RUFA, Rome University of Fine Arts, is a multidisciplinary, international educational centre – legally recognized by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) – offering authoritative, innovative courses in the field of Art, Design and Communication. RUFA works in collaboration with renowned professionals and prestigious enterprises, guaranteeing its students theoretical preparation par excellence in addition to constantly updated methodological-operational guidance whilst keeping a keen eye on the workplace and current market trends. Established in 1998 with the objective of fulfilling, within a single Academy, the aspirations of Italian and overseas students and those of its founder, Maestro Alfio Mongelli, RUFA offers Bachelor and Master of Arts degree programmes which respond in full to contemporary artistic and cultural contexts, providing an artistic training of the highest calibre and strong, concrete future employment prospects.
RUFA offers a large set of training proposals which include some of the most exciting and high-demand areas of study. Guided and advised by the Heads of the Department for Visual Art and the Department for Design and Applied Arts /New Technologies for the Arts, students at RUFA can choose their future professional career from among seven different Bachelor of Arts degree programmes:
Painting / Sculpture / Set Design / Graphic Design / Comics and Illustration / Design / Cinema / Photography.
And from nine Master of Arts degree programmes: :
Multimedia Arts and Design / Visual and Innovation Design / Computer Animation and Visual Effects / Film Arts / Set Design / Sculpture / Painting / Printmaking.
The home of talent
Our Academy is outstanding in terms of research and brilliance. It was in these very lecture halls and offices that some of the projects forming the backbone of contemporary creativity were first devised and elaborated. Artworks which have beguiled international panels of judges and professionals; the fruit of joint endeavours, sharing and teamwork which has been acknowledged and appreciated by experts and enthusiasts on the international stage. The prestige associated with these awards tells a story of commitment and talent, gifts which here at RUFA we set out to cultivate and nourish amidst a turbine of stimuli and experiences which rouse both the intellect and inventiveness. Of course, every time one of these numerous impulses of excellence are seized upon by the international contemporary scene, it is a time of great pride for us and the confirmation that we are doing a great job. Here, then, is a selection of some of the prizes and awards won by RUFA across a number of different disciplines.
