LISAA School of Art & Design, (L'Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués) is a French private college for applied arts education founded in 1986. LISAA has locations in Paris, Rennes, Nantes, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and Toulouse. The school is one of about 100 recognized by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. Diplomas are offered in graphic design, animation & video games, interior architecture & design, and fashion.
History In 1986, Michel Glize, architect and entrepreneur founded LISAA.
In 2012, the school is sold to Galileo Global Education.
Teaching The main concentrations in the academic curriculum are graphic design, animation & video games, interior architecture & design, and fashion. Many programs last five years (bac+5), while some are shorter (bachelors, BTS, MANAA).
Foundation year Two one-year foundation courses are offered at LISAA: Introductory course in applied arts Foundation year in Architecture (preparatory class for schools of architecture)
Fashion courses Master and bachelor diplomas exist for the fashion industry: Master of Interior Decoration Master of Journalist, blogger, influencer fashion/beauty & luxury Master of Fashion Design & Business Two or three year course of Artistic make-up artist Bachelor (BTS) of Fashion Design / Pattern Making Bachelor (BTS) of Fashion Design / Textiles, materials, surfaces Bachelor (BTS) of Fashion Design / Textile Design Master of Fashion & Luxury Management
Interior architecture and design courses Master, bachelor diplomas are offered in the interior architecture and design field: Master of Interior Decoration Postgraduate program of Interior Architecture & Design (5 years) Foundation year in Architecture (preparatory class for schools of architecture in one year) Bachelor (BTS) of Interior Architecture Master of Interior Architecture & Connected Design Master of Interior Architecture & Service Design Master of Interior Architecture & Global Design
Animation and video games Bachelor, master diplomas are offered in the animation and video game field: MBA Video Game Production (1 year) Master Supervisor & Director Animation & Special Effects (2-year programme) Master of Video Game Creative Director Bachelor of 2-D/3-D Animation Bachelor of 2-D Animation Bachelor of 3-D Animation Bachelor of 2-D/3-D Video Games Bachelor of Visual Effects
Graphic and motion design Bachelor, master diplomas are offered in the graphic and motion design field: Bachelor (BTS) of Graphic Design / Print Bachelor (BTS) of Graphic Design / Digital Media Bachelor (BTS) of Graphic Design Bachelor Motion Design Bachelor Graphic Design Master Digital Art Direction / Animated media Master Digital Art Direction / UX Design Master Digital Art Direction Master Art Direction for Creative & Cultural Industries
Partnerships
Academic partnerships LISAA has academic partnerships with schools in Europe or on the American continent: Helmo (Liège / Belgium) Vilnius College of Design (Vilnius / Lithuania) Thomas More Mechelen (Malines / Belgium) IED (Milan / Italy) IED (Madrid / Spain) IADE Instituto Superior de Design (Lisbon / Portugal) VIA (The Netherlands) KISD (Cologne / Germany) Hochschule (Trier / Germany) Manchester Metropolitan University (United Kingdom) Abadir Academy (Italy) University of Applied Sciences MACROMEDIA Leeds College of Arts (United Kingdom) ARTCOM (Morocco) Nazareth College, Rochester, New York (USA) Universidad IEU - (Mexico)
Rankings The French student magazine "l'Étudiant" and "Le Figaro Etudiant" regularly rank LISAA in the top schools in France in various fields of applied arts.Le top 10 des écoles de design produit préférées des pros, L'Étudiant, 6 février 2017.
French rankings 2016 2017 2018Le Figaro Étudiant (best video game schools)6thLe Figaro Étudiant (best animation schools)9thL'Étudiant (favourite video game schools according to professionals)5thL'Étudiant (favourite graphic design schools according to professionals)10thL'Étudiant (favourite fashion design schools according to professionals)8th8thL'Étudiant (favourite product design schools according to professionals)10thL'Étudiant (favourite interior architecture schools according to professionals)9th International rankings 2015 2016 2017GC Student Award (Top 20 Schools to Study VFX/Animation and Next-Gen Gaming)20thWorld news (Top Fashion Schools In Paris, France)5th
International LISAA School of Art & Design is a member of the international association CUMULUS. For the design course student exchanges are made with other schools of the international association of art & design universities CUMULUS. Ten percent of the cohort is of foreign origin.
Ownership The school was bought by the investment fund Galileo Global Education in 2012.
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