Pearl Academy

Pearl Academy
Former names
 Pearl Academy of Fashion
Established 1993
Academic staff
 170+
Students approx. 2200
Location New Delhi, India
Campus Delhi, Jaipur, Noida, Mumbai
Website http://www.pearlacademy.com

Pearl Academy (formerly Pearl Academy of Fashion) is a private higher education institute in India, offering undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma courses in design, fashion and business.

It has been ranked Best Design Institute in India 2016 by ASSOCHAM, ranked No. 2 by India Today-Nielsen survey in 2015 and 2nd Best Design School (National) 2015 and 2nd Best Fashion School (National) 2014 by Edutainment Awards.[1] For academics it has been ranked by Hindustan Times as Number 1 institute in India for 'Pedagogic Procedures and Processes' (2010) and Number 1 in 'Competence of Faculty' (2009).

History

Pearl Academy of Fashion was set up in 1993 by the Little People Education Society and registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860. The academy was initially promoted by House of Pearl Fashions Ltd, an Indian export house.

Starting with a campus in Okhla in South Delhi, the academy later moved to a larger campus in Naraina, in the West of the city.

In 1995 a collaboration with Nottingham Trent University (UK) began, and NTU became the validating body for Pearl courses.

Expansion saw new campuses being added in Jaipur (2005) and Mumbai (2014).[2] The Jaipur centre moved to a new custom design-and-build campus in 2008, after which a new campus in Noida opened in 2012.

In 2011 Pearl entered into a long term partnership with Laureate International Universities, and it is now part of the LIU global network which includes more than 80 institutions around the world.[3]

In 2012 the institute's name was changed to Pearl Academy, in recognition of the growing number of courses in design and business.

The academy now has over 3000 students, more than 200 full-time faculty, and around 70 part-time faculty.[4] A large number of guest faculty are also actively involved in teaching and serving on juries for assessment of projects.

Campuses

As of February 2016 the institution has four campuses in India: Pearl Academy Delhi, the academy's oldest campus, located at Naraina; Pearl Academy Jaipur, located at Kukas; Pearl Academy Noida, in Sector 59; and the newest campus in Mumbai located in Andheri.

The Jaipur campus was designed by architects Morphogenesis and completed in 2008.[5] The design uses traditional cooling methods found in the desert environment of Rajasthan, such as a step-well in the centre and the use of Jali-inspired structures.[6] It won the award for 'Best Learning Building' at the World Architecture Festival awards held in Barcelona, Spain in 2009.[7] The Jaipur campus of Pearl Academy recently hosted the Jaipur Design Carnival. Jaipur Design Carnival was conceived as a designers’ festival to celebrate the power of design. Many creative practitioners from diverse fields design participated in the event. There were panel discussions, fashion show, live music, workshops and display of arte facts. The event was organized by the faculty and students of Pearl Academy Jaipur and the workshops were conducted by students of Pearl Jaipur.

The latest campus (Mumbai) was officially launched on 16 April 2014 by CEO Sharad Mehra with Sussanne Khan Roshan, noted Interior Designer and founder of design studio 'The Charcoal Project', who announced her support for students of the academy by way of Scholarships.[8]

Academics

The Academy has the following School - School of Fashion, Styling & Textiles, School of Design and School of Creative Business.

Qualifications offered include BA (Hons), MA, Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, and Professional Diploma.

Apart from the flagship BA (Hons) in Fashion Design, notable courses include Interior Product Design and Luxury Brand Management, both among the first in India for these subjects. Additionally, the institute has recently launched 5 new courses which are Sports Management, Journalism & Mass Communication, Fashion & Lifestyle E-commerce, Lifestyle Accessory Design, and Media & Entertainment Business.

BA (Honours) courses

MA courses

PG Diploma courses

Professional Diploma courses

Diploma courses

MA

Accreditation

Degree programmes are accredited by Nottingham Trent University (UK), under the supervision of the QAA, The British Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Some postgraduate programmes are accredited by the Textile Institute, Manchester, UK.

All full-time faculty are expected to have a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) or equivalent qualification, and many of them study for this as part of their faculty development programme while teaching at the academy.

The academy is certified ISO 9001:2008 for its quality management systems.

International Partners

Pearl Academy has partnered with over 20 international institutes[9] for exchanges of students and faculty, including Domus and NABA in Milan, Italy; BTK in Berlin, Germany; Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Northumbria University, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, and Ravensbourne College in the UK; Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, USA; Bunka University, Tokyo, Japan; and Donghua University, China.

As part of the Laureate International Universities network, Pearl Academy is one of Laureate’s Centers of Excellence in Art, Architecture and Design,[10] a network which also includes Media Design School, New Zealand; Santa Fe University of Art and Design in New Mexico, USA; NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego, USA; Universidade Anhembi Morumbi in Brazil; Universidad del Valle de México; as well as Domus Academy and NABA in Milan, Italy.

Pearl Academy has been admitted as a full member[11] of Cumulus, the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media. It is only the fourth Indian college to be given Cumulus membership.

International collaborations take the form of student and faculty exchanges, guest workshops, and joint research projects.[9]

Student life

Plan Clan Student activities are managed by a student body called Plan Clan, which consists of student volunteers and nominees, who are guided by faculty members. The students enrol themselves in any of the following: • Cultural Club • Dramatics and Literary Club • Music and Performing arts Club • Movie Club • Adventure and Sports Club

Portfolio Each year, the graduating students showcase their final project at the Academy arranged event called “Portfolio”. At this event, counted proudly among all prestigious fashion events, dignitaries from government and business, and families of students form the audience. Industry and media spot budding talent. Television Channels interview the achievers who are conferred the academic awards. Few of the awards are tited - : • Most innovative collection • Most wearable collection • Most Avant-garde collection • Best design collection • Special jury award

At this forum, students pursuing business courses are gibven a platform to present their final research projects to the business community in a professional setting. Recipients of “Innovative Research Award”, “Outstanding Research Award”, and “Practical Research Award” make formal presentations and address queries raised by industry members. All students have a chance to exhibit their work as posters and to interact with industry visitors.

Pearl Utsav “Pearl Utsav” is a fest organized annually by students to serve as a platform for demonstrating talent in music, drama, dance and other performing arts.

References

  1. ↑ "Edutainment Show Awards 2014".
  2. ↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/talk/news/in-gear/1084337
  3. ↑ http://www.laureate.net/OurNetwork
  4. ↑ http://pearlacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/StudentHandBookAY2012-13.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.archdaily.com/40716/pearl-academy-of-fashion-morphogenesis/
  6. ↑ http://inhabitat.com/pearl-academy-london/
  7. ↑ http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/winners.cfm?eventYear=2009
  8. ↑ http://www.aninews.in/videogallery5/22411-sussanne-roshan-teams-up-with-pearl-academy.html
  9. 1 2 http://pearlacademy.com/global-alliances-2-2/
  10. ↑ http://www.laureate.net/CentersofExcellence/ArchitectureArtandDesign
  11. ↑ "Member Institutions, Cumulus". Retrieved 14 May 2014.

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