IED Istituto Europeo di Design

Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) is the biggest international network of fashion, design, visual communication and management schools, with locations in Milan, Rome, Turin, Florence, Cagliari, Madrid, Barcelona, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. The educational experience of IED has evolved over time, maintaining a simple and effective model: combining theory with practice and knowledge brought into the classroom by professionals from the world of work.

Fields of study:

• Arts, Design & Architecture

Programs offered:

• Bachelor
• Master
• Foundation/Pathway
• Non-degree
• Short-term

The school is inclusive and transdisciplinary, using design as a universal language for change. Partnerships with universities, academies, and major international academic networks (such as Cumulus, Elia, and WDO) aim to generate value at both local and global levels. Through active participation in cooperation projects, IED fosters creative intelligence and competences among its community of academic staff, lecturers, professionals, students, and alumni.

IED engages the creative intelligence and competences of its community of academic staff, lecturers, professionals, students and alumni leveraging on its 50+ years proven-track record in design methodologies and sustainable innovation. IED is deeply committed to boosting innovation through international, bilateral and multilateral cooperation with other organisations and institutions. Istituto Europeo di Design is “multiculturally international”: its courses are taught in four different languages, with approximately 100 of those courses taught directly in English, and with more than 10.000 students coming from 95 different countries.