Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti to Open a Campus in London

LONDON — The Milan-based fashion, art and design school Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, better known as NABA, is expanding into the U.K. with a new campus slated to open in East London next year.

The campus will be the organization’s first outside of its home country of Italy and will be located near the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

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NABA will offer bachelor of arts programs in design, fashion design and fashion marketing management, as well as foundation-year courses.

The classes will be taught in English and accredited by Regent’s University London.

“At NABA, we believe in an education that trains people, not just professionals. With this opening, the academy is strengthening its global vocation, creating an environment where cultures come together to design tomorrow together,” said Daniele Bisello o Ragno, managing director of NABA.

“The NABA campus in London will be an important step that allows us to replicate outside Italy the didactic and educational approach that has always set us apart and enables us to consolidate the academy’s positioning in the panorama of artistic education at the international level,” he added.

The London campus will feature specialist labs and studios, including fashion, knitwear and textile workshops spanning over 21,000 square feet.

“Our uniqueness lies in the combination of the excellence of Italian design and an experiential and creative educational approach with interdisciplinary, tech-driven programs connected with the creative industries. We offer classes tailor-made for the student, a ‘boutique’ model that values individual talent,” said Rango.

NABA has ambitions of opening many more campuses in the coming years.

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