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The Fashion Design one-year DFD program offers qualified students the opportunity to prepare for positions as designers, assistant designers, technical designers, or stylists. Through the application of design knowledge and experiential learning, the students develop their unique sense of aesthetics. Successful students will be able to adapt and apply their acquired knowledge to the evolving fashion industry, related design fields, and other creative careers.

The BFA Fashion Design program promotes collaboration at every level, allowing students to engage in projects alongside peers from other disciplines, including those enrolled in the BSc Fashion Business course. This program advocates for the break down all societal barriers and perceptions when describing gender and identity. We embrace a non-gendered approach. Students are encouraged to expand and challenge concepts by mastering a variety of techniques, ranging from traditional hand skills to advanced computerized machinery, pushing the limits to achieve unique outcomes. They are expected to engage with emerging practices and experimentation with new technologies as a part of a new forward-thinking approach to education. The BA Fashion Design program at Phnom Penh Fashion Institute aims to refine students' skills, supported by a distinguished faculty of experienced practitioners and researchers with international recognition, who come from varied backgrounds and maintain strong industry connections at the forefront of fashion. Students are innovators, critical thinkers, and pioneers, thriving in the vibrant and dynamic art school atmosphere that sets PPFI apart from other fashion programs. Learning occurs through diverse experiences within a community, where students are encouraged to collaborate with peers and industry professionals to enhance their learning, understanding, and opportunities.

This program is created to equip students with the strategic, analytical, digital, and operational knowledge and skills required for entry-level roles in the dynamic global fashion business ecosystem, including buying, merchandising, marketing, branding, retail, and e-commerce.

The major in Fashion Business Management provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for assuming positions in the merchandising industry in areas such as buying, sales, product development, creative fashion presentation, retail management, and marketing.