General Info
The Marbella Design Academy - General Information
State Recognised: The Marbella Design Academy- Costa del Sol sl. was founded in 1995 and has, after 15 years of experience, developed into the modern, top level State Recognised Design Academy we have today. The Marbella Design Academy is State Recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Education – Junta de Andalucia. CODE 29016884. The Marbella Design Academy is the only international design academy to achieve this recognition.
Award: Marbella Design Academy is the winner of the Costa del Sol Business Award 2009, for being the best integrated foreign institution in Andalucia – Spain.
Quick facts on southern Spain: Compared to most European towns, Marbella and Monda are relatively inexpensive. Your money should last much longer here. We also have the best weather in Europe, with more than 330 warm and sunny days a year!
Courses Offered:
* Interior Design - 3 years.
* Interior Design with Furniture/Product Design - 3 years.
* Graphic Design - 3 years.
* Fashion Design -2 years (from 14 September 2011 a 3 years course)
* Web Design -1 year (from 14 September 2011 a 2 years course)
Mission: Our mission is to provide a stimulating and complete design education that lives up to the latest market demands leading to a rewarding and well sought after profession.
We aim to develop all the necessary skills needed for the students to solve a wide variety of real life design challenges faced by professional designers today.
The students are taught to a BA Degree level and above using industry standard computer applications such as: AutoCad, 3D Studio Max, InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver etc.
Advanced skills in these programmes is a necessary factor for students to find future employment.
We help the students present their projects as professionally as possible and prepare them with all of the skills needed to become among the World's top new designers. Our aims are to support and develop individual creativity and nurture artistic skills. We also prepare the students for the increasing demands of the market with respect to quality of presentation, economics, style, aesthetics and psychology relating to the design environment.
Organisation: The Academy was founded in 1995 and is situated in a new beautiful building at 2.000m2 on a more than 10.000m2 resort. The building has been special designed for the porpose and are living up to all the demands given by the Ministry of Education for a modern design academy.
We are constantly expanding and improving our curriculum. We are proud to say that the Academy's current programme offers our students an education which meets the high demands required to become a fully qualified professional designer. We have a very high standard of training and our students are often head-hunted by employers before graduation!
When qualified, our students have an employment rate of almost 100%. We are a dynamic, forward thinking international Academy with students that come from all over the World.
The atmosphere is energetic, creative and inspiring. We encourage students to collaborate and experiment with their designs, in either smaller groups or with one to one tuition sessions with their tutor.
Although the work is intensive, everybody collaborates in a casual, warm and informal atmosphere. All tutors are professionals within their respective fields: architects, graphic designers, interior architects, furniture designers, fashion designers, photographers, web designers, product designers and artists.
All members of our staff have an academic background and are active designers, and professionals, which ensures practical experience as well as high academic quality. Apart from permanent staff, the Academy invites guest artists and specialist designers on a regular basis.
The Latest Software Applications taught and a near 100% Employment Rate:
The Marbella Design Academy offers tuition at a high academic level, updated according to latest market demands of a professional design education. You will for example already in your the first year of study, be introduced to professional software applications that are vital to becoming a successful designer. Our graduate students have an employment rate of nearly a hundred percent, a clear indication of the quality of education they have received. Among other skills taught, the software applications utilised include Auto-Cad, 3D Studio Max, Indesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Quark, Flash and Dreamweaver. The exact applications you will encounter vary according to the course, which you have chosen. Please see all the information on our courses by visiting our website.
Marbella Design Academy: The Marbella Design Academy has an academic level that competes with some of the best design educations in the world. Our website features examples and slideshows of some of our students work which can illustrate this further for you.
Tuition in English and in Small Groups: All classes are held in English. They are also held in small groups thus allowing plenty of teacher-student interaction. This provides the opportunity for frequent one to one tuition, a significant factor contributing to the excellent academic results our students are able to achieve.
Students from all over the world: Students from around the globe come to study at Marbella Design Academy. They originate from more than 33 different countries. All of our students find great inspiration when studying alongside others of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds. They inspire each other through working on their design projects in an international cross-cultural atmosphere.
New 2.000m2 Academic Building: The newly developed Marbella Design Academy building was completed in August 2008. It was designed entirely by the Founder herself and meets all of the stringent demands and requirements of a modern state recognised academy. The building has been approved by The Ministry of Education. Every facility imaginable is catered for.
Monda: Marbella Design Academy is located in Monda, just 200 metres or a 3min walk from the centre of the village. Monda is a charming, typically Spanish village, which is only 15 km from Marbella. Monda has many beautiful small squares, restaurants and bars. The town is surrounded by the stunning Spanish countryside, which offers a variety of leisure opportunities, such as horse riding, hiking, motor cross, football, basketball, flamenco dancing and Spanish guitar classes, to mention just a few locally. In nearby Coin and Marbella you will find even more leisure facilities. Marbella is a lively, picturesque, cosmopolitan town, very well known for its jet-set, nightlife and beautiful beaches. There is a local bus service that runs frequently to and from Marbella, Malaga and other towns.
