Whitehouse Institute of Design

The Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia (commonly known as Whitehouse) is a private Design Institute with campuses in Melbourne CBD, Surry Hills, Sydney and Kangaroo Point Brisbane. It was established in 1988 by Leanne Whitehouse.[1] The Institute offers a Master of Design (M.Des.), Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) degrees,[2] and as well as various vocational education and training (VET) courses, Including Advanced Diplomas, Diplomas, Certificates and various Whitehouse Workshops. The M.Des. degree was first offered in 2014.[3] The Institute's Melbourne campus has hosted several seasons of Project Runway Australia.[4] and has also been the host to Asia's Next Top Model in 2015.

Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia
TypePrivate Institute of Higher Education
Established1988
Academic staff
60
Students700+
Location
Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
,
Australia
CampusUrban
AffiliationsAccademia Italiana Arte Moda Design in Florence, University for the Creative Arts, Bunka Gakuen University
Websitehttp://whitehouse-design.edu.au

Notable alumni

The school was attended by Frances Abbott, daughter of former Prime Minister of Australia, Liberal Party politician Tony Abbott (who was opposition leader at the time of her attendance). She studied through the assistance of an occasional "chairman’s scholarship" (worth approximately $60,000) that was awarded in 2011 by the founder and owner of the Whitehouse Institute, Leanne Whitehouse.[5][6]

Other notable alumni include:

References
  1. Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia: Universities Admissions Centre.
  2. Courses: Whitehouse Design.
  3. Step up your creative career with Whitehouse's new Master's course: Vogue Australia.
  4. Whitehouse | Home of Project Runway Australia: Whitehouse Design.
  5. "Frances Abbott's classmates angry that they could not apply for scholarship". The Guardian. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  6. "Classmates express fury over Tony Abbott's daughter Frances being awarded $60,000 scholarship to Whitehouse Institute of Design". News.com.au. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. De Lore, Amy. (8 October 2007). "Fashion design is not for dummies". The Sydney Morning Herald. p6.

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