Summa International Fashion (bol) – English-language course

We're training the next generation of fashion pioneers! You are the future, and you'll shape the new world of fashion with your colleagues. Summa Fashion is located in the vibrant city of Eindhoven, where design and innovation go hand in hand. Here, you'll have the space to develop personally and find your own voice in fashion. You'll be taught in the region's new fashion hotspot: Microstad Eindhoven, near Central Station. You'll receive (practical) lessons alongside enterprising neighbors, partner companies, and fashion professionals.

In the second year you can choose which programme you want to specialise in: Fashion Management or Fashion Design.

A Fashion Product Coordinator works within the fashion industry. This could be within a business process outsourcing, wholesale, or retail organization. You might work for a company that develops and sells products under its own label, or has products custom-made for sale as a private label. Furthermore, the company itself can purchase resources and components. In such a setup, only production is outsourced.

A Fashion Designer can work in an integrated clothing company or in a business process outsourcing chain, in a department where collection items are developed and produced. This can be done by a design studio or a freelancer.

Possible further education 

After graduating, you can progress to various (English-language) higher professional education courses: 

• AMFI – Amsterdam Fashion Institute (Amsterdam)
• Fashion and Textile Technologies – Saxion University of Applied Sciences (Enschede)
• TMO - Fashion Business School (Doorn)
• Artez (Arnhem), HKU (Utrecht), WdKA (Rotterdam), St. Joost (Breda)
• Academy of Fine Arts and Design (Maastricht)
• Fontys Lifestyle Studies (Tilburg)
• VIA – Design, Branding and Marketing, Fabric textile technologies (Denmark)

This is a broad course focused on Fashion Management and Fashion Design.

The program is structured in blocks or projects. Each block involves solving a realistic problem. You'll learn how to do this during the lessons. You'll also be taught by guest lecturers from the fashion industry and use e-learning.

You can intern at internationally oriented companies in the Netherlands and, later in the program, abroad. Each year of study usually consists of five periods.

The Education and Examination Regulations (OER) of a course specify what you will be doing in which period, how much time is spent on this and an overview of the exams that will be taken. Find the OER for your course here.

Search by your Crebo number (see the box on the right of this page) to view the OER for the current academic year. This will give you a general idea of what's expected of you when you start the program. The OER for the upcoming academic year will be available in July.

The statutory tuition fee for the 2026-2027 school year is €1.511. Check DUO.nl for possible student financing.

You only pay this if you are 1 years or older at the start of the academic year (18 August).

For an estimate of the additional costs for this course, please see mbowebshop.nlEvery year, by July 1st, all school fees for the following academic year are announced there. To actually order, you must log in with your Summa account.

Laptop

In many courses, students cannot do without a computer. See the overview whether this applies to your course and download the correct specifications.

During your studies, you choose one or more electives to specialize or broaden your knowledge. For example, in entrepreneurship, management, programming, or a language. You'll receive more information about the electives available during your program. Each elective concludes with an exam. Read more about elective courses.

For the vocational training (level 3) and middle management training (level 4) you must meet one of the following conditions:

• You have a diploma in pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) with a pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) track, a theoretical pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) track, or a mixed pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) track.
• You have an (older) diploma from lbo, vbo, mavo or mavo-vbo.
• You have a basic vocational training diploma (level 2) or a diploma from another vocational training course (level 3).
• You have proof that you successfully completed the first three years of pre-university or senior general secondary education (havo) or pre-university education (vwo). Or you have another diploma or certificate recognized by the government.

In addition to meeting these legal requirements, it is important that you are truly passionate about fashion and that you possess a number of soft skills, including being motivated and enthusiastic, having a professional work ethic, wanting to be a pioneer, being able to think globally and having digital skills.

Dutch language level

One of the compulsory subjects in this program is Dutch. To obtain your diploma, you must pass the Dutch exam (the required level is 3F, which is a requirement by Dutch law). If you don't have any knowledge of Dutch, this can be quite a challenge. We expect a certain level of Dutch so you can demonstrate your progress in the Dutch integration process. A Dutch level of at least 1F, progressing to 2F, increases your chances of successfully completing the program. If you have any doubts about this, we recommend talking to our Dutch teacher before registering as a student.

This is a training with a limited number of placesIt's important to apply on time. This increases your chances of getting a place in the program, provided you meet the admission requirements. It's also wise to apply for another program that suits you.

Teachers and students know what's going on at school. Feel free to ask your questions to our teachers or students using the contact information below:

E-mail
teacher Sonja de Man

Instagram
DM to @summafashioneindhoven

It is also possible to attend a walk-along day, guided tour or open day. All activities
you will find in our calendar.