SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE EDUCATIONAL FAIR

	1. ISTITUTO MARANGONI  www.istitutomarangoni.com
Istituto Marangoni is Europe's leading fashion school, with campuses based in Milan and in London. Founded in 1935, it is the oldest Italian Fashion School, with students from 71 countries. It offers Basic, One Year and Summer Courses, Master Programs and Specialized Programs for Companies and industry Professionals.

2. MIB. School of Management. Trieste  www.mib.edu

MIB School of Management is a business school with a strong international orientation. It is one of the most prestigious Italian Business Schools and it is committed to create added value in the development of a modern managerial culture from a multidisciplinary perspective. Its associate members and sponsors include important European scientific institutions as well as leading Italian companies and top-ranking economic organizations. MIB International Master in Tourism & Leisure give a fundamental drive to the career of future tourism managers.

3. NABA. NUOVA ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI. MILANO  www.naba.it

NABA is an Academy of Arts and Design which was formed in 1980 by a group of artists, among whom Guido Ballo, Gianni Colombo, Lucio Del Pezzo, Emilio Isgrò, Tito Varisco, Luigi Veronesi, who aimed at challenging the rigid academic tradition by introducing new visions and languages closer to contemporary artistic practice and the creative professions. NABA education integrates the more traditional disciplines of visual representation with the new digital technologies and the critical project culture of Italian Design. NABA training programs are based on a cross-disciplinary method aimed at developing artistic-professional skills and profiles in the fields of art, design, fashion, media and graphic design. This approach derives from continuous experimentation, a strong vocation for research, a close relationship with the artistic and productive environment and a focus on the ethical dimension of education.

4. Universita’ BOCCONI . Milano  www.uni-bocconi.it

Bocconi University, founded in 1902, was the first Italian university to grant a degree in economics. For a century, Bocconi has played a leading role in Italy´s social and economic modernization, by remaining true to its founding values of being a major research university, democratic and open to the world, as well as financially and politically independent. At the outset of the 21st century, Bocconi contributes to the advancement of European higher education, by teaching business and economic knowledge to prospective managers and researchers from all over the world.

The Italian Higher Education System

Italian higher education is structured in a binary system, consisting of two main articulations:

• the university sector
• the non-university sector.

At present, the university sector is made up of 83 university institutions which are classified in:

• 58 State universities
• 17 non-State universities (legally recognised by the State)
• 2 universities for foreigners
• 3 higher schools specialised in postgraduate university studies
• 3 telematic universities.

The non-university sector includes 4 education typologies with their institutions:

• higher schools of design: polytechnics for the arts, academies of fine arts, higher institutes for applied arts, music conservatories and recognised music institutes, higher institutes for musical and choreographic studies, national academies
• higher education in language mediation: higher schools for language mediators
• higher integrated education (FIS): programmes of higher technical education & training (IFTS)
• a few specific fields (e.g. archiving, diplomatics, restoration, military studies, etc.) which, along with their respective institutions, fall under the supervision of ministries other than that of Education.

To know more:

www. MIUR.it
www.study-in-italy.it

The oldest University in the world was founded in Bologna, Italy, more than 900 years ago.

Nowadays, “Bologna Process” is the name given by the E.U. countries to a project aiming to attain elevated standards of quality in the sphere of education, and to promote the European system of higher education on a worldwide scale.

Italy is ready to keep up its great tradition and to confront new challenges.

The Italian Parliament recently voted a University Reform Bill, in order to preserve the recognized excellence of our education and at the same time to harmonize it with the international education systems.

Our special concern is:

• To facilitate access to foreign students, encouraging scientific and cultural exchanges at all levels;
• To allow for the maximum mobility of qualified students and researchers;
• To develop integrated study plans, in cooperation with other institutions around the world.

The number of foreign students enrolled by Italian Universities in the past Academic Year was of 35.035 on a total of 1.805.910.

As much as 9.7% of them comes from Asia.

Contrary to what one may think, given Italian tradition in Arts and Music, the courses most applied for are: Social and Political Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Geo-Biological Sciences, Statistic and Economical Sciences, Architecture and Engineering.

To know more about it, visit :
www.miur.itwww.study-in-italy.it

Contact in Manila :
Ms. Giancarla Vanoli
Education Counsellor The Embassy of Italy
Phone: (+63-2) 892-4531
Fax: 817-1436
e.mail: ambital4@surfshop.net.ph