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Colleges

Colleges

See below for a variety of higher-education institutions producing the best in fresh, free-thinking fashion talent, from around the globe.

Aalto University

Finland, Nordic Region

Académie Royale Des Beaux Arts De Bruxelles

Brussels, Belgium

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, United States

Academy of Design and Innovation

Mauritius, East Africa

Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava

Bratislava, Slovakia

Academy Of Fine Arts Of Lodz

Łódź, Poland

Accademia Costume & Moda

Rome, Italy

Alberta University of the Arts

Calgary, Canada

AMD Akademie Mode and Design

Hamburg, München, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Wiesbaden, Germany

American University in Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Amsterdam Fashion Institute

Neteherlands

Anglia Ruskin University

East Anglia, United Kingdom

Anhanguera College

Brazil

Anhui University of Finance and Economics

Anhui, China Mainland

Arsutoria School Milano

Milan, Italy

ArteZ University of the arts

Arnhem, Enschede, and Zwolle, Netherlands

Arts University Bournemouth

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology

New Taipei City, Taiwan Region

Asia University

Taichung, Taiwan Region

Bahir Dar University

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Bangkok University

Bangkok, Thailand

Bath Spa University

Bath, United Kingdom

Beckmans College of Design Stockholm

Sweden, Nordic Region

Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

Beijing, China Mainland

Beijing University of Technology

Beijing, China Mainland

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel

BGMEA University of fashion and Technology

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Birmingham City University

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Buckinghamshire New University

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Budapest Metropolitan University

Budapest, Hungary

Bunka Fashion Graduate University

Japan

California College of the Arts

California, United States

Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy

Canada, United States

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa

Cegep Marie-Victorin

Canada, United States

Central Saint Martins

London, United Kingdom

Cesine

Santander, Spain

Changshu Institute of Technology

Changshu, China Mainland

Chaoyang University of Technology

Taichung, Taiwan Region

China Academy of Art

Hangzhou, China Mainland

China University of Technology

New Taipei, Taiwan Region

Chitkara University

India

Chung Yuan Christian University

Taoyuan City, Taiwan Region

Coleg Sir Gar - Carmarthen School of Art

Carmarthen, United Kingdom

Cornell University

New York, United States

Coventry University

Coventry, United Kingdom

Curtin University

Perth, Australia

Czech Technical University

Prague, Czech Republic

Dalian Polytechnic University

Dalian, China Mainland

Dayeh University

Changhua County, Taiwan Region

De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

Manila, Philippines

De Montfort University

Leicester, United Kingdom

Design Academy of Fashion

Cape Town, South Africa

Design School Kolding

Denmark, Nordin Region

Domus Academy

Milan, Italy

Donghua University

Songjiang, China Mainland

Edinburgh College of Art

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

ELISAVA School of Design & Engineering

Barcelona, Spain

Eritrea Institute of Technology

May-Nefhi, Eritrea

ESAD ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE ARTES E DESIGN

Porto, Portugal

ESMOD Group

Paris, France

Esne

Madrid, Spain

Estonian Academy of Arts

Tallinn, Estonia

Falmouth University

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Fanshawe

Canada, United States

Far East University

Tainan City, Taiwan Region

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, United States

Fashion Institute of the Philippines

Ortigas, Makati, Sta. Rosa, and Cebu, Philippines

Florida SouthWestern State College

Fort Myers, United States

Fo Guang University

Yilan County, Taiwan Region

Footwear Design and Development Institute

India

Fu Jen Catholic University

New Taipei City, Taiwan Region

George Brown College

Toronto, Canada

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Griffith College

Ireland

Guangdong Baiyun University

Guangdong, China Mainland

Guangdong Peizheng Institute of Fashion Technology

Guangdong, China Mainland

Guangzhou City Institute of Technology

Guangzhou, China Mainland

Guangzhou City Polytechnic

Guangzhou, China Mainland

Guangzhou Panyu Polytechnic

Guangzhou, China Mainland

Gwinnett Technical College

Georgia, United States

Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK)

Finland, Nordic Region

Hebei Normal University

Hebei, China Mainland

Hefei Normal University

Hefei, China Mainland

Henan Institute of Science and Technology

Xinxiang, China Mainland

Heriot Watt University

Scotland, United Kingdom

Heriot Watt University (Dubai)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

HKU University of the Arts Utrecht

Netherlands

Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar

Saarbrücken, Germany

Hochschule Niederrhein Mönchengladbach

Germany

Hong Kong Design Institute

Hong Kong, China Mainland

Hsing Wu University

New Taipei City, Taiwan Region

Hsuan Chuang University

Hsinchu City, Taiwan Region

Hubei University

Hubei, China Mainland

Hunan Arts and Crafts Vocational College

Hunan, China Mainland

iACADEMY

Makati, Philippines

IED Istituto Europeo Di Design

Europe

Iloilo Science and Technology University

Iloilo, Philippines

Indian Institute of Fashion Technology

Bengaluru, India

Indira Gandhi National Open University

India

Indonesian Institute of Arts / Institut Seni Indonesia

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Inner Mongolia University of Technology

