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Florence University of the Arts

Florence University of the Arts is an Italian institute of higher education. Florence University of the Arts (FUA) is accredited by the Region of Tuscany delegated by the Ministry of Education . The Italian accreditation system has established since 2005 that the government delegates to the regional governing bodies the implementation of control and the acknowledgement of academic institutions in accordance with Italian law. FUA is also reviewed yearly for European quality certification: 

Given the range of academic study, FUA is organized, since its inception along the lines of a US-style higher education institution, with instruction in English language, US processes and structure with a university comprised of multiple colleges or schools of study as typically implemented in the United States. 

VISION 

FUA was founded to: 

– Promote and renew creative disciplines in a city renowned for its history-changing innovations. 

– Offer challenging academic programs that shape inquisitive minds capable of: 

Approaching academic disciplines with the mindset to deeply understand the principles of the past and how they are present in today’s context. 

Transforming learning, knowledge and cultural experiences into instruments that shape tomorrow’s future. 

Contributing to the local culture with the findings, research, and creations developed over the course of study. 

– Provide excellent professional and academic facilities at each campus, which not only offer learning spaces but also enhance and inspire learning potential. 

– Go beyond classroom learning by promoting student interaction with the convergence of the multicultural societies and creative presences in the city of Florence. This is accomplished through the presence of Palazzi Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI) whose facilities and services are open to the public. 

MISSION 

– FUA is a multidisciplinary institution that seeks to offer dynamic possibilities of study through a rich selection of academic institutions and departments.

– FUA unites communities, nationalities, compelling projects, and studies capable of shaping the cultural landscape of Florence.

– FUA encourages students to be challenged by both classroom and service learning for civic engagement, and to challenge the weight of Florence’s glorious heritage in order to contribute to its future with a fresh mind and open eyes.

– FUA strives to provide its students with an experience that goes beyond the Renaissance façade of Florence by communicating to them that who we are and what they experience go beyond cultural stereotypes.

– FUA believes that through critical analysis and evaluation of own cultural norms and values in relation to those held by others, FUA program graduates will develop a profound cross-cultural, global perspective.

VALUES 

– A rich, stimulating course offering taught by an international faculty, spanning all areas of the institutions grouped under FUA and their specific departments and courses.

– An academic structure based on lectures, workshops, seminars, and laboratories that promote student learning and creation.

– Quality, state of the art facilities located in historic palaces throughout the Florence city center.

– Opportunities for student exposure and interaction with the local culture through civic engagement and service learning on both academic and extracurricular levels and cultural integration projects including the on-going involvement available through Palazzi CEMI.