The Istituto Superiore di Design

Istituto superiore di designThe Istituto Superiore di Design (ISD), Department of istituto Cife Registred Provider of Education, founded in Naples in 1988, is the first in the Southern Italy to provide undergraduate and post graduate education in the field of Visual Communication, Fashion and Design.

The ISD mission is to provide the students with the cultural and technical means to progress their passion to a professional level in the with their aspirations and the demands of the workplace.

The General Courses and special Masters of ISD give students the opportunity to get an up-to-date and tailored professional training by means of:Italy Design Studio

- Tutelage involves not only research but also the preparation of the students by their involvement in real projects. The students therefore learn not only the theory of design but also the reality of how it is applied in the world of today. All of this is geared of progressing their individual interests knowledge and skill;

- Innovative teaching combines long experience with the most advanced teaching methods. The students have the opportunity to build their own learning path through the combination of many different experiences: visits to and stages at building sites, factories, research centres, special workshops and regular meetings with designers, renowned for their competence and commitment.

- Fruitful co-operations with the institutions, the world of industry, craftsmen and professional associations, in order to adjust the contents of its teaching to the transformations of the market, of the new marketable goods and the changing models of comfort;

Italy Design StudioToday, thousands of ex-students of our courses, hold important roles within fashion and design companies and they have achieved huge successes in the professional and artistic fields in Europe and worldwide.

A multi-ethnic environment, a variety of culture and exchange opportunities characterise life and atmosphere at the ISD where the 10% of its students coming from different countries in Europe and Worldwide.

The ISD collaborates with some of the most important associated design universities and schools in the world and with important companies. Through the wide range of its activities - exhibitions, conferences, and workshops - ISD means to promote itself as a centre for innovation and experimentation both on the national and international level.

ISD - Scholarships for Armenian Students

PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI DESIGN
UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS – ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12

ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI DESIGN is offering for the academic year 2011/2012 to foreigners and Italians living abroad scholarships covering the 50% of tuition fees distributed among the various programs as specified below:

Number of scholarships and relative amount

30 scholarships of 4.000 Euro for Master programs 1-year held in Italian with simultaneous translation in English, distributed as follows:

30 Scholarships for Intensive programs 1-year held in Italian with simultaneous translation in

English, distributed as follows:

Request of scholarship
Applicants must send all together the following within the


a) a copy of scholarship request form duly filled in and signed
b) curriculum vitae
c) portfolio containing a selection of student's works
e) letter of motivation
d) copy of passport
e) - for Master programs a copy of student's Bachelor Degree or copy of student's postsecondary level Diploma - for Intensive program a copy of High-school diploma

IMPORTANT:
- Can apply for scholarships the students not yet graduated if they will graduate at least 40 days before the start of the course
- Master programs are open also to students not holding a Bachelor's Degree, if they have a significant working experience near the area of interest.

Evaluation Process
The Evaluation Committee will consider the following criteria in evaluating the applicants: study
performance, curriculum attesting possible relevant experiences either in terms of education or
working activities, letter of motivation.

Evaluation Outcome
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI DESIGN within a month from receiving the application, the outcome of
the evaluation will communicate via e-mail to the applicants who have been granted a scholarship
and will send the enrolment application form.

Deadlines for scholarship acceptance
All scholarship recipients, within a month from the communication must send an acceptance letter with the enrolment application form duly filled in and signed to interstudent@isdnapoli.it and will pay the Enrolment fee of 2.000 Euro, otherwise the student will lose the right of being entitled to the
scholarship.

Study programs
Further information on every single program are available on the website may be requested via email writing at aiep @ arminco.com.