Fashion . Art Design Institute

Fashion • Art Design Institute of Donghua University (referred to as “the Institute” below) has the highest level of fashion discipline in China and enjoys high international fame. It started enrolling fashion major undergraduates in 1984. After 25 years’ effort (until the end of 2009), it has grown from a fashion department into an institute with its distinctive feature. The Institute has established an education system of three levels: bachelor, master, and doctor. Currently, it has nearly 2500 undergraduates, 500 postgraduate students and over 50 Ph.D. candidates.

In 1984, Fashion Engineering Program started enrolling undergraduate students nationwide.

In 1990, Fashion Design and Engineering Discipline was entitled to grant master’s degree.

In 1995, Fashion Design and Engineering Discipline became a key discipline at the municipal level.

In 1996, Art Design Discipline was entitled to grant master’s degree.

In 1998, Fashion Design and Engineering Discipline was entitled to grant doctoral degree as a Second Class Discipline.

For two consecutive times in 2002 and 2007, Fashion Design and Engineering Discipline was accredited as the state Key Discipline of Fashion, the only one of its kind in China.

In 2005, as one of the 30 first-batch experimental units in China, the Institute was entitled to confer the degree of Master of Fine Arts.

In 2007, Art Design Discipline became a key discipline at the municipal level.

The goal and positioning of the Institute is “to train young professionals in fashion industry and art design fields with international perspective, innovative spirit, well-grounded academic theories and market expertise.” Ever since its establishment, the Institute has worked hard to realize the idea of “focusing on the overall development of students”. Generations after generations of excellent students have graduated from the Institute and have become the backbone of society and pride of Donghua!