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Study Abroad in Beijing: Expand Your Design Career with Raffles Design Institute, Beijing in China


Raffles Design Institute Beijing

Beijing is a city full of rich historical tales, dating back to the times when mainland Chinese prided themselves on being innovators of art, science and architecture. You will immerse yourself in the heart of modern and traditional cultures of China when you study in Beijing at Raffles.

Raffles Design Institute, Beijing is a top design school in China that collaborates with Raffles College of Design and Commerce (RCDC), Sydney, to provide government-accredited certification and quality education for our students. RCDC was formerly known as KvB Institute of Technology, which was renowned for grooming award-winning students for over 30 years.

Whether you are pursuing a course in Fashion Design or Business Administration, our fast-track programs will allow you to graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in just 3 years after your completion of high school. As a bonus, you will be awarded an Advanced Diploma after completing 2 years of your course. Your education with Raffles will prepare you for the realities of a future career and can also pave the way to further education. If you wish to pursue your Master’s Degree, our selected partner colleges will allow you to complete the course in 1 year.

With our inter-school transfer credit system, you can choose to study part of your course in another city within Asia Pacific. Travel to any of our partner colleges in New Zealand (Auckland), Thailand (Bangkok), Hong Kong, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) or Singapore. Cultural immersion will prepare you to work with international professionals and environments in your future career.

Design & Business Courses

Learn how to apply industry-relevant skills like a professional. Your curriculum will involve a comprehensive mix of theory and practical so that you can learn about what’s affecting your industry and how you as a practitioner will challenge the norm to solve problems effectively and creatively.


Design Courses

Business Courses

Our students undergo an industrial internship to complete a course module. This will give you the opportunity to add real industrial works to your portfolio, relevant work experience to your résumé, and allows you network with industry practitioners who can help you land a job faster. During your internship, you can develop your skills in a real setting, so you’ll know what to expect in your future career.

Submit an online enquiry to study abroad in Beijing at Raffles Design Institute, Beijing and get a free consultation at any of our Raffles International Admissions Offices.

Our Lecturers

Raffles Design Institute is one of the best design schools in Beijing because we hire only the best of experienced industry practitioners to be our lecturers. Our international education staffs have working and living experience from places like England, Belgium and Italy. Students will learn from lecturers like award-winning Lejla Salaka in our Fashion Design faculty, with years of practice as a Fashion Designer and Illustrator in Germany and USA. Awards she won include the Fashion Group International Award (FGI) Washington Metropolitan Area, USA and Award of Excellence in Fashion Design in Marymount University. The best veteran practitioners from around the world are gathered here to give you the most enriching design courses.



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BEIJING:
11th Floor, Clothing Building Complex
BICT-Campus/ North He Ping Street
Chao Yang District, Beijing
PR China 100029


Educational Facilities and Materials

  • Computers

    Mac and PCs installed with: InDesign, Maya, Photoshop, AutoCAD, Final Cut Pro and Effect, Dreamweaver, After Effects and more.

  • Lecture Theatre

    A 150-seat auditorium on the ground floor for orientation and larger-scale lectures.

  • Classrooms

    Ranges from small studio workshops to lecture-style rooms, depending on class activity.

  • Auditorium
  • Library

    A huge range of specialist resources and books for project research and further reading.

Distinguished Design Alumni and Award Winners

Many of our star students have secured professional jobs for themselves in retailers like, CROCS, and advertising agencies like OglivyOne. Others have even set up their own businesses.

Some students show potential even before they graduate by bagging awards in competitions both internationally and locally. Raffles Design Institute is proud to be the school of these award-winning students:

CapitaLand Chinese Youth Fashion Designer Invitation Competition the Special Award: “Impression on Africa”
Winner: Yu Qian – Fashion Design

The 14th QiLi China Fashion Design: The Excellent Award
Winner: Phoenix (Lin Hui E) – Fashion Design

Beijing Tourist Association/ Olympic Association Uniform Competition
Gold Award: Raffles Design Institute, Beijing

HEP Five Original Fashion Design Competition, Osaka, Japan
Raffles Design Institute, Beijing
3rd Prize: Bai Jie

Academic Calendar – Course Intakes

There are 4 intakes per year in January, April, July and October so that you can sign up for your course at a time of the year most convenient to you. If you are from overseas, please make applications at least 6 months prior to the intake of your choice for time to process your visa.



Submit an online enquiry to study abroad in Beijing at Raffles Design Institute, Beijing and get a free consultation at any of our Raffles International Admissions Offices.