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Whistling Woods International (WWI)has set up a fashion school, in partnership with ace fashion designer Neeta Lulla.
The school, named as the Whistling Woods-Neeta Lulla School of Fashion (WWNL) will commence classes in August 2013 in Mumbai.
The fashion school will be headed by Lulla as the dean and will offer a Diploma in Fashion Design (1-year) and an Advanced Diploma in Fashion Design (2-years).
The total fee for the courses will be Rs 4.99 lakh for the diploma and Rs 8.36 lakh for the advanced diploma.
Subhash Ghai, Founder and Chairman, Whistling Woods International said, "We aspire to create fashion designers and not merely job-seekers through this fashion school. Students can benefit from the knowledge and experience of the faculty members who are part of the fashion industry."
The curriculum has been designed under the tutelage of Neeta Lulla and would have an advisory board consisting of industry specialists, guest and visiting faculty from the fashion industry.
The institute also plans to invite globally renowned teachers from Europe's fashion schools and the global fashion industry to deliver guest lectures. Neeta Lulla added that the school will not only give students an opportunity to create their own niche, it would also help them understand the dynamics and technicality of making garments.
WWI is also exploring options to expand in international locations like Nigeria. Meghna Ghai-Puri, President of Whistling Woods International said that they were doing a feasibility study on the same.
While the institute is still waiting for a reversal of judgement in the land allotment issue, WWI already has got a new campus ready in Andheri area, if they are required to move out of the present campus. Last year, the Supreme Court had upheld the judgment of the Bombay High Court that the allotment of land for Whistling Woods, was illegal.
