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The Istituto Europeo di Design, located in Italy, allows students to study for a Bachelor of Arts degree. The students that successfully complete the 3-year course obtain the Diploma Accademico di I Livello, which is legally recognized by the MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research) in the category of High Artistic Training (Ministerial Decree 10 December 2010 n. 292).
In Spain, the institute offers the Bachelor of Arts with Honours. The students that complete the 4-year course obtain a Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree that is legally recognized by the Ministry of Education nationally and internationally.
In Brazil, the IED offers the Diploma Universitário, which can be obtained after a 3-year course in Fashion, Design and Visual Arts that is legally recognized by the MEC (Ministério da Educação e Cultura), through Decree n º 885, of 18/09/2009.
In China, the institute offers the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in fashion, visual arts industrial design and project management.
In collaboration with Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, the IED launched a social project focused on sustainable design business. Seven of the IED's best students are allowed to travel for a month with Professor Yunus in Haiti, Albania and Colombia with the goal of improving the lives of the poor by using local materials and labor to create products and services at fair prices.
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