Renowned creative education institution- Pearl Academy- opens campus in Kolkata

India’s leading institute of Design, Fashion, Business and Media for 27 years, Pearl Academy today announced its foray in the eastern part of India with the launch of its campus in Kolkata. This is Pearl Academy’s sixth campus with campuses in Delhi, Noida, Mumbai, Jaipur and a new campus in Bengaluru.

Like in the rest of India, Pearl Academy’s Kolkata campus will offer 30 uniquely designed under-graduate, post-graduate and professional development programs through its School of Design, School of Fashion, School of Contemporary Media and School of New-Age Business. Students will have access to the best of national and international faculty,creative labs and practical learning experiences through workshops, masterclasses, industry projects, fashion weeks in India and globally. Pearl Academy is known to provide 99% placement to its students where 500+ companies visit Pearl Academy campuses every year to recruit Pearl graduates.

Announcing the launch of Kolkata campus,Nandita Abraham, President, Pearl Academy said, “Kolkata is organically the next step forward for us, considering the cultural impact the city has across the world. Pearl Academy’s Kolkata campus will open new opportunities for the aspirants who want to attain the best professional education in creative courses. We are excited to set our footprints in the city that is a hub of art, literature, cinema, theatre, fashion, folk traditions and is known for eminent personalities in possibly all creative fields.With our legacy of delivering best of creative education for close to three decades now, we see immense possibilities to contribute to the thriving creative eco-system of the region.”

For its Kolkata campus, admissions for which are already open, Pearl Academy also announced 100% scholarship for select students who meet the eligibility criteria. The first batch at the Kolkata campus will begin in July, 2020.

Pearl Academy’s academic and industry alliances

Pearl Academy is at the forefront of fashion and design education because of itsdeep and fruitful relations with industry bodies like Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), Association of Designers of India (ADI), Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), creating a sound bridge for knowledge and skill exchange.Pearl Academy also facilitates opportunity to its students for international degree options by pursuing courses at University of Derby, Domus Academy, Italy, Torrens University, Australia, and Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague amongst others.  Additionally, Pearl Academy also recently has collaborated with Nottingham Trent University (NTU), UK for international degrees and scholarship programs for several Masters level programs.

Pearl Academy and focus on employability

Leading names from the world of fashion, design, media and allied fields recruit Pearl Academy students year-after-year. The list includes Ritu Kumar, Anju Modi, H&M, Myntra, ITC, Aditya Birla, W, GAP, Burberry, BBC News, Scoop Whoop, IBM, Accenture, Walt Disney and more.

Creative education and the future of work

As per 2017 McKinsey Global Institute study, creative and design professions are the least probable ones to get affected by automation. India Skills Report 2019 suggests that 60% of the new-age jobs fall under the work areas of design, analytics and AI. It further states that 1 out of 5 people hired for new-age skills will be for design jobs across industries. The World Economic Forum has identified creativity as one of the top 3 skills required in the future along with complex problem solving and critical thinking.