Pakistan School of Fashion Design
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| Motto | Read in the name thy Lord who creates! |
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| Type | Public Research |
| Established | 2006 |
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Lahore, Punjab,  Pakistan
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| Nickname | PIFD Lahore |
| Affiliations | Higher Education Commission, Full Membership of the Association of CUMULUS |
| Mascot | PIFDian |
| Website | www |
The Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design (PIFD, formerly known as 'Pakistan School of Fashion Design') is a public sector degree awarding institute specialising in design education. It offers a four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree.
With the growth of Pakistani textiles, there was a shortage of trained professionals to develop the industry. In 1994 the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (formerly EPB) with guidance from the government of Pakistan came together with Olivier Lapidus to establish the Pakistan School of Fashion Design in a rented premises at Sunder Das Road, Lahore. The Pakistan School of Fashion and Design was named "Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design" and incorporated under Section 42 of Companies Ordinance 1984, in 2008 under the sponsorship of Ministry of Commerce, government of Pakistan. The NOC was issued from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) for degree awarding status in 2007.
The institute was granted the 'charter for degree awarding status' by the National Assembly in November 2010. This is a significant milestone in the endeavour to acquire Charter status which will enable the Institute to provide an HEC recognised degree.
PIFD seeks to produce graduates who are able to combine design capability with manufacturing dexterity to create products that are innovative and aesthetically beautiful. PIFD trains students the necessary management and marketing tools in order to promote these products in the markets around the world. PIFD endeavors to create a new generation of designers, entrepreneurs and highly skilled youth to cope with the demand of new millennium.
The institute comprises a four-year B. Des/BS. degree programme, divided into four schools:
The Foundation Year programme is a base for students before opting to pursue their major in any of the four schools (six disciplines). Students go abroad on exchange programmes and attend training and workshops in Paris; in Borås, Sweden; and at the Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences in Thailand.
The faculty portfolio consists of teachers, trained at L’Ecole Superieur Chamber Syndical de la Couture, Paris and at affiliated schools.
Students from Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Balochistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, FATA and Gilgit Baltistan and from outside of Pakistan are enrolled at PIFD. Financial assistance is available: Rs. 3.8 million were given to 91 students in 2008–2009, and in 2009–2010, Rs. 8 million in financial aid was given to 161 students.
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