SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNANCE & IDENTITY
NABA has adopted the Sustainability Manifesto, the Sustainability Committee, and the Inclusivity Committee.
Ethical code and organizational and control model 231, including an anti-corruption policy.
NABA is certified under the ISO 9001:2015 quality system.
NABA has obtained certification for its environmental management system under ISO 14001.
With 51% of the total enrollments in legally recognized Fine Arts Academies in Italy, NABA is the No. 1 private Italian academy in terms of enrollments.
For the fourth consecutive year, in 2024, NABA was recognized by the QS World University Rankings® by Subject as the first and only Italian Fine Arts Academy among the top 100 universities worldwide in the field of Art & Design.
NABA is followed by over 267,000 followers, an increase of 9% compared to 2022-23, across its social media channels.
NABA is a member of the European League of Institutes of the Arts, which associates over three hundred universities in the fields of arts, design, theater, music, dance, film, and the Cumulus Association worldwide.
NABA is a founding member of the Fashion Education System Platform and has contributed to the creation of the Milan University System Portal.
NABA is a founding member of CIANS Coordination of Non-State AFAM Institutions.
NABA is a partner of the Cumulus Association, he leading global association for education and research in the fields of art and design
NABA has signed numerous partnership agreements with universities and academies worldwide.
EDUCATION
1.709 FACULTY Expert faculty members across various fields of specialization, including 75 permanent staff.
130.000 HOURS Teaching hours delivered (+6.5%).
144 PROFESSORS International professors (+18%).
42% Teachers are women.
MORE THAN 60 Single/short courses activated in addition to master’s and academic programs.
6.045 STUDENTS Enrolled students (+10%): over 72% are female.
34% International students.
93% Of students are on track with their studies.
1.520 Graduates.
BETWEEN 74% AND 87% Graduation rate between 74% and 87%. Second-level graduates increased by 6% compared to the previous academic year.
173 INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY EXCHANGES Incoming and outgoing students and staff (+44%). Over €69,000 awarded by NABA as mobility scholarships (+64%).
26 PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS Partnership agreements with non-European universities.
45 COOPERATION Cooperation agreements with European academies and universities through the Erasmus+ program.
35 EVENTS Presentation events, 10 open days involving a total of 3,000 students.
570 STUDENTS High school students participated in intensive summer workshops.
1.050 EVENTS School events with an estimated 15,000 students involved.
EMPLOYMENT RATE Student employment rate one year after graduation increased from 79% in 2022 to 87% in 2023, certified by BVA DOXA (data at the GGE group level).
STUDENTS AND CAMPUS LIFE
2080 STUDENTS Students from abroad (+25%)
1112 INTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS Internal scholarships and financial aid (+26%), totaling €4.1 million awarded (+42%).
48 COLLABORATIONS Student collaborations activated.
347 STUDENTS Students with disabilities.
120 BENEFITS Benefits for students with disabilities and/or impairments, totaling 943mila€.
24 EXTRACURRICULAR INITIATIVES Extracurricular initiatives for student benefits.
300 STUDENTS Students involved annually in the BUDDY PROJECT.
ALIAS CAREER Alias Career: to support students undergoing a certified gender transition process.
67 AGREEMENTS Agreements activated.
134 STUDENT FORUMS 134 Student Forums held / 1,176 students participated.
90% SATISFACTION Overall student satisfaction, measured through customer satisfaction surveys.
RESEARCH AND THIRD MISSION
70 WORKSHOP Workshops in collaboration with companies to enhance students’ education and participation in contests. Organized 1 Design Marathon event.
1 Design Marathon completed.
639 COMPANIES Accredited companies for internships and traineeships, with over 730 internships /traineeships activated (+28%).
NABA HAS LAUNCHED NABA has launched DRAFT (Department of Research and Faculty Training) to support research, with a special focus on sustainability.
ENVIRONMENT
-5% ELECTRICITY Electricity purchased.
-18% EMISSIONS CO2 emissions from electricity consumption.
98% LIGHTING Of spaces are covered by LED lighting.
52% RENEWABLE SOURCES Of electricity used comes from renewable sources.
PROJECTS VARIOUS Various projects to reduce the environmental impact of high-impact textile laboratories: Natural dyeing, Botanical dyeing garden, Water recycling, Eco printing and screen printing, Material recovery.
PROJECTS WASTE Projects for waste reduction and sorting.
PROJECTS WATER Projects for water consumption reduction and efficiency.
NABA RESOURCES
260 EMPLOYEES Employees, including hired faculty: the hiring rate was 17%, while the turnover rate was 9%.
186 PEOPLE Technical and administrative staff: 89% with permanent contracts.
66% Of staff are women.
8 HOURS Average training hours per employee.
ACCIDENT RISK Extremely limited workplace accident risk: 3 minor incidents recorded, with an accident rate of 1.6 and a severity index of 0.03.
SURVEY ON CLIMATE Survey on workplace climate and well-being: an average satisfaction score of 7 on a scale from 1 to 10.
81 MILLION Million in revenue (+17% compared to the previous academic year).
7 MILLION Million in discounts/scholarships for students (+25% compared to 2022/23).
84,3 MILLION Million in economic value allocated as stakeholder remuneration (+19% compared to 2022/23 academic year).