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Top Fashion Schools in China: Pushing Forward Despite Philosophical Divide

1 September 2016 • By Christine Tsui

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Top Fashion Schools in China: Pushing Forward Despite Philosophical Divide

China’s fashion schools tend to see creativity and marketability as a dichotomy rather than a union.

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Top Fashion Schools in Australia: Leaving the Periphery

31 August 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Top Fashion Schools in Australia: Leaving the Periphery

Taking advantage of fashion’s pivot towards trans-seasonality and the rising importance of consumers in Asia-Pacific, Australian fashion education is priming for the global stage.

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Top Fashion Schools in Italy: Close to the Craft

30 August 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Top Fashion Schools in Italy: Close to the Craft

Dominated by private institutions, the rigour and curricula of Italian schools vary and students must balance the advantages of studying in Italy with limited global integration.

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‘Strife and Exultation’: Willie Walters’ Life in Education

29 August 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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‘Strife and Exultation’: Willie Walters’ Life in Education

The outgoing programme director of fashion at Central Saint Martins — the top school in BoF’s global fashion school rankings — reflects on her student days, the impact of Galliano and McQueen and the challenges facing fashion education.

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Top Fashion Schools in Belgium: Examining Antwerp's Approach

28 August 2016 • By Kate Abnett

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Top Fashion Schools in Belgium: Examining Antwerp's Approach

In BoF’s second annual global fashion schools ranking, Antwerp’s Royal Academy came fourth at both BA and MA level and was the only Belgian school to make the ranking. So how does Antwerp do it?

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Fashion Needs a More Robust Approach to Technology Education

26 August 2016 • By Limei Hoang

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Fashion Needs a More Robust Approach to Technology Education

New technologies have reshaped fashion from design and production to sales and marketing. Are fashion courses keeping pace?

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Top Fashion Schools in France: A Battle for Innovation

25 August 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Top Fashion Schools in France: A Battle for Innovation

France is seeking to realign its educational institutions and practices with global standards, while serving the technical atelier recruitment needs of Paris.

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Online Learning: Fashion Education’s Next Frontier

24 August 2016 • By Helena Pike

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Online Learning: Fashion Education’s Next Frontier

To accompany the launch of BoF’s first paid courses, we examine how online learning has broken down financial and geographical barriers to knowledge and the implications for fashion.

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Top Fashion Schools in the UK: Bracing for Brexit

23 August 2016 • By Kate Abnett

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Top Fashion Schools in the UK: Bracing for Brexit

British institutions have topped BoF’s global fashion school rankings for the second year, but are bracing themselves for the potential impact of Brexit on funding, fees and student numbers.

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Luxury MBAs, Buyers Beware

22 August 2016 • By Lauren Sherman

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Luxury MBAs, Buyers Beware

More MBA programmes are offering a concentration in fashion, while other institutions of varying calibre are promising pathways to the industry through certificate programmes and extracurricular networking events. Are they worth it?