10X Nghe An receives fashion scholarship at prestigious university in Italy

At the age of 18, Phan Dang Hoang (Vinh city, Nghe An) has just excellently received a prestigious scholarship from Naba Nouva Academia Di Belle Arti University (Italy) with a major in fashion design.

Naba Nouva Academia Di Belle Arti is one of the most famous universities in Italy, ranked in the Top 20 best fashion design schools in the world in 2017 by BOF - The Business of Fashion. Domus magazine rated Naba as one of the leading architecture and design schools in Europe.

At the age of 16, Phan Dang Hoang became famous for his portrait paintings and was honored by two American art magazines as an outstanding young artist of Vietnam.

In the country, Phan Dang Hoang makes the online community "crazy" with his portraits of Vietnamese stars such as Ly Nha Ky, Ho Ngoc Ha, My Tam, and he receives compliments from these people.

The 18-year-old boy is the first Vietnamese to receive a scholarship to study fashion at Naba University. Photo: NVCC

Phan Dang Hoang has been passionate about painting since he was 3 years old, which was also the time when he was passionate about fashion. In Nghe An, there were not many conditions for him to develop his passion. Thanks to his determination, perseverance, and especially his natural talent, Hoang has researched and developed his talent. Thanks to his tireless efforts, Phan Dang Hoang has surpassed thousands of competitors around the world to become one of the 4 people honored to receive a talent scholarship specializing in fashion at Naba University.

Phan Dang Hoang shared: “Although he is famous for his portrait paintings, his dream is to become a fashion designer. Therefore, before graduating from grade 12, Phan Dang Hoang temporarily stopped drawing and focused all his determination and ability to find a direction for himself on the path he chose. Phan Dang Hoang still dreams of studying fashion abroad, but receiving a scholarship from Naba University is something Hoang could not have expected.”

Phan Dang Hoang is famous for his portrait paintings of Vietnamese celebrities. Photo: NVCC

Hoang's dream was to go to the fashion capitals of the world, especially Italy, however, this dream seemed far away. At that time, Phan Dang Hoang was fortunate to be introduced to Naba School and the Got Talent contest that awarded scholarships to talented people around the world. He was extremely excited but immediately disappointed when he learned that the contest had ended. Refusing to "accept fate", Hoang sought out and had a conversation with Naba's Asian admissions representative from Korea. She supported Phan Dang Hoang to share the message: "Passion and dreams are the biggest motivations to help me overcome all difficulties and adversities". Phan Dang Hoang's profile was sent to Naba in the hope that there would be the first opportunity for a Vietnamese representative.

Surprisingly, Hoang's application was reviewed, he had to undergo a direct interview in English and create 3 fashion collections on drawings to demonstrate his creativity, then present in English. Naba opened a scholarship evaluation board to carefully consider with the support of the Italian Government. Finally, Phan Dang Hoang became the first Vietnamese to receive a talent scholarship from a university in the fashion capital of Milano (Italy).

Hoang's creativity is expressed in his free-spirited and beautiful fashion designs. Photo: NVCC

These are the drawings that Hoang sent to Naba and helped him receive a prestigious scholarship. Photo: NVCC

Phan Dang Hoang shared: “With this success, Hoang hopes that young people will always believe in themselves, constantly try and make every effort to reach the path they are waiting for. Your life is up to you to decide. Live your life to the fullest for your youth, for the most brilliant years of your life, never give up on your own dreams."

Currently, Phan Dang Hoang is preparing his luggage to fly to Milan in September 2018 to prepare the necessary procedures to enroll in school in early October.

“Hoang does not dare to say how successful he will be after studying, but first of all, this is the first step to conquering his aspiration, and Hoang believes that when he has aspiration, he will know how to overcome all difficulties to reach his dream. Hoang hopes that in the future he will be able to bring the knowledge he has learned from the world's fashion capital back to contribute to the development of Vietnamese fashion,” Hoang said.