Students Rights & Regulations

The aim of the Academy is to encourage students to pursue their studies in an atmosphere that promotes and develops a partnership in learning. The focus of the Academy community is therefore on personal responsibility of the individual and to each other.

The Academy is dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity, avoidance of unfair practice and promotion of essential values such as respect and courtesy towards others regardless of race, religious beliefs, social class, gender or sexual orientation.

Normal rules which apply in any community, also apply in this Academy. You, as part of this community, are expected to:

  • Adopt a responsible attitude in helping to create a supportive community in which everyone can flourish.
  • Respect the rights of all others within the Marbella Design Academy community.
  • Treat everyone with respect regardless of difference in culture, ability, race, gender, age, sexual orientation or social class.
  • Take responsibility for your learning by attending classes regularly and punctually, working hard on your studies and completing all your projects and assignments on time.
  • Seek help if you need it and let us know quickly if you have any difficulties.
  • Help to make the Academy safe for all.

As in all contemporary European academic environments, we also support personal freedom. A student is free to:

  • Express opinions in class regarding the subject matter, within a respectful position that observes academic regulations.
  • Expect commitment from the academic staff.
  • Exercise freedom of speech and assembly (within Academy regulations and a respectful position).
  • In cases of sanction, suspension, expulsion or any imposition on the student’s right to pursue his educational objectives within the Academy, to be informed by prior notification and will have the right to a fair hearing before a regularly constituted board.
  • Expect their records will not be subject to unauthorised disclosure or access.
  • The students as well as Marbella Design Academy are only committed to one academic year at a time on the validated programmes. Should a student wish to transfer to another institution at the end of each academic year, they are free to do so.

RESPONSABILITIES

In order to maintain the rules and regulations of the Academy, it is logical that there be rules to assure an atmosphere appropriate to academic and social activity. The following rules are to be observed and followed by all students:

  • Students are obliged to keep their tables and surrounding areas clean and tidy. At the end of each day, the students are required to clean their own workstation.
  • Mobile phones are to be switched off during classes.
  • Students are not permitted to bring pets to the College.
  • Students are NOT allowed to consume alcohol during tuition hours or to attend classes while under the influence of alcohol.
  • The Academy does NOT tolerate drug-use. Random drug-tests may occur at any time during the Academic year. Any student who tests positive, or who show evidence of drug abuse, will automatically be dismissed from the Academy. Tuition fees will not be refunded.
  • Refusal to take drug-test when requested to do so will be seen as a admission of guilt and the student will automatically be dismissed from the Academy. Tuition fees will not be refunded.
  • Students are required to file Form 1A with their correct contact details, addresses and phone numbers and deliver it to the Academy. If a change of address or phone number should occur during the academic year, the student is required to notify the Academy as soon as possible.
  • The Students will permit a photo to be taken of them for the administration to produce their Marbella Design Academy student card.
  • Students are NOT allowed to use the Academy’s address for their own personal mail.
  • The students are NOT allowed to create webpages online concerning the Academy.
  • Marbella Design Academy holds the right to use and publish all academic course work and images produced by students, and including personal images taken whilst participating in academic activities, in all medias.
  • Students are required to upload all academic course work to the VLP Moodle, as part of their submission.
  • A student can be dismissed from Marbella Design Academy, immediately and with no money refund, if the student make any unacceptable criminal or violent act towards Marbella Design Academy, other students, staff or property of Marbella Design Academy.
  • The Interior Architecture, Graphic Design and Fashion Design programmes are currently validated by University of Bedfordshire. Marbella Design Academy has the right to terminate this partnership at any point and is free to enter an agreement with another degree awarding institution in the future. New and current students would be given adequate notice of any change undertaken.

FACILITIES

  • The library resources are a source of research and must be maintained properly. The books are for reference only and cannot be taken off Marbella Design Academy premises. Checked-out books must therefore be returned to their respective departments at the end of the day.
  • Projectors and other borrowed materials must not be left in the classrooms but returned to the office at the end of the day.
  • The Academy advises all students to clearly print their names on all work and materials.
  • All personal equipment or work should be brought home at the end of the day. The Students own personal laptops should not be left at the Academy overnight. The Students personal laptops and their installed programmes are the property and responsibility of each individual student and not of the Marbella Design Academy. The Academy is not responsible for personal equipment that goes missing or is stolen.

COMPLAINTS

For complaints regarding the programme, students should follow the Academy´s chain of command, which in the first instance will be the module leader. If the student is not satisfied with the outcome, the case can be raised to the Head of Department. Should the student still feel this decision is unsatisfactory, the student can present the case to the Programme Board in written form through coursedirector@marbella-design-academy.com , which consists of the Heads of Department, the Chairman, the Course Director and the Principal. The Programme Board will then deliver the final outcome to the complaint.
The Complaint Form can be obtained from Student Support or the Course Director.
Should the matter still remain unresolved, then University of Bedfordshire Student Complaints and Grievance Procedures: Complaints in relation to collaborative partner institutions will apply:

https://www.beds.ac.uk/student-experience/academic-information/complaints.

