.Presentation of the school - Nîmes

The school is above all a higher education establishment and teaching is
centred on art alone to provide firm emphasis on this.
The curriculum leads to the Diplôme National d’Arts Plastiques (DNAP)
after the first three years, and then to the Diplôme National Supérieur
d’Expression Plastique (DNSEP) concluding five years of teaching.
These degrees are awarded, approved and recognised by the Ministry of
Culture and Communication (Delegation for Plastic Arts).
The harmonisation of higher education is in progress at the European level
and art schools will be part of a new system called the ECTS (European
Credit Transfer System).
One school, three premises
The main centre consists of the administration, the library, graphic data
processing and video units and students’ studios.
The second is for construction and sculpture.
The third is for publishing and printing, conferring excellence on this subject
as this centre works with the graphic data processing unit.
Location of the school
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The school is in the historic centre of the city of Nîmes, a
five-minute walk from Carré d’Art, which houses a documentation
library and the Municipal Library.
High-speed TGV train services mean that Nîmes is 40 minutes
from Montpellier, 90 minutes from Marseilles and
Lyons and 3 hours from Paris.