Bunka Fashion Graduate University

Japan

The first fashion professional school in Japan bringing together 100 years of know-how in fashion education. The fashion business in Japan has come to occupy a certain position in world. Yet, it faces a string of problems that designers do not have sufficient understanding about management and the management level in corporates, on the contrary, do not understand about design and technology. When considering fashion as a global business, it is necessary to incorporate different perspectives such as management, finance, production control, quality control, as well as original designs and excellent technologies. It is, hence, necessary to nurture more future leaders for the fashion industry from the two perspectives of “creation” and “management”. BFGU was established in 2006 as the first fashion professional school in Japan combining the achievements and know-how of Bunka Gakuen, a school corporation that has been playing the leading roles in the fashion education in Japan for 100 years. The school bridges up theories and practical techniques; its greatest objective is to establish a unique brand and business model so as to fostering “new creators” as proactive global leaders in the fashion industry for future generations.