Design Colleges of the Year 2023.pdf

Unveiling
the Secrets of
Design World
he expanse of design encompasses
Tevery stratum of the industry. Designs
form the heart and soul of every
segment, be it interior, advertising, printing,
textile, fashion, media, software,
communications, products, engineering, etc.
Designers create beautiful colorful depictions
that elevate the standard of the product or the
services, making it clear, convincing, and
appealing. Their artefacts capture our attention
and compel us to think deeply about the
message communicated. Designer products are
in high demand and raise the importance of the
product regardless of its size and structure.
Besides making the products unique, the
designers enhance the perception making it
valuable in the competition.
As we dwell on the captivating aspects of the
design elements, one often wonders how they
did do it. What could be the secret behind these
brilliant designers who have the ﬁnesse of
crafting such marvelous artefacts?
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Agreeing with these universal
questions, we identified that the
bedrocks of these expert artists are the
design colleges that teach, train, and
polish them in creating the best-known
artists of the modern commercial
world. Yes. That's precisely where the
secret lies. Modern design colleges
have comprehensive design curriculum
that includes all the fundamentals,
codes, values, ethics, industry
paradigms, ways and means, and
design applications too.
Gone are the days when a designer
learned from the basics itself. Today's
design colleges have powered the
curriculum with several aspects of
modern applications, technologies,
aspects of permutations-combinations,
innovations, and multi-dimensional
creations that hone their skills and
design capabilities. Right from
conditioning their observation skills to
building creative thinking abilities,
modern design colleges prepare young
talent to identify industry issues and
address them through their design
solutions. They are boosting the
designers much higher, from cute
designs to responsible strategists who
actively offer effective solutions to
several industrial and worldly aspects.
Unveiling the secrets behind the
magical world of design institutes, The
Knowledge Review gladly brings to
you its latest edition, 'Design Colleges
for the year 2023', which unfolds the
interesting dimensions of the various
remarkable design colleges that have
carved an impressive niche of their
own.
As you discover the amazing and
enticing aspects of these humble
design abodes, you will realise that
each one uncovers a different story of
its own.
The deep colorful world of design
colleges awaits you. Delve in.
- Anish David
Best,
Anish David

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World University
of Design
The World University of Design is India's rst and only
university dedicated to education in the creative domain. It
provides cutting-edge, trans-disciplinary programs in the
creative domain of design.
Description
Name of the College Web Address
Whistling Woods
International
Whistling Woods International is India’s premier institute for
design education, founded by one of India’s leading
lmmakers, Subhash Ghai. It is highly committed to ensuring
its students move into the industry in creative and rewarding
areas of employment.
The Design Village
The Design Village is an interdisciplinary, industry-centric
design institute. It works closely with the industry and
professionals to maintain a strong focus on the real-world
relevance and application of design.
Strate School
of Design
Strate School of Design has been training designers of
tomorrow globally for nearly 30 years. Strate’s core mission is
to garner the talent of tomorrow who is solutions oriented,
globally connected with the design community.
RV University's School of
Design and Innovation
With eight decades of a rich legacy, RV University is set off
to impart high-quality education of global standards in
India. It endeavors to impart quality education to all strata
of society.
NICC International
College of Design
NICC is a one-of-its-kind Design Institute specialising in
interdisciplinary cross-platform education. It has
successfully been creating great careers since its
inception, and alumnus positioning speaks for itself.
LISAA School
of Design
LISAA School Of Design is a centre of LISAA from France. It
offers degree courses in Fashion and Textile Design, Interior
and Product Design as well as Graphic and Web Design.
IDeA Worldwide
Design College
IDeA Worldwide College is India's oldest Private Design
College. It is based on recent advancements allowing students
to have the upper hand to secure a good place in the dynamic
fashion world.
ARCH College of
Design And Business
ARCH Educational Society aims to reform and transform the
quality of education for design aspirants across the globe. It is
equipped with cutting-edge technology and online pedagogical
infrastructure to offer students premium education.
Apparel Training
and Design Centre
Apparel Training and Design Centre is a dedicated Vocational
Training Provider and has the largest number of directly run
training centers for the Apparel Sector and is the single
largest Pan- India Training Provider.
Web Address
Vol. 01 - 2023
www.worlduniversity
ofdesign.ac.in
www.whistlingwoods.net
www.thedesignvillage.org
www.strate.in
www.rvu.edu.in/
school-of-design
www.niccindia.org
www.lisaabangalore.com
www.idea-worldwide.com
www.archedu.org
www.atdcindia.co.in
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WHISTLING WOODS
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School of Design

