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NID joins hands with Italian institutes

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Our Regional Bureau Ahmedabad
Last Updated : Feb 06 2013 | 6:11 AM IST
National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, FICCI and three Italian institutes including Bocconi University, Altagamma and Confidustria have signed an MoU to jointly offer a unique certificate programme
 
"Managing Fashion and Design Companies Successfully" on Tuesday at New Delhi, a press release of the institute said.
 
The unique certificate programme will be offered on a pilot basis initially.
 
The programme is targeted at the young Indian fashion and design professionals.
 
The first of its kind programme offered in India, it will have five individual organisations coming together to provide critical inputs required to train the future managers.
 
NID and Bocconi University, one of the leading management and Business University of Europe will coordinate the programme and develop the curriculum and programme delivery.
 
Altagamma, the association of Italian companies of international renown, operating in high-end design products and services reflecting Italian style and culture along with Confidustria, the employers' federation will together help identify the Italian member companies to be involved both in the study tour and in the field projects.
 
FICCI will assist in identification of the Indian companies to be involved in the field projects.
 
The programme will include six weeks of classroom activities followed by a study tour of three weeks duration in Italy and a field project. The study tour in Italy will include company visits and in-training activities within Altagamma' member companies.
 
Field projects will be held in collaboration with Indian and Italian firms attached with Confindustria and Altagamma and will be structured in form of internships under the supervision of Bocconi and NID faculty.
 
Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded a joint certificate of participation issued by Bocconi University and NID.

 
 

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First Published: Jan 19 2006 | 12:00 AM IST

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