Admission Events

Discover Parsons Paris, meet faculty and staff, and get to know our community!

Learn more about all of our undergraduate and graduate program offerings: Art, Media, and Technology (BFA), Fashion Design (BFA), Strategic Design and Management (BBA), Fashion Studies (MA), and Fashion Design and the Arts (MFA). You will also learn about our summer programs in Paris. Admission, Advising, and Student Life representatives will be on hand to answer your questions. A discussion with current Parsons Paris students is also planned during the online event. Parents, students, counselors, and friends are welcome!

Saturday, November 20, 2:00-6:00 p.m. Central European Time
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Online Information Sessions
Join us for online information sessions and learn about the exciting undergraduate and graduate programs offered by Parsons Paris. Hosted by the Office of Admission, online information sessions offer prospective students, counselors, and parents a brief overview of each program, admission requirements, and the application process. 

Upcoming Information Sessions

Meet the BBA Strategic Design & Management Program Director — Anna Krutiy
Monday, November 29, at 4:00 p.m. Central European Time. Please register for this webinar.

Join us for an online discussion with Anna Krutiy, director of the BBA Strategic Design and Management program at Parsons Paris, and learn more about the program. Maurits Montanez, associate director of the program, will attend as well. Anna, Maurits, and the Admission team are ready to answer your questions about the content of this program and the application process. This webinar will last approximately one hour. 

Meet the MA Fashion Studies Program Director — Marco Pecorari
Thursday, December 2, at 5:00 p.m. Central European Time. Please register for this webinar.

Join us for an online discussion with Marco Pecorari, director of the MA Fashion Studies program at Parsons Paris, and learn more about the program. Morna Laing, assistant professor in the program, will attend as well. Marco, Morna, and the Admission team are ready to answer your questions about the content of this program and the application process. This webinar will last approximately one hour. 

Meet the BFA Art, Media & Technology Program Director — Bridget O'Rourke
Friday, December 3, at 4:00 p.m. Central European Time. Please register for this webinar. 

Join us for an online discussion with Bridget O’Rourke, director of the BFA Art, Media, and Technology program at Parsons Paris, and learn more about the program. Bridget and the Admission team are ready to answer your questions about the content of this program and the application process. This webinar will last approximately one hour.

Meet the MFA Fashion Design & the Arts Program Director — Tuomas Laitinen
Monday, December 6, at 4:00 p.m. Central European Time. Please register for this webinar.

Join us for an online discussion with Tuomas Laitinen, director of the MFA Fashion Design and the Arts program at Parsons Paris, and learn more about the program. Miki Omori, design supervisor of the program, will attend as well. Tuomas, Miki, and the Admission team are ready to answer your questions about the content of this program and the application process. This webinar will last approximately one hour and a half.

Meet the BFA Fashion Design Program Director — Tuomas Laitinen
Tuesday, December 7, at 5:00 p.m. Central European Time. Please register for this webinar.

Join us for an online discussion with Tuomas Laitinen, director of the BFA Fashion Design at Parsons Paris, and learn more about the program. Alexandra Helminger, assistant director of the program, will attend as well. Tuomas, Alexandra, and the Admission team are ready to answer your questions about the content of this program and the application process. This webinar will last approximately one hour.

In-person campus visits at Parsons Paris include an information session and a campus tour. Please be advised that in order to access campus, all students, faculty, staff and visitors, as well as prospective students and their families, must present proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within the past 48 hours (PCR or rapid antigen) of their visit. Masks must be worn during the entire campus visit. 

Upcoming Campus Visits

If you are a prospective graduate student interested in the MA Fashion Studies program or the MFA Fashion Design and the Arts program, please reach out to the Parsons Paris Office of Admission at thinkparsonsparis@newschool.edu to inform us of your program of interest and your availability (days and times) for a campus visit. Upon receiving this information by email, we will work with you to organize a campus visit.

You can also explore our virtual campus tours:

• Join our student-led virtual campus tour.
• Visit the neighborhood surrounding our campus in central Paris.

Portfolio Days offer anyone wishing to pursue higher education in the visual arts and related fields an opportunity to meet representatives of colleges accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. School representatives are available to review your artwork, discuss programs, and answer questions about professional careers in art and design.

Upcoming National Portfolio Days (Undergraduate and Graduate)

Please note that the National Portfolio Day events will be attended by our colleagues from Parsons School of Design in New York City.

Learn more about Parsons Paris:

• Hear some students talk about their experience at Parsons Paris.
• Read the latest news and student perspectives on our blog.
• Get a visual impression of Parsons Paris on Instagram.

In the videos below you can learn more about Parsons Paris and our programs and get a glimpse of the mind-expanding leaders you will have access to as a student here

• Art, Media, and Technology (BFA)
• Fashion Design (BFA)
• Strategic Design and Management (BBA)
• Fashion Studies (MA)

Instagram Live chat with Program Director Marco Pecorari

Parsons admission counselors and members of the faculty typically travel to many cities in the United States and other countries and attend various college fairs to meet prospective students.