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innova on and encourage crea vity by leading
from the front in the ﬁeld of communica on,
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The domain of design is ever
evolving – posing new
challenges to anyone engaged
in problem solving through design
interventions. It is very often
considered to be the oldest human
activity and one of the newest
professions. The practice of design,
emerging from craft, and later
architecture, is centred on meeting
people’s needs, and engages with two
broad areas of the built environment –
the object, and the sign, and both are
informed by the realm of visual design.
And, for visual designers, one of the
best places for contemporary creative
practice is the sprawling city of
Mumbai – a hub for the creative
industry in South Asia, and the design
learning destination of Whistling
Woods International (WWI) School
of Design, that has been offering
world-class education in the field of
Visual Communication Design.
Spearheading this transformation in the
world of visual communication design
is the Head of the Department,
Mr Milindo Taid. He has been
tirelessly revolutionizing strategies and
innovative pedagogy to draw creativity
from every student.
Lets deep dive into the WWI School of
Design's journey and learn the art and
craft of Visual Communication Design!
Foundation Story of Asia’s premier
Film, Communication and Creative
Arts Institute
Whistling Woods International is one
of India's and Asia's premier institutes
founded in 2006 by one of the
country's leading filmmakers,
Mr Subhash Ghai. While it started as a
film institute, offering its flagship
programme in filmmaking, over the
course of its operation, Whistling
Woods International has forayed into
various verticals of film,
communication, and creative arts
education, offering a variety of courses
varying in duration from one to four
years.
Launched in 2017, WWI School of
Design has left no stone unturned in
educating students and professionals
with visual communication design
excellence. Known nationally and
globally for its Bachelor of Design
Programme, the institute has a lot to
offer to the creative industries
worldwide. The WWI School of
Design focuses on developing students
into visual communication design
professionals that pave the way to
being an excellent medium that mirror
society and propels inclusive
development.
Founded on the philosophical
principles of 'Learning By Doing', the
WWI School of Design enables its
student to be hands-on, minds-on, and
engage proactively with the
community. And, simultaneously
committed to its mission, this unique
design school has been acknowledged
among the international diaspora for
the education it offers to aspiring visual
communication design professionals.
Design Colleges of the Year 2023

Since its inception, the institute has
launched multiple schools under its
umbrella to cover the film,
communication, and creative arts
space. The WWI School of Design was
launched with a vision to create a state-
of-the-art school that sets new
standards of world-class education in
Visual Communication Design. Its
mission is to benchmark quality,
inspire innovation, encourage
creativity, and mould professional
problem solving talents. It offers a
four-year degree programme in Visual
Communication Design.
Mr Milindo Taid expresses, "We take
pride in the fact that the first few
batches of students were offered jobs
even before they graduated – a
testimony to the high quality of
professional education that the WWI
School of Design focuses on, made
possible largely by the exceptionally
talented and committed teaching
faculty."
Interestingly the teaching faculty at the
institute are all active working
professionals, who bring years of
education in film, communication, and
creative arts.
WWI Mission
Benchmarking quality, inspiring
innovation, encouraging creativity and
moulding minds, by leading from the
front in the field of film, media and
entertainment education.
A Leader of Compassion and
Experience
Mr Milindo Taid, Head of the
Department of WWI School of Design,
being an influential personality in the
industry, is also an eminent educator of
design in the country. He is a former
faculty member of Communication
Design at the National Institute of
Design (NID), Ahmedabad and also
served as the Head of New Media at
the same institute. He is also one of the
founding members of Communication
Design programme at the MIT Institute
of Design, Pune.
He has taught in various design,
communication, and media education
organizations across India and abroad,
experience from the creative industries
to classrooms and studios. Moreover,
the ratio of faculty to students is
favourable to individual mentorship
and in the building of positive relations
and solidarity within the school. The
vast network of WWI alumni ensures
that students will have ongoing support
and resources available to them during
their programme and after graduation.
Do What You Love; Love What You
Do
Whistling Woods International has
always been very particular about
students following their passion.
Emphasizing about the institutes’
philosophy, Mr Milindo Taid says, "We
believe in ensuring that our students
graduate as industry-ready
professionals. Keeping that in mind,
our curriculum is designed around
experiencing practice along with the
theoretical aspects."
WWI Vision
To create a state-of-the-art institution
that sets new standards of world-class

