A seminar was held by Mod'Art's international, a fashion and design school of France under “FCPH: French Connection Philippines 2006” in Manila along with a fashion show featuring Kate Torralba's brand new designs and some French labels.
More than 500 young professionals and students vied at the Alliance offices in Makati, for pursuing higher education on fashion design and merchandising in the world's haute couture capital.
EduFrance is the agency that promotes French higher education overseas, assisting foreign students choose a program and help them organize their stay in France.
The Philippines has shown interest in the study of fashion in the recent years and several local universities have introduced their own fashion programs.
There are several advantages of studying in a country like France, especially as Paris is the 'Fashion Capital of the World' and has a repository of ideas and the arts is ideal for research.
Mod'Art's year-long master's program in luxury brand management program costs over 10,000 euros and all classes will be taught in English.
The Fashion Design Council of the Philippines hopes to give out grants to aspiring designers who wish to study abroad but Edufrance doesn't offer any scholarships.
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