Istituto Europeo di Design Barcelona: Courses, Admission, Cost

IED is an international education network with 100% Italian DNA, spreading culture and innovation since 1966 in the fields of design, fashion, visual arts, communication and management. It is an internationally recognised network consisting of 12 cities, 7 of which in Italy - Milan, Cagliari, Como, Florence, Rome, Turin and Venice - 3 in Spain – Barcelona, Madrid and Bilbao- and 2 in Brazil - Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

The Istituto Europeo di Design opened its seat in the city of Barcelona in 2002 and it currently is one of the main epicentre in design education, eminently recognized at the national and international level. IED Barcelona Escola Superior de Disseny is the most international and multicultural education center in Spain; 65% of its students are foreigners and 36% of its courses are imparted in English. It offers Undergraduate Degrees in Design, Bachelors of Arts (Honours) validated by the University of Westminster, IED Diplomas, Master and Postgraduate Courses, Continuing Study Programs and Summer Courses, on the areas of Fashion, Design, Visual Communication and Management for Creative Industries.

Courses are imparted in a new seat of more than 5,000 m2, inaugurated in 2011. The building integrates the keys of Design for All aiming to foster creative experimentation and dialogue between users and disciplines, characteristic values of the school.

The bond with the business sector is another defining aspect of IED Barcelona. Proactive collaboration between the academic and the labour world is a key asset to create synergies and opportunities, and for this reason, students develop real proposals with companies and institutions of all sorts. The school fosters a new methodology applied to design education, capable of assimilating and interpreting constant changes and transform them in valuable educational content to enable students to respond the current needs of the labour market.