Inner Mongolia, China Mainland

Institut Français de la Mode

Paris, France

Institut supérieur des beaux-arts de Tunis

Tunisia, Africa

Instituto Técnico Superior Comunitario

Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic

Instituto via Diseño

Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

International Fashion Academy

Paris, Shanghai, Istanbul

Iowa State University

Ames, United States

Istituto Marangoni: Fashion, Art and Design

London, Paris, Shanghai, Milano

Istituto Modartech

Italy

ITS Cosmo Fashion Academy

Veneto, Lombardy, Italy

Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology

Jiangxi, China Mainland

Jilin University of Arts

Changchun, China Mainland

Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute

Jizzakh, Uzbekistan

KASK & Conservatorium

Ghent, Belgium

Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts

Kharkiv, Ukraine

King's College London

United Kingdom

Kingston School of Art

London, United Kingdom

Kontsfack University of Art, Craft and Design

Sweden, Nordic Region

Koya University

Koysinjaq, Iraq

Kun Shan University of Science and Technology

Tainan City, Taiwan

Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

Ukraine

L'Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantiques

Nantes, France

LAB university of Applied Sciences

Finland, Nordic Region

Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art University Of West Bohemia

Pilsen, Czech Republic

LaSalle College Montreal

Canada, United States

Leather Institute of Zimbabwe

Bulawayo, South Africa

Leeds Arts University

Leeds, UK

Lideta Manufacturing College

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Limerick School of Art and Design

Ireland

Liming Vocational University

Quanzhou, China Mainland

Ling Tung University

Taichung, Taiwan Region

Lisbon School of Architecture

Portugal

Liverpool John Moore’s

United Kingdom

London College of Fashion

London, United Kingdom

London Metropolitan University

London, United Kingdom

Loughborough University

Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lunghwa University of Science and Technology

Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Magdalena Abakanowicz University of Fine Arts in Poznań

Poland

Manchester Met University

Manchester, United Kingdom

Marikina Polytechnic College

Marikina City, Philippines Metro Manila

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York

Massey University

New Zealand

Maynooth University

Ireland

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Helsinki, Finland

Middlesex University

London, United Kingdom

Milano Fashion Institute

Milan, Italy & Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Minerva Art Academy Hanze

Groningen, Netherlands

Ming Chi University of Technology

New Taipei City, Taiwan Region

Ming Chuan University

Taiwan Region

Minho University

Braga, Portugal

Minnan Institute of Technology

Fujian, China Mainland

Minzu University of China

Beijing, China Mainland

Miriam College

Quezon City, Philippines

MIT Institute of design

Pune, Maharashtra, India

MKS Fashion School of Milan

Milan, Italy

MKSSS's School of Fashion Technology

Pune, India

Modartech Institute

Italy

Modedesignschule Manuel Fritz

Mannheim, Germany

Moholy-Nagy University of art and design

Hungary

NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti

Italy

Nanhua University

Chiayi County, Taiwan Region

Nanya Institute of Technology

Taoyuan City, Taiwan Region

National Cheng Kung University

Tainan, Taiwan Region

National College of Art and Design

Dublin, Ireland

National Dong Hwa University

Hualien, Taiwan Region

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN

Ahmedabad, India

National Institute of Fashion Technology

India

National Pingtung University

Minsheng, Pingtung, Taiwan Region

National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

Neipu, Pingtung, Taiwan Region

National Taichung University of Education

Taichung City, Taiwan Region

National Taichung University of Science and Technology

Taichung, Taiwan Region

National Taipei University of Business

Taipei City and Taoyuan City, Taiwan Region

National Taipei University of Education

Taipei City, Taiwan

National Taipei University of Technology

Taipei City, Taiwan

National Taitung Junior College

Taitung City, Taiwan Region

National Taitung University

Taitung City, Taiwan Region

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taipei, Taiwan Region

National Taiwan University of the Arts

Taipei City, Taiwan Region

National United University

New Taipei City, Taiwan

National University of Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Region

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Taipei and Hsinchu City, Taiwan

National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Yunlin County, Taiwan Region

Nelson Mandela University

Port Elizabeth & George, South Africa

Newcastle College University Centre

England

Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences

Krefeld, Germany

Northeast Electric Power University

Jilin City, China Mainland

Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Norwich University of the Arts

Norwich, United Kingdom

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Oslo National Academy of the Arts

Norway

Overseas Chinese University

Taichung City, Taiwan Region

Parsons School of Design

New York City, United States

Pearl Academy

Mumbai, Delhi West, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Delhi- South, India

Philippine Women's University

Manila, Philippines

Polimoda Fashion School Florence

Florence, Italy

Polytechnic University of Milan

Milan, Italy

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Peru

Pratt Institute

New York City, United States

Quanzhou Normal University

Fujian, China Mainland

Queensland University of Technology

Brisbane, Australia

Raffles Design Institute

Guangzhou, Shanghai, Mumbai, Milan, Jakarta, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Ulaanbaatar, Riyadh, Bangkok

