French Minister of Culture set to launch a public fashion school in Paris

Paris is commonly thought of as the world´s fashion capital, so why do so many students aiming to pursue a study in this field leave France to obtain their degrees abroad? According to a recent report written by Lyne Cohen-Solal, the city´s former deputy mayor responsible for trade, artisans, independent professions and craftwork, a major problem currently faced within the educational scoop of the industry is that many higher educational institutes do not recognize fashion as a discipline. However, this is set to change as France´s Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin has announced plans for launching a public fashion school. As part of this initiative, three higher education institutes in Paris will need to collaborate and share their knowledge to create a Bachelor´s programme in fashion that can compete with foreign programmes on the same subject.