The challenges of today’s companies are increasingly complex and demand highly specialized skills in terms of communication and management. To operate in the field of communication, it is demanded a whole comprehension of cultural, social, aesthetic and linguistic codes

A capable manager in the creative industry  integrates innovation processes, multidisciplinary decision-making, a human-centered mindset and viable business strategies to create effective products and services addressing challenges such as inclusion, sustainability and diversity.

We have abandoned the era of words in favor of a rapid and concise language made up of images that need to be constructed and inserted into digital media; however, today, more than ever, a single word can have so much power.

Communication processes are central and essential for the strategic development of any new initiative and start-up; for the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises, and for the success of large national and multinational companies.

We train professionals who are able to critically read contemporary social and cultural phenomena, consciously build ideas and thoughts, develop innovation and experimentation projects by enhancing multidisciplinarity, transversality and creativity.  Events and PR, advertising, art and creative direction, copywriting, communication and content design are some of the key areas to generate innovation in different media supports.

More and more companies and the consulting business are looking at design as a source of inspiration and a tool in terms of methodologies and innovation processes.

This is why IED offers an alternative model to the traditional schools of communication and management, offering a training in which the design thinking methodology prevails.  Study paths that alternate theoretical lessons, workshops, planning, laboratories, seminars and conferences  allow us to train flexible and versatile  professional figures.

Marketing and brand managers, service designers, digital strategists and entrepreneurs in the creative fields need to be able to face the challenges  that the continuous evolution of the communication and marketing sectors imposes both in physical and digital worlds.

Discover the power of storytelling 

By observing what’s surround us, our students create innovative and creative narratives that can change and shape the way we see the world.
Take a look at our student’s take on storytelling!

Projects

Marketing and Communication

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
Archivio del reale

Marketing and Communication

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
Nikon Method

Marketing and Communication

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
Niklock

Marketing and Communication

Turin

Final projects / thesis projects
Nikon Passport

Marketing and Communication

Milan

Didactic projects
Because we are Clashy

Marketing and Communication

Turin

Didactic projects
THE PURRFECT DROP

Marketing and Communication

Rome

Didactic projects
Aprire 1n caso d1 guerra

Marketing and Communication

Rome

Didactic projects
Gemini Sync

Marketing and Communication

Rome

Didactic projects
Gemini Distinct

News

20 July 2026

Career Days 2026: more than 60 companies meet IED Torino's emerging talent

From 14 to 16 July, IED Torino's Marconi campus hosted the Career Days 2026, bringing together more than 60 companies for one-to-one interviews and networking opportunities designed to help students and recent graduates take their first steps into the professional world.

03 July 2026

July: Exhibitions, Installations and New Horizons for IED.60 Public Program

With the arrival of July, IED Graduation Days enter their busiest phase across IED’s Italian campuses, bringing with them a series of public events designed to showcase the ideas, projects and research developed by students.

01 July 2026

Pathos Formulas: Francesca Gavin Curates IED’s Project at Pitti Uomo 110 Exploring Fashion and Visual Arts

On the occasion of Pitti Uomo 110, IED presented Pathos Formulas, an exhibition and installation project curated by Francesca Gavin.

23 June 2026

Best Thesis Awards 2026 – IED Barcelona

Fashion that evokes nostalgia through layered fabrics; a reinterpretation of retail as a living biological interface; an exploration of how Korean Wave (Hallyu) cultural products generate value within the luxury fashion sector; and an interactive digital experience that makes a previously hidden financial language visible.

Responsibility, Integrity and Social Impact: IED’s New Code of Ethics

15 June 2026

Responsibility, Integrity and Social Impact: IED’s New Code of Ethics

IED S.B.p.A. and all Group companies have adopted the Code of Ethics of the Fondazione Francesco Morelli, the Group’s owning entity and the values-based reference point for its activities.

12 June 2026

Issue 3: Future Memories - Plural Intelligences

What will we choose to remember from the present we are living through? This is the starting point of the third issue of Notes on Plural Intelligences – Future Memories.

09 June 2026

Creativity in motion: the IED.60 Public Programme gets underway

June marks a special moment for IED: the Public Program IED.60 is in full swing, with a rich calendar of events spanning fashion, design, illustration and visual arts, bringing talks, exhibitions and open events to Milan, Rome, Florence and New York for the IED community and the wider public.

08 June 2026

IED among the Top Design Schools 2026 according to Calibre Careers: european Network, industry connections and educational excellence

The international careers observatory analyses the Institute’s educational model, combining global recognition with the historic pillars of hands-on, laboratory-based teaching.

08 June 2026

IED Barcelona collaborates with Bluewave Alliance on Gravity Wave’s #PlasticFreeOceans Project

Students from the Diploma in Fashion Marketing and Communication Management develop strategic B2B and B2C campaign proposals to attract companies, build community engagement and raise awareness of this non-profit initiative promoted by ISDIN.

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