[6] In 1986, IFM created a Postgraduate Programme in Fashion, Design and Luxury Management in order to reinforce managerial skills within the industry.
IFM's Postgraduate Programme in Fashion, Design and Luxury Management is recognised by the French Higher Education and Research Ministry for a period of six years.
[15] Since 1994 a large-scale scholarship scheme has been funded by a circle of patron companies,[16] allowing IFM to encourage social diversity of its students.
This institute for applied research and expertise became IFM's Economic Observatory, which produces and publishes market studies for business professionals in the industry.
IFM programmes are open to holders of a higher education degree (levels M1 and M2), offering them specialized and vocational programs in the field of management and design.
In 2013 IFM joined heSam (hautes études Sorbonne arts et métiers), an academic cluster for social sciences and humanities, engineering, private and public governance, design and heritage.
[18] In December 2008, IFM moved to new premises at the Docks, Cité de la mode et du design, quai d'Austerlitz in Paris.
This project promotes pan-European partnerships between designers and small- and mid-size companies, in order to develop innovative new fashion and lifestyle products.