and guided many students on several
national and international projects. He
is the recipient of the prestigious
Erasmus Mundus European Union
scholarship for his doctoral research in
the 'Ethics of Communication
Practices' at the Universitat Politècnica
de València, Spain.
Being such an inﬂuential design
educator and consultant,
he has helped and guided his students
to establish independent design
studios, consultancies, production
houses, etc. He has also been
associated with helping his students
with design intervention and
communication-related roles in reputed
companies and organizations at both
national and international levels.
Apart from that, the visiting experts
and faculty from reputed design
institutes worldwide oﬀer them a
diverse and global perspective on
problem solving through visual design.
Enhancing Global Communication
with Visual Design
The outcomes of Visual
Communication Design endeavours is
one of the most prominent in the
design environment. The programme
specialises in students undergoing
fundamental design foundation inputs
from the begining. The course moves
towards project-based semesters
culminating in a major design project
under standard industry conditions in
semester eight.
Weaving the Threads of Modern
Design
WWI School of Design
holds Graphic Design and Visual
Design as its core element to complete
the academic learning arc for the
students. Along with these, the four-
year BDes programme allows the
students to specialise in electives like
Motion Design, Interaction Design,
and Spatial/Environmental Design.
The course is curated to create future-
ready design thinkers, practitioners and
designers with in-depth knowledge of
universal design, deep ecology, and
environmental perception. The course,
while completing the students’ learning
arc, also allows them to propose new
radical ideas via the colloquium paper.

conditions. They hit the ground
running when they graduate."
Emphasizing the future of the
discipline Mr Taid adds, "The future of
design education is laid on the
foundation of cutting edge quality of
student and faculty work ,with a focus
on quality-centric pedagogy."
He further notes, "Appropriate design
interventions that meet people's needs
and enhances the quality-of-life
manifold will always be in demand –
our academic programme ensures that
the quest for excellence is relentless."
Moving towards the Ultimate Dream
Founding WWI was always a dream
for the institute's Founder and
Chairman, Mr Subhash Ghai, a
renowned filmmaker but a teacher at
heart. Now that it has come about, the
management always looks for
opportunities to further build upon that
initial vision. With the Mumbai
campus well established, the institute is
strongly looking at expansion both in
terms of programme verticals and
Learning by Doing!
The school succeeds when it nurtures
students in an environment that
prepares them for every future
situation. As mentioned, the WWI
School of Design is based on a similar
ethos where students learn by doing.
The institute encourages and engages
students in proactive and productive
individual and group learning
activities.
To provide the students with detailed
insights about how designs are done,
workshops and masterclasses are
conducted by professional visual
communication designers from across
the world.
Explaining this practical-based ethos of
the WWI School of Design,
Mr Milindo Taid explains, "Our
students receive job offers prior to
graduating from the programme – a
testimony to the industry readiness and
career orientation of our Visual
Communication Design academic
programme. The final semester
degree/thesis project is executed by the
student as a young design professional
working under standard industry
Talking about the programme in detail,
Mr Milindo Taid shares, "Apart from
rigorous inputs in the theoretical
underpinnings of artistic/creative
practice, the Visual Communication
Design programme ensures that the
hands-on, minds-on nature of design
practice is well comprehended by the
students – as they must apply their
traditional media and digital tool skills
in all creative work done within the
design programme. It is a journey of
constant honing fired by a quest for
excellence."
He further adds, "In year 2 and 3 of the
Visual Communication Design
programme, an elective of Spatial
Design is offered to the students,
wherein, in acknowledging architecture
as a 'mother discipline' in design, the
thorough comprehension of elements of
space, spatial narrative, and light,
form and space is made possible. The
courses are conducted by globally
attuned faculty who are alumni from
top rung design institutes in India and
abroad."
The future of design educa on has to
rest on the cu ng edge of the quality of
work -appropriate design interven ons that
meet people’s needs and enhances the
quality-of-life manifold will always be in
demand – our academic programme
ensures that the quest for excellence
is a constant.

