NABA is the largest private Academy in Italy, and the first one to have been recognised by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR), back in 1981. The Academy offers in its two campus in Milan and Rome academic diplomas equivalent to first and second level university degrees in the fields of design, fashion design, graphics and communication, multimedia arts, new technologies, set design, visual arts. NABA was selected by the QS World University Rankings® by Subject Art & Design as the Best Academy of Fine Arts in Italy and among the top 100 universities in the world.
This BA aims at preparing students to enter the professional world within the national and international Fashion System. With a creative and practical approach, the programme guides students to find and develop their talents, led by a faculty consisting of professionals, and through collaborative experiences with companies and institutions connected to the cultural, social and economic life of Milan and Rome. It is a non-stop laboratory of ideas thanks to the collaboration among the different specialisations, which fosters the synergy of a real work team.
The MA in Fashion Design (Second Level Academic Degree in Fashion and Textile Design) trains professional figures to manage creative processes in the field of fashion design, from research to prototyping. Its innovative and sustainable workshops as well as the cultural contents allow the students to understand those elements of the fashion language that relate to the creation of apparel collections. Our lecturers, all industry professionals, guide the students in the search for their own vision that will be expressed in a very personal portfolio.
The MA in Textile Design trains professional figures to manage creative processes in the fields of textile and knitwear design. Thanks to the collaboration with companies of the Italian system - starting with the one with the prestigious historic textile company Mantero Seta, active by the A.Y. 2021/22 - the course offers innovative and sustainable workshops as well as cultural contents that provide thorough knowledge of the subject, and of its expressions in the fashion and art fields. Our lecturers, all industry professionals, guide the students in the search for their own vision that will be expressed in a very personal portfolio.
The Master of Arts in Fashion and Costume Design (Second Level Academic Degree in Fashion and Textile Design), currently subject to authorisation by MUR, gives the students the necessary skills to handle experimental, workshop-based, and cultural design projects that are linked to fashion and costume design. Over the two years, they will learn the elements of the fashion and costume language and how to methodologically transfer them into both the design and creation of a clothing collection and into the context of haute couture and performing arts' costume design.
The Academic Master is an intensive study path that analyses the developments of the contemporary fashion system in terms of marketing, communication and culture, with the aim of preparing professionals in the digital marketing field, capable of creating specific contents and strategies for fashion and lifestyle brands. With the study of digital technologies, tools and media within theoretical and project-based courses, where lectures are complemented by seminars and thematic workshops, the students can develop a self-sufficient, innovative and sustainable approach.
This First Level university Master’s Degree, in collaboration between NABA and UNINETTUNO University, with its innovative blended formula that provides for both online, on the UNINETTUNO e-learning platform, and in presence front lessons on the NABA Milan campus, intends to train highly qualified professionals capable of managing the business, legal, technological, and marketing aspects of the fashion and textile industry in a systematic and multidisciplinary way, at national and international level, with a focus on sustainability (environmental, economic, and socio-cultural) and digitalisation aspects.