Attractive scholarships for PG courses in Italy
MGE (Maitri Global Education) Italy is an education consultancy that has been founded by Indians who were once students in Italy. Knowing the pulse of the country and well-versed with the challenges of Indian students who go there, MGE has announced an attractive €5000 or about 3.37 lakh rupees scholarship scheme for Master-level courses in fashion and luxury in Polimoda, Italy for the intake of June 2012.
Italian fashion and luxury brands have been the attraction of the world for decades now. Learning from the masters will certainly give leverage to those who want to join the fashion and glamour industry as a designer.
Master-level courses covered under the scheme have duration of just nine months unlike Indian courses that stretch for two years. These include:
1. Masters in Digital Communication for Fashion
Internet and digital media has brought a revolution to the way we do our shopping and talk about brands. From e-commerce stores such as YOOX, Luisa Via Roma, Gucci, Polyvore and Net-A-Porter, where we can just buy an item online within a few clicks to fashion blogs like The Sartorialist, FashionablyMarketing.me and The Business Of Fashion that play a major role in influencing people's decisions and lifestyles and setting new trends, there has been a dramatic change in the way the fashion and apparel industry works these days.
Besides, there are video streaming websites, social networks and mobile apps that have become major source of customers for established brands Burberry, Jimmy Choo and Louis Vuitton to promote new campaigns and smaller start-ups such as ModaOperandi, Lyst and Gilt to offer exclusive products and attract more customers.
Master in Digital Communications for Fashion trains professionals just how to establish and promote brand in a digital space and attract new customers for it. Cut out for fashion and apparel firms, these professionals know just how to engage people with their brands.
2. Masters in Fashion Merchandising and Buying
One of its kinds, Master in Fashion Merchandising and Buying at Polimoda, Italy is a program that covers and integrates major aspects of the fashion industry. It teaches students a practical approach to help fashion brands gain traction in market by integrating merchandising, buying and retail sectors.
3. Masters in Luxury Management
Luxury brands in Italy have created a niche for themselves across the world. The Master course in Luxury Management includes frequent field trips and firsthand knowledge from the leaders of these brands. Graduates of the program are equipped to join management career in companies which deal in luxury products.
During the course, students visit several companies and shows that are related to luxury products and processes. Apart from lecturers who are industry professionals, guest lecturers are also invited to share their experience in the luxury industry. In the final phase of the program called Applied International Management, students get an opportunity to work on an industry research project for a luxury company.
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