Introduction AMFI Amsterdam Fashion Institute
The AMFI Amsterdam Fashion Institute offers you a full-time, 4-year Bachelor degree programme, which will form an excellent basis for a successful career in the clothing and fashion industry and related businesses. The AMFI provides the only course in the Netherlands that will teach you all facets of the fashion industry.
After New York and London, AMFI Amsterdam Fashion Institute is one of the largest higher professional fashion training institutes in the world. Thanks to the organisation of the course and the specialisations the training has a friendly atmosphere and the teachers and students are on first name terms.
The AMFI Amsterdam Fashion Institute is accommodated in its own building, the previous headquarters of the Amstel brewery on the Mauritskade. You will still find plenty of historical traces left in this building. Once inside however you will find everything belonging to a modern institute of education: a multimedia library, Internet and intranet. And, of course, the most important places in a fashion institute: ateliers for practical work and fabric and ready-to-wear items labs.
Applied Standard
The educational programme is designed to meet the Dutch standard in Higher Professional Education (HBO). The Amfi is accredited by the HBO Council and the Minister of Education of the Netherlands, and is also recognised by a wide variety of international partners.
The diploma is the Bachelor's degree in accordance with to the Dutch law on higher education and scientific research ("WHW" law). For more information check www.minocw.nl.