2009). In 2012, the Aldo Galli Academy in Como also joined the IED Group, and as of 2013, courses have commenced in Rio de Janeiro, the second IED school in Brazil. Since 1966, the IED has developed innovative and diversified teaching methodologies, focused on synergies between technology and experimentation, creativity, strategies and integrated communication, market issues, and a new form of professionalism. Thus does the Istituto Europeo di Design offer young professionals working in the fields of Fashion, Design, and Communication the knowledge and the practical tools they need to cater to the constantly developing requirements of the working world. The nexus between knowledge and know-how is the indispensable starting point for developing the cultural, creative, and critical skills and competencies that are the ultimate goal of education at the IED. Partnerships with leading enterprises are a fundamental factor in IED’s educational strategy. They feature both at every stage throughout the educational process and in the special events held to mark the end of every academic year. As a result of the IED’s constant, active relationship with the business world, more than 200 firms contribute in various ways every year to its student training programs. The faculty comprises experts and professionals who can teach applied skills and a constant stream of innovation. Each course is run in direct contact with and supported by companies operating in the fields in question. As a school with an international vocation, the Istituto Europeo di Design welcomes students with different nationalities and cultures to all its campuses. Some 2,000 international students – primarily from the Far East, Central and South America, and Europe – enroll in its courses every year. To date, the IED has trained students from about 100 different countries. Our graduates and the brilliant positions of responsibility they occupy in the creative professions and enterprise tell the story of the excellence generated by IED. It is a success story that has contributed to the achievement of the official recognition, for the majority of IED courses, by the Ministries of Education and of Research in the countries where IED operates directly. IED forms a truly unique network of encounters, experiences, people, and cultures. The students develop a deep sense of belonging and drive to innovate and share resources, ideas, and contacts, forge a tight-knit community. IED is also part of CUMULUS (International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design, and Media), ELIA (The European League of the Institute of Arts), as well as a member of ERASMUS+ (Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2014-2020 award and Erasmus Policy Statement). It also maintains links with various international Universities and Academic Associations, including ADI (Association for Industrial Design), NAFSA (Association of International Educators), and EAIE (European Association for International Education): a large group of institutions based in different parts of the world that completes and expands upon the possibility of academic exchange open to IED students. View full university

Is it possible to teach fashion? That was why Giulio Marangoni, famous for his clothes, which were already being worn by the Italian aristocracy, asked himself in 1935. To answer this question, he founded the Istituto Artistico dell’Abbigliamento Marangoni or the Marangoni Artistic Clothing Institute in Milan. It was a school to train professionals and technicians specializing in the field of fashion. Istituto Marangoni has never stopped believing in the value of training, constantly updating its programs to ensure they are in line with Italian and international market needs. In the past few years, Istituto Marangoni has opened four new schools: London in 2003, Paris in 2006, Shanghai in 2013, and Milano Design in 2014. Istituto Marangoni now opened the new School of Fashion, Art & Design in Florence in September 2016, and recently in Shenzhen (2016), Mumbai (2017) and Miami (2018), the international capitals of fashion, design, and luxury. The teaching spaces of Istituto Marangoni have tested the talents of four generations of professionals, hailing from 106 different countries and representing the heritage of our school. Today Istituto Marangoni continues to successfully ‘teach fashion,’ as its founder wished. It teaches design, which has many contact points and overlaps with the world of fashion: color, materials, and creativity. With a wide range of course possibilities, preparatory, three-year undergraduate, and master’s courses, Istituto Marangoni has always maintained the goal of training the professionals of tomorrow in critical sectors, such as design, communication, and managerial coordination. To excel as a center of professional and creative learning in the Fashion, Art, and Design fields to nourish international industries, providing talented Istituto Marangoni graduates from all over the world. We strive to achieve this mission by offering an extensive and detailed educational portfolio that is continuously updated to match industry demands and evolution. Achieving the highest academic standards with modern and dynamic curricula focused on results. We integrate the spirit of Italians into the experience of students daily through both curricula and the School experience. We are celebrating the global and multicultural reach of Italian culture through Fashion, Art, and Design. We are also supporting and developing the potential of our teaching and administrative staff using constant and punctual training. Placing Istituto Marangoni at the center of the Fashion, Art, and Design cultures, thanks to our excellent selection of locations in leading world cultural capitals and further strengthening historical and recent connections with the most prestigious companies and personalities in the luxury Fashion, Art and Design market. Since 1935, this has been the mission of Istituto Marangoni, beginning with fashion and extending to design, always to provide those who choose Istituto Marangoni for their training with the best means to express themselves creatively. Today Marangoni Institute is an established and recognized aesthetic laboratory of European-style culture with a specifically Italian imprint. Working with the most exciting names in fashion and design, teachers can pass on their expertise to train the excellence of tomorrow’s industry professionals, enabling them to contextualize classroom learning in the realities of the marketplace. The path includes constant contact with the best companies in fashion and design, who look to the Istituto for new individuals to work in their companies. In addition to a variety of long and short courses in fashion and design in the traditional schools, the new school in Florence will include an intense program of studies dedicated to art, encompassing History of Art, Art Management and Multimedia Art. Students at Istituto Marangoni are given the best tools to stimulate their growth and are equipped to face the working world confidently. Courses consist of constant contact through the faculty with the most valuable companies in the sector. In the schools in Milan, Florence, Paris, London, and Shanghai, students from all over the world meet and interact through a continuous exchange of ideas, projects, stimuli, and vision. There is one common denomination to this experience: the evolution of an aesthetic value that contributes to clarifying the future choices of profession for our students. View full university