| Type | Private school |
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| Established | 1961 |
| Location | Milan , Italy 45°26′44″N9°10′28″E / 45.4456°N 9.1744°E |
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| Website | imb |
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The Istituto di Moda Burgo [1] [2] [3] is a private Italian school of fashion. It is based in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy, and has main branch in Rome. [4]
Istituto di Moda Burgo was founded in 1961 by Fernando Burgo, prominent Milan entrepreneur and writer, [5] awarded with Milan Golden Medal. [6]
It is established in Mexico, Qatar, [7] USA, Canada, Greece, China, Malaysia, South Africa, Jordan, Armenia, Saudi Arabia, Peru, Egypt, Brazil, Turkey, Albania, Kosovo, Nigeria, Russia, [8] Switzerland, Indonesia [9] and can also count collaborations with public and private universities and fashion schools in countries such as Japan, China, Austria, Singapore, New Zealand. [10]
In 2017 there were about 10,000 students of 50 nationalities in 23 campuses. [11]
Inside the school there is a think tank about fashion world. [12]
Istituto di Moda Burgo tries to support multi cultural events. In 2019 it celebrates Qatar-India Year of Culture and explore the art of Mandala painting with a new series of workshops offered by Istituto di Moda Burgo Qatar at FBQ Museum. [13]
The Istituto di Moda Burgo [14] is a private school of fashion [15] It offers post-graduate and professional courses in fashion. It is listed [16] by the Lombardy Region, among the institutions authorised to award degrees in fashion.
Alumni of the school include Mogok Pauk Pauk, probably the world's most visible transgender designer, [17] Ali Charisma, [18] Ntukokwu Obinna Samuel, [19] Maureen Disini, [20] Kristina Stets, [21] Reni Smiths, [22] Federico Pilia, [23] and Jenny Yohana Kansil founder of IMB Indonesia. [24]
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