• Istituto Marangoni

  

  The newly-opened branch of the 88-year-old Italian design school opened its doors in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) this week, providing courses in fashion, interior and product design.

• Creative Spaces

  

  The Beirut-based school offers a three-year fashion degree to students from underprivileged backgrounds and classes are taught by highly-qualified Lebanese and international designers.

• Lebanese American University

  

  The highly-popular four-year BFA in Fashion Design course was created in 2013 in collaboration with leading designer Elie Saab and the London College of Fashion.

• ESMOD

  

  A Dubai-based branch of ESMOD France, a fashion design and business school first launched in 1841, the school offers an undergraduate degree in Fashion Design and Creation and specialization opportunities in couture fashion.

• Casa Moda Academy

  

  The Morocco-based public-private school offers diplomas in fashion design and styling, creative industrial modeling and fashion merchandising.

• Istituto di Moda Burgo

  

  First established in 1961 with its main branch in Rome, the Italian school boasts branches in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar and Egypt, offering various design-related courses in partnership with local schools.