Raffles Milano is a higher education institution with three-year programmes in Fashion Design, Product Design and Visual Design that are accredited by the Ministry and lead to First Level Academic Diplomas, which are legally equivalent to university bachelor’s degrees and recognised across Europe through the ECTS credit system.
As a recognised institution, we are committed to openness and accountability towards our students, their families, our faculty and the wider academic community. This section brings together the official documents that describe how the Institute is organised, governed and evaluated: from our Statute and academic regulations to the reports of the Evaluation Unit, the composition of our governing bodies and the work of the Student Council.
By Ministerial Decree no. 1216 of 31 August 2023, the Ministry of University and Research authorised Istituto Raffles, based in Milan, to award, from academic year 2023/2024, the First-Level Academic Diploma in Artistic Design for Business (Progettazione artistica per l’impresa, DAPL06), with concentrations in Product Design, Visual Design and Fashion Design, pursuant to art. 11 of Presidential Decree no. 212/2005. The Institute is subject to periodic evaluation by ANVUR.
Articles of Association of Raffles Education Italy S.r.l., the company that manages Raffles Milano International Design Institute. They set out the company’s purpose, registered office, share capital, corporate bodies and rules on management and representation; those of the Institute, set out in the Statute of Autonomy.
The Study Prospectus sets out the academic year’s programme offering, admission and enrolment procedures, deadlines and fees.
The General Academic Regulations govern the structure and organisation of Raffles Milano’s academic programmes: admission, attendance, examinations, academic credits, final examination, and students’ rights and duties.
The Statute of Autonomy defines the nature, aims and governing bodies of Raffles Milano – an AFAM Institution authorised by Ministerial Decree no. 1216 of 31 August 2023 – and regulates its operation.
Raffles Milano participates in the Lombardy Region’s system for the right to university education (art. 39.5 of the General Didactic Regulations). Every year it publishes a call for scholarships for students enrolled in the accredited courses (DAPL06); students of these courses pay the regional tax for the right to education. This page provides the current call, the rankings and information on fees and benefits.
Raffles Milano aderisce al sistema regionale per il diritto allo studio universitario di Regione Lombardia (art. 39.5 del Regolamento Didattico Generale). Ogni anno pubblica il bando per le borse di studio riservato agli studenti dei corsi accreditati (DAPL06); gli studenti di questi corsi versano la tassa regionale per il diritto allo studio. In questa pagina sono disponibili il bando in vigore, le graduatorie e le informazioni su contributi e agevolazioni.
The Regulations set out the services, compensatory tools and dispensatory measures that Raffles Milano guarantees to students with disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders.
Raffles Milano takes part in the Erasmus+ Programme, the European Union initiative that supports the international mobility of students, teaching staff and personnel in higher education.
We believe that an experience abroad is an essential part of a designer’s education. Engaging with other cultures, schools and approaches to design broadens creative vision and prepares students to work in an increasingly international environment.
Erasmus Charter for Higher Education / Erasmus Policy Statement
Here you can view the official document setting out the Institute’s commitment to the Erasmus+ Programme and the principles that guide our international mobility and cooperation activities.
Agreements and mobility opportunities
We are currently establishing inter-institutional agreements with partner universities and institutions across Europe. This page will list our partner institutions, mobility calls for students and staff, deadlines and application procedures.
Contacts
For information about the Erasmus+ Programme: chiararomaniello@rafflesmilano.it
Self-assessment report of the Evaluation Board of 18 February 2022, drawn up in support of the application for authorisation of the first-level academic courses. The Board reviews the Institute’s mission, teaching, research, premises, equipment and financial sustainability, and gives a positive opinion on its overall operation.
2024 Annual Report of the Raffles Milano Evaluation Board. The Board reviews the institution, the educational offer, the student population, the organisation of teaching, staff, student services and the right to education, premises and equipment, the library and internationalisation, and monitors progress on the issues raised in the previous report.
MEMBERS
The Academic Council currently operates in the initial composition provided for by the Statute. This page will be updated with the names of the teaching staff elected by the Board of Professors and of the student representatives elected by the Student Council as soon as they are proclaimed.
Call for the selection of teaching staff for the a.y. 2026/2027, with a supplementary note from the Academic Director specifying subjects, CFA credits, hours, assessment criteria and eligibility threshold.
