Degree Course in Fashion Design with Okan University in Istanbul / TURKEY

The Double Bachelor's Degree (three-year degree) in Fashion Design, jointly designed by the Second University of Naples (SUN) and the Okan University Art, fashion and Fashion Design Department, is based on the sharing of a semester and allows students enrolled at two universities to attend third year courses at the SUN and fourth year at Okan University, Department of Fashion Design and to obtain a double degree in "Design for Fashion" and "Fashion Design".

The international path leading to the double degree allows students from both countries to:

• obtain both the title of "Doctor" in Italy and the "Bachelor level degree" in Turkey;
• study in a cosmopolitan and multicultural environment;
• present themselves on the international job market, thus multiplying their job opportunities in an increasingly globalized world.

Correspondence between the educational systems of the two universities involved in this agreement

The curricula of the respective courses held at the two universities are integrated with the Bologna process, created to increase common cohesion in the European Higher Education Area, European university qualification, Italian and Turkish higher education diplomas. Students will not only acquire the qualifications associated with higher education degrees, but will also develop the ability to plan international careers and develop international skills in the fields of fashion design.

Italian study class, “Design for Fashion” L-4 Industrial design

This Degree offers students the basic theoretical preparation and an adequate mastery of general scientific methods and contents, as well as the acquisition of specific professional knowledge in the field of fashion design. It requires 180 credits to be accumulated over three years. Graduates are awarded the title of doctor, which corresponds, throughout the Bologna process area and in the Anglo-Saxon speaking countries, to that of "Bachelor's level degree".

Turkish study class, "Fashion design"

This Degree provides students with basic theoretical preparation and an adequate mastery of general scientific methods and content, as well as the acquisition of specific professional knowledge. It requires 60 credits of general training in the first year and 180 credits which are accumulated over three additional years. Graduates are awarded the "Bachelor's level degree" (Bologna Process).

RECIPIENTS AND GRANTS

Students enrolled, in the academic year of reference, in the third year of the degree course in Fashion Design of the Department of Architecture and Industrial Design can access the double degree in "Design for Fashion" and "Fashion Design" "Luigi Vanvitelli" of the Second University of Naples, in compliance with the enrollments and exams scheduled for the first and second year of his study plan.

Those who decide to enroll can ask to make use of the scholarships annually allocated by the SUN. Part of these scholarships are reserved for foreign students.

HEADQUARTERS AND METHOD OF CONDUCT

The structured mobility period is located in the last year of the studies. The third year students of the Italian institution and those of the fourth year of the Turkish institution will attend a full semester in the partner institution and one semester at their own university.

Students who can apply to be selected for the international study path must have acquired before the start of their last academic year, respectively, the 120 ECTS of the first two years of the course for those of the SUN and the 180 ECTS of the first 3 years. of course for those of Okan.

Higher education in both countries is undergoing a profound restructuring process in recent years. The Design Fashion Department of the Okan University and the study course in "Design for fashion" of the Second University of Naples, with the adoption of this common plan, aim to train young intellectuals while maintaining an educational approach consistent with the reality of the world globally changing and aware of the dynamic paces in the fashion world with academic experience and personal skills that will build the competence to exit successfully.

The main objective of the international Double Diploma course is to integrate the different skills and natures of the Fashion Design study courses of the Second University of Naples and Fashion Design of the Okan University. The course at Okan is characterized by the ability to nurture young talents, maintaining an educational approach consistent with the reality of the changing global world and aware of the dynamics in the fashion industry by adopting academic experiences and personal skills that build skills that allow them to enter the success in the world of work. The Second University course is more interdisciplinary and oriented towards scientific experimentation with specific courses that describe the real challenges of innovation applied to sustainability and green design.

The purpose of the Double Degree is to offer students of the Second University of Naples an overview of the profound interactions existing between Fashion and Society while helping Okan students to understand the problems of research and innovation applied to the sector. In particular, the international path trains professionals capable of promoting innovative processes in the changing, dynamic and evolving sector of production systems of fashion companies. In particular, through the knowledge of the cultural and symbolic dimension of the fashion sector, they will be able to better express their skills on aspects of product design. Furthermore, the students of the international path will be able to express themselves both verbally and creatively with original products. Students on the international track will be trained by academic staff and experts who work with major fashion groups in both countries.