NEWS ! Free Spanish Classes: Marbella Design Academy are happy to announce that we will incorporate Spanish classes into the curriculum from the 15th of September 2010. Students, regardless of their chosen course, will benefit from Spanish Classes offered during the academic year throughout the length of their degree. The Spanish classes are FREE and voluntary.
We recommend this course to all our foreign students. It is great to be able to speak Spanish. It is also a lifetime investment and far easier to learn while you are here in Spain.
To enter this course, please register to the Secretary Lorena within the first days at the Academy.
The classes are beginning in September each year.
3 levels: You have an option to choose either:
The beginner classes: Mondays and Wednesdays from 15.45 to 17.00. (September to June)
The advanced classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 15.45 to 17.00. (September to June)
The high advance classes: Fridays from 15.45 to 17.00. (September to December)
(The high advance class start in September 2011)
You will have to spend a small amount on the book used for the tuition. The book can be purchased with Lorena the secretary.
Entry requirements: The minimum application age is 17 years old. Our students at the Academy are between 17 and 40 years of age, the average age being around 23 years old. Entrance requires a high school diploma or a similar qualification. However, an exception to this rule may be made if a student displays artistic talent. To apply, please fill in the application form on our website: www.designschool.com. If you have not heard from us within 5 working days after sending your application through, please contact us by phone or email.
Accommodation: Students tend to live primarily in rented accommodation in Monda or Marbella. Furnished accommodation, at all price levels, is available locally. Prices in Marbella range from 300Euros for a room, to 600Euros and above for an apartment per month. Accommodation in Monda is much cheaper and more convenient as Monda is only 3 to 5 min walk away from the Academy. We therefore recommend that all new students consider renting in Monda. A 2 bedroom apartment will cost around 400Euros per month, while a 4 to 5 bedroom fully furnished house in the village will only cost about 400 to 600Euros per month. Alternatively, you could rent a Finca, a country style house on it´s own small plot of land, for around 400 to 600Euros per month – usually filled with orange, almond and olive trees. Most of our students who share accommodation pay on average around 200 Euros per month each.
For rental advice in Monda, please contact Karen: +34 690 096 336 (email: johnkarenbryn@yahoo.com) who will help you find the accommodation of your choice.
Transportation: Public transport is available from Monda to nearby cities and villages.
Grants: As the Marbella Design Academy - Costa del Sol is now fully State Recognised (CODE 29016884), most students will be able to obtain grants from their home countries in order to study at our Academy.
Jobs: Most of our students have jobs after study hours in the Marbella area. Many companies contact the Academy with job offers for our 2nd, 3rd year and graduate students. We recommend that first year students wait until year two before looking for jobs in their respective fields. By this time their skills will have developed to a medium professional level.
Design Show and Student Exhibitions: Each year we hold an Exhibition-Design Show of all our students work. The Students Show and Exhibition is held in our stunning location at Camino Hoyanca in Monda. All of our exhibitions have been very successful. The Students work is judged, by the press and media as well as industry professionals. The standard of student work is always regarded as extremely high, and they are often head hunted by companies during the exhibition. Despite the current world crisis, we still manage to achieve a near hundred percent employment rate for our students upon graduation.
Fees: The fees are the same for all courses.
Academic years:
2010 (800Euros x10 months)
2010-2011 (800Euros x10 months)
2011 (800Euros x10 months) = 8.000Euros
One off registration fee (to be paid 1st year only) + 500Euros
In total for the entire academic year = 8.500Euros
The total tuition fee is to be paid according to the deadline given in the letter of acceptance.
Academic years:
2011-2012 (900Euros x10 months)
2012 (900Euros x10 months)
2012-2013 (900Euros x10 months)
2013 (900Euros x10 months)
2013-2014 (900Euros x10 months)
2014 (900Euros x10 months) = 9.000Euros
One off registration fee (to be paid 1st year only) + 500Euros
In total for the entire academic year = 9.500Euros
The total tuition fee is to be paid according to the deadline given in the letter of acceptance.
Application: To apply, please fill in and send the application form, which can be found on our website: www.designschool.com .You can fill in and send your application directly from there. We will respond within a week of receiving it. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us.
Contacts
Marbella Design Academy - Costa del Sol sl.
Reg. No - C.I.F.: B-92.372.606
Camino Hoyanca
29110 Monda – Marbella - Malaga - Spain
The administration office is open between 9.00 and 16.00
Phone: +34 952 45 96 77
Phone: +34 609 59 48 85
Phone: +34 952 45 97 76
Fax: +34 952 45 73 41
E-mail: info@designschool.com
Director: Helle Byrn - Interior Architect IIDA
Management Accountant: Charlotte B. McLaren
Secretary: Lorena Villafañe
Course Co-ordinator: Charlie Aaboe
