NABA gives students opportunities that are closely linked to creative practice, portfolio development and city-based industry exposure.

Academic Opportunities

Students can explore creative routes across six main disciplinary areas:

• Design
• Fashion Design
• Media Design and New Technologies
• Visual Arts
• Set Design
• Communication and Graphic Design

This makes NABA suitable for students who want to connect creative thinking with practical output. The academy offers undergraduate, postgraduate and Academic Master routes, so students can choose between broader foundation-level development and more specialised professional preparation.

Creative Opportunities

For art and design students, visible work matters. NABA's biggest opportunity is the chance to develop a portfolio through studio projects, workshops, design research, visual experiments, critiques, team work and final presentations.

Students should use every brief as portfolio evidence. Sketches, process books, mockups, prototypes, campaigns, films, garments, installations and digital projects can all become useful when applying for internships, competitions, postgraduate study or early career roles.

City Opportunities

The campus choice can shape the opportunity profile.

Campus	Opportunity context
Milan	Fashion, product design, luxury, communication, showrooms, branding and design business
Rome	Cinema, set design, visual arts, cultural heritage, museums, performance and storytelling
London	International creative industries, media, design, fashion and innovation networks

Students should not treat the city as just a background. Exhibitions, talks, fashion events, galleries, stores, festivals and creative communities can all support learning and networking.

Industry Opportunities

NABA highlights practical links with the professional world, including company briefs, career services, internships and job opportunities through its Career Services & Industry Relations support. The NABA Symplicity platform is designed to connect students and alumni with companies advertising internships and jobs.

These opportunities are especially valuable when students use them early. Waiting until graduation to build a portfolio or CV can make the transition harder.

Networking Opportunities

Students can build connections through:

• Studio critiques and group projects
• Career-service events and company meetings
• Competitions and creative briefs
• Internships and traineeships where available
• Faculty and visiting professionals
• Alumni networks
• Local exhibitions, design weeks, fashion events and cultural programmes

How To Make The Most Of It

Students usually get the best value when they:

• Start portfolio development in the first term
• Keep clean documentation of each project
• Build a professional CV and portfolio PDF or website
• Ask career services about internships early
• Learn basic local language skills if studying in Italy
• Attend industry events outside the classroom
• Choose campus and programme based on career direction, not only city preference

Student Takeaway

The biggest opportunity at NABA is access to a specialist creative environment where study, portfolio work, industry contact and city culture can support the same career goal.