In case of complaints regarding personal issues, students should consult the Secretary and Student Support. If a student is not content with the outcome, the case can be brought before the Programme Board as indicated above.

ATTENDANCE

During your course at Marbella Design Academy your time will be spent between the three following ways of learning:

Lecture and Brief Sessions (LBS)

Directed Study (DS)

Independent Study (IS)

As time with your tutor and class participation are vital for succeeding in your chosen course, LBS and DS have mandatory class attendance. Your tutor is responsible for marking you present or absent during these sessions and a daily record of your attendance will be kept. Attendance should not drop below 50%.

During IS sessions your attendance is not mandatory but is expected that you use this time to work on your current projects either at the academy or elsewhere. Please be aware that although you have IS from one module, you might have LBS or DS for another module occurring at the same time. In this case your attendance at these is of course mandatory.

COMPUTER USE POLICY

  • Students are allowed to access the Internet during tuition hours for information regarding project related matters when needed or when required by their tutors.
  • Students are NOT allowed to answer e-mails or utilise chat programs during tuition hours.

DIVERSE POLICY

Marbella Design Academy is dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity, avoidance of unfair practice, and promotion of essential values such as respect and courtesy towards others regardless of race, religious beliefs, social class, gender or sexual orientation.

One of our main rules and regulations for the students and staff at Marbella Design Academy is to respect the rights of all others within the Academy community. Treat everyone with respect regardless of difference in culture, ability, race, gender, age, sexual orientation or social class.

FEES:

Fees: 14.000€ total fee per academic year. The fee is made up of a yearly tuition fee of 12.000€ and administration fee of 2.000€. The tuition fee element is inclusive of the yearly quality assurance fee to our awarding and validating partner university.

Payment Conditions and Bank account: The bank account for Marbella Design Academy is as follows:

Bank name: UNICAJA – Avd. Ricardo Soriano, 6. 29600 Marbella-Málaga-Spain.

Account: 21030154790030026289 , Marbella Design Academy

Swift code: UCJAES2M (A transfer from your bank using SWIFT should only take 3 days)

Iban Code: ES02 21030154790030026289 (Important)

Note: Any transfer costs/commissions are to be paid by the student.

Payment Conditions for payments of tuition fees:

In order for the Academy to plan and budget effectively for each academic year, tuition and registration fees are non-refundable. A reserved place, however, can be transferred to another academic year or another course within the Marbella Design Academy. The tuition and registration fees are calculated based on all the Marbella Design Academy costs and expenses for each course. The tuition and registration fees are equal to all students. The students accept these conditions as a non disputable penalty clause for cancellation.

Present registered 1st and 2nd year students – payment of the tuition fee for the next coming academic year.

The tuition fee for the next academic year to be paid as agreed with the Finance Department minimum 2 months before the start of the next academic year.

In the event that a student wishes to defer his/her studies during the academic year, and re-join the programme at a later date, a deferral fee of 800 Euros will apply. The tuition fee can be transferred from one intake to another at no extra cost. In the event that the student wishes to defer a place to another academic year, the full cost of the University of Bedfordshire Quality Assurance Fee will be charged to the student.

Students wishing to interrupt their studies or to withdraw from the programme must formally complete the Interruption of Studies proforma or the Withdrawal from Studies proforma, as applicable. Failure to do so will result in the student being administratively “exited” from the programme and not be permitted to return at a later date and take the same course.

payment plans

For students in financial need, you can ask for a payment plan to our Finance Department: +34 952 45 70 90 – Email: finance@marbella-design-academy.com

Scholarships.

Each academic year, Marbella Design Academy awards financial aid to a limited number of students. This programme is competitive and consists of a reduction in fees of 1.000€ for each successful applicant.
Every year, six students are awarded a deduction in their fees as follows:
– Three for the first academic year.
– Two for the second academic year
– One for the third academic year

The deadline for all September students is the 1st of August. After applying you will receive a confirmation email of your documents being correctly received. All applications will be considered within a week of the deadline and the outcome of your application will be communicated shortly after. Note: It cannot be guaranteed that a student will be granted financial aid from one academic year to the next. A student cannot apply for financial aid for the Design Foundation Course.

To obtain an Application Form, please send an email to: scholarships@marbella-design-academy.com

REGARDING RULES & REGULATIONS

Students agree to abide by the Student Handbook Rules and Regulations, published and available on the VLP Moodle. All students must abide by these rules and regulations during the entire academic year. These rules and regulations will be presented to the student prior to the start of the academic year.

Any breach of these Internal Rules and Regulations will result in a written warning. Should a student obtain three (3) written warnings, the Academy may choose to dismiss the student.

Marbella Design Academy has the right to change or update the student´S Rights and Regulations throughout the academic year. It is the student´s responsibility to regularly keep up with these changes.

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