Records Fashion School

Kampala, Uganda

Regent's University London

London, United Kingdom

Rhode Island School of Design

USA

Rishihood University

Delhi, India

RMIT University Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

Robert Gordon's University

Aberdeen, Scotland

Royal Academy Fine Arts Antwerp

Belgium

Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation

Copenhagen, Nordic Region

RussiInstitute of Business & Designa

Russia

SAIC School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Sanda University

Shanghai, China Mainland

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

Savannah, Atlanta, Georgia, Lacoste

Saxion University of Applied Sciences

Enschede, Netherlands

School of Visual Arts NYC

New York City, United States

Schweizerische Textilfachschule

Zurich, Switzerland

Seneca College

Toronto, Canada

Shaanxi University of Science and Technology

Xianyang, China Mainland

Shaoxing University

Shaoxing, China Mainland

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art

Ramat Gan, Israel

Shih Chien University

Taipei City, Taiwan

Shu-Te Insititute of Technology

Kaohsiung, Taiwan Region

Sichuan Normal University

Sichuan, China Mainland

Sichuan University

Chengdu, China Mainland

Singapore University of Technology and Design

Singapore, China Mainland

South China Agricultural University

Guangzhou, China Mainland

South China Normal University

Guangzhou, China Mainland

South China University of Technology

Guangzhou, China Mainland

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Tainan City, Taiwan

St. John's University Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan Region

STADIO SCHOOL OF FASHION SOUTH AFRICA

Pretoria & Johannesburg, South Africa

Staffordshire University

Stoke-on-Trent, UK

Stanford University

USA

Swansea College of Art

Swansea, United Kingdom

Tainan National University of the Arts

Tainan City, Taiwan

Tainan University of Technology

Tainan City, Taiwan Region

Taipei University of Marine Technology

New Taipei City, Taiwan Region

TamKang University

New Taipei City, Taiwan Region

Tatung University

Taipei City, Taiwan Region

Taylor's University Design School

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Technological University Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

Texas Tech University

USA

The Bartlett UCL

London, United Kingdom

The Glasgow School of Art

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The Guangling College of Yangzhou University

Yangzhou, China Mainland

The Iceland University of the Arts

Iceland

The Northern School of Art

UK

The Royal College of Art

London, United Kingdom

The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås

Sweden, Nordic Region

The University of Gävle

Sweden, Nordic Region

The Whitehouse Institute of Design

Melbourne CBD, Surry Hills, Sydney and Kangaroo Point Brisbane, Australia

Thomas More University of Applied Sciences

Belgium

Toi Ohomai institute of technology

New Zealand

Tomas Bata University

Zlín, Czech Republic

TransWorld University

Yunlin County, Taiwan Region

Tsinghua University

Beijing, China Mainland

Tung Fang Design University

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Region

Tunghai University

Taichung City, Taiwan Region

Tungnan University

New Taipei City, Taiwan Region

Ulster University, Belfast School of Art

Belfast, Ireland

Umgungundlovu tvet college

South Africa

Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)

San Pedro Garza García Nuevo León, México

Universidad del Azuay

Azuay, Ecuador

Universite du Quebec a Montreal

Canada, United States

University Centre Somerset

Taunton, United Kingdom

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf, Germany

University of Applied Sciences Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

UNIVERSITY OF BOGOTA JORGE TADEO LOZANO

Bogota, Colombia

University of Brighton

Brighton, United Kingdom

University of Chester

Chester, United Kingdom

University of Derby

Derby, United Kingdom

University of East London

London, UK

University of Illinois

Urbana and Champaign, United States

University of Leeds

Leeds, United Kingdom

University of Minnesota

United States

University of Moratuwa

Sri Lanka

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, United States

University of Northampton

Northampton, United Kingdom

University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

University of Salford

Manchester, United Kingdom

University of South Wales

Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd, United Kingdom

University of Sunderland

Sunderland, United Kingdom

University of the Arts London

London, United Kingdom

University of the Philippines

Manila, Philippines

University of the West of England

United Kingdom

University of the Witwatersrand

Johannesburg, South Africa

University of Wolverhampton

West Midlands, Shropshire, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Uva Universidade Veiga De Almeida

Brazil

VIA University College

Denmark

Villioti Fashion Institute

Johannesburg, South Africa

Vilnius Academy of Arts

Lithuania

Washington State University

Washington, USA

Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Wenzhou University

Wenzhou, China Mainland

West University of Timișoara

Romania

West Valley College

California, United States

Willem de Kooning Academy

The Netherlands

Wilson School of Design

Canada, United States

Winchester School of Art

Winchester, United Kingdom

Wuhan Textile University

Wuhan, China Mainland

Wuxi Taihu University

Wuxi, China Mainland

Xi 'an Academy of Fine Arts

Xi’an, China Mainland

Yangtze Normal University

Chongqing, China Mainland

Yuan Ze University

Taoyuan City, Taiwan Region

Zhejiang University of Science and Technology

Zhejiang, China Mainland

Zhuhai College of Science and Technology

Guangdong Province, China Mainland

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