Domus Academy was founded in Milan in 1982 as the first postgraduate design school in Italy, and as an open project focusing on the Italian Design and Fashion experience. Throughout the years, DA also asserted its importance as a school, in the full meaning of the term: a place for postgraduate education and research lab investigating innovation and design topics.In December 2009 Domus Academy joined the Laureate International Universities Network, an international highlevel education network for art and design. The Academy offers 10 masters courses, attended by students from all over the world.