Set Design
RUFA at the Arena di Verona for the dress rehearsal of Nabucco
On Wednesday 11 June, a group of students from the RUFA School of Set Design had the extraordinary opportunity to attend the dress rehearsal of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi, staged at the Arena di Verona. The invitation came directly from the renowned director, set designer, costume designer, choreographer and light designer Stefano Poda and… Find out more
Computer Animation and Visual Effects
Masterclass with Yahor Palishchuk: Compositing as a Creative Key to CGI Animation
From 26 to 31 May 2025, students of the Master of Arts in Computer Animation and Visual Effects took part in an intensive masterclass led by Yahor Palishchuk, a Senior Lighting & Lookdev Artist with international experience, specialised in building visual identity through lighting, shading, and compositing. A RUFA graduate, Yahor returned to the Academy—as… Find out more
Fine Arts
Deconstructing the Gesture: a masterclass with Matilde Sambo exploring body, sound and video
From 26 to 30 May 2025, RUFA hosted the masterclass “Deconstruct the Gesture” led by artist and lecturer Matilde Sambo—an intensive experience that engaged Fine Arts students in a practical and poetic reflection on the gesture, through bodily movement, sound and video. Starting from the keywords body, gesture, play, the workshop invited participants to… Find out more
Academy
Elections for the Renewal of the Academic Council – 2025–2026–2027 Term
Elections are announced for the renewal of faculty representatives on the Academic Council for the three-year period 2025–2026–2027. Voting will take place from 07/07/2025 to 17/07/2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The polling stations will be located at the front offices of the RUFA campuses at Via Benaco 2, Via degli Ausoni 7,… Find out more
Academy
Visual and Innovation Design
RUFA wins Gold at the European Design Awards 2025
RUFA and Intorno Design are proud to announce that the RUFA Annual Report 2022 has won the Gold Award at the European Design Awards 2025, one of the most prestigious international recognitions in the field of visual design. A project that has bravely and innovatively told the growth and transformation of the Academy. The… Find out more
Academy
Design Management
When Generative AI Meets the ICCs
RUFA will host a series of events organized by Associazione Civita and Fondazione Kainòn ETS, entitled “When Generative AI Meets…”. The meetings – held in person at RUFA’s Milan campus and Civita’s spaces – aim to explore the impact of GenAI (Generative AI) on the creator economy through theoretical reflections, debates, and hands-on workshops. The… Find out more