NABA is an art and design training academy: it is the largest Academy of Fine Arts in Italy and the first to have achieved official recognition from the Ministry of University and Research (MUR), in 1981. It was selected by QS World University Rankings® by Subject as the best Italian Academy of Fine Arts and among the top 100 institutions in the world in the field of Art & Design. With campuses in Milan, Rome, and, starting from the 2026/27 academic year, also in London, it offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the fields of design, fashion design, graphics and communication, multimedia arts, new technologies, scenography, and visual arts, for which it awards academic degrees equivalent to university degrees, as well as PhDs and Special Programmes. Founded by Ausonio Zappa in Milan in 1980, initially involving Guido Ballo and Tito Varisco, and later activating a core group of artists including Gianni Colombo, the Academy has always aimed to challenge the rigidity of academic tradition and introduce visions and languages ​​closer to contemporary artistic practices and the art system and creative professions. Its teaching methodology is based on an interdisciplinary approach, oriented toward research, innovation, and experimentation on the most current topics, such as new technologies, artificial intelligence, and sustainability.

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