Seminars
Students in FIT’s Global Fashion Management (GFM) Master of Professional Studies (MPS) program attend four intensive, week-long international seminars in New York City, Paris, Hong Kong, and Mexico City. The seminars connect academic learning with the global fashion industry through lectures, executive discussions, workshops, company visits, cultural experiences, and collaborative case studies.
Working in cross-cultural teams, students analyze real-world business challenges, develop strategic recommendations, and present their findings to company leaders. Together, the seminars help students compare the business environments, consumer markets, and fashion industries of these four regions.
Important Seminar Information
- Attendance at all four seminars is required for graduation.
- Each seminar consists of full-day programming over seven consecutive days, Sunday through Saturday.
New York
The Business of American Fashion
The New York Seminar (first semester) brings students together with leaders from the United States fashion industry. Through executive sessions, company visits, and a team case study focused on a U. S. brand, students examine leadership, market dynamics, finance, marketing, digital commerce, technology, and retail innovation. They apply insights from the seminar to a current business challenge and develop strategic recommendations.
» New York Seminar Information
Paris
The Business of Luxury
The Paris Seminar (second semester) brings students together with leaders from the French and European luxury fashion industries. Through executive sessions, company visits, and a case study focused on a French or European brand, students examine the evolution of the luxury sector, brand heritage, creativity, strategy, and changing consumer behavior across France and the European Union.
Hong Kong
Production, Supply Chain, and China Market
The Hong Kong Seminar (third semester) examines fashion business, retail, and consumer markets across Hong Kong and Mainland China. Through executive sessions, company and factory visits, and a real-world case study, students explore production, sourcing, manufacturing, supply chains, digital commerce, and China’s evolving consumer market, including the region’s influence on global fashion.
» Hong Kong Seminar Information
Mexico
Commerce and Culture
The Mexico Seminar (fourth semester) explores Mexico’s fashion and consumer markets, with attention to the country’s role in the broader Latin American marketplace. Through executive presentations, company visits, academic sessions, and cultural programming, students examine business strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, design, and consumer behavior. They then work in cross-cultural teams on a case study addressing a business challenge in the Mexican market.
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Aaron Duncan, Associate Professor and Chair
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