campuses. The newest addition to the
academic repertoire has been the
launch of the WWI School of Sports
and Esports Management.
Additionally, WWI is at various stages
of establishing additional campuses
both within India and outside, in
partnership with governments and like-
minded organizations.
Shedding some light on the institute's
vision, Mr Milindo Taid adds,
hones and promotes talent from the
ages 5 to 50. The institute ensures that
every creative person who wishes to
make a career in this dynamic industry
goes through top-quality education and
is successful in what they do. The
institute is in negotiation with various
state governments, as the endeavour is
to build more such schools that aren't
just a film institute but a
communication, creativity and media
oasis!"
"Our vision is to create an even greater
state-of-the-art academic institution
that sets new standards of world-class
education in film, communication, and
creative arts. The institution aims to
inspire innovation and encourage
creativity by leading from the front in
the field of media and entertainment."
WWI School of Design's, "Ultimate
dream is to have an institution that
Ÿ Over 3400+ alumni successfully graduated from WWI to date, with over 90% gainfully
employed at several leading M&E organiza ons in India and globally.
Ÿ Whistling Woods Interna onal joined the On-Set Virtual Produc on (OSVP) ini a ve
undertaken by the Society for Mo on Pictures & Television Engineers (SMPTE). The ini a ve
is a first-of-its-kind Rapid Industry Solu on (RIS) ac vity structured to lay down best
prac ces for tackling the complexi es of emerging technologies.
Ÿ Whistling Woods Interna onal is honoured to be a member of the VR/AR Associa on.
Ÿ Whistling Woods Interna onal has been recognised for its Enterprise Applica ons in the
Educa on category at the Digital Technology Senate Awards 2021, hosted by The Indian
Express Group.
Ÿ Whistling Woods Interna onal has associated with Mumbai Metro Rail Corpora on for an
industry-academia collabora on to further the cause of Emerging Media content and
Cinema c Virtual Reality.
Ÿ Whistling Woods Interna onal has been acknowledged and awarded as the Top Anima on
Ins tute with Best Infrastructure in India by Image Planet at India’s Top Anima on Educa on
Ins tutes Award, 2019.
Ÿ The ins tute was also awarded Excellence in Crea ve & Performing Arts at the 6th FICCI
Higher Educa on Excellence Awards 2019.
Ÿ Ranked amongst the top 10 film schools in the world by The Hollywood Reporter.
Ÿ Whistling Woods Interna onal is rated among the ‘Top Ins tutes of Influence’ globally by
Forbes India.
Awards and Accreditations of WWI

NICC International
Coge of Dsign
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"Perfection is achieved, not when there
is nothing more to add, but when there
is nothing left to take away."
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
Airman's Odyssey
As the French author- aristocrat-
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
speaks about perfection in
design; his view can be contemplated
and related by every design enthusiast
and practitioner. Design has always
been an integral part of the Human
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endeavour to acquire mastery over
physical forms. While Design as an
element is a ruling factor for all major
global industries, its genuinity still lies
in simplicity and the innate sense of
aesthetical understanding of the
designer.
To be an educator and excel at a
prolific design college that
acknowledges the challenge takes
immense skill and understanding of the
Art of Design.
The Knowledge Review takes immense
pride in unveiling the story of one of
the most prominent colleges of Design,
the eminent NICC International
College of Design. In an exclusive
interview, we spoke with Founder-
Director, Dr Akash K Rose about the
college's journey, its unique yet
predominant teaching methodologies,
and impeccable results over more than
15 years. Following are some excerpts
from the interview.
Kindly walk us through NICC's
journey from its inception to being a
prominent design college for
aspiring designers.
NICC's dedicated 10,000 sq.ft.
building was planned in 2002 and
completed in 2004. NICC International
College of Design is a member-affiliate
of the European League of Institutes of
the Arts (ELIA), and the granting of
this affiliation in March 2005 was
simultaneous with the formal launch of
NICC's International teaching
programs. Successful high-level
placements and international
appreciation of NICC graduates
(including winning a prestigious full
scholarship in Packaging Design to
IED Milan) led to NICC being
considered an aspirational destination
for Design students.
State the motto, vision, mission and
core values of NICC.
"Career-Oriented Interdisciplinary
Education" is the guiding principle of
NICC's pedagogic system.
Core Values can be summarised as:
"Focused individual attention,
encouragement of creativity, one-on-
one nurturing of directional ambition
and talent."
An essential foundation which
empowers this approach is the
limitation of class sizes to not more
than 18 students per class.
Kindly introduce yourself to our
readers and briefly describe your
journey with NICC.
I, Dr Akash K. Rose, am an alumnus of
the eminent college of Medicine,
A.I.I.M.S. New Delhi. I have always
been passionate about Engineering and
General Sciences. Thus, when a
Fellowship in Physiology - Biophysics
was offered, I won one of the two seats
available for the program. Here, my
colleague and I successfully developed
a prototype low-cost E.C.G. machine
with locally available components,
winning the appreciation of the then
Minister for Health. With this
foundation in Biomedical Engineering,
I was appointed to be a member of the
Development Team, Committee on
Science and Technology in Developing
Countries, and subsequently
successfully developed technologies
for Govt. of India Ministry of Defence
as a Consultant Scientist.
I have also been a consultant at the
Vizag Steel Plant Laser Digitizing
Annexe and in automation for several
corporates. I have also developed
unique products ranging from electrical
to electronic to electromechanical for
numerous clients and have
patents/patents pending on his
inventions. In the late nineteen
eighties, I became an authorised Guide
to B.E. Electronics Final Year students
studying at colleges affiliated with
Chennai University and have never
stopped teaching since then. In
addition, I am well-known and a
respected photographer. This
achievement led to NICC being
selected as Canon's Pro Centre in
Karnataka and currently to Nikon's
choice of NICC as its only Equipment
Partner Institution.
As an author-photographer, I have
illustrated and published a series of
nine detailed Photo-Technique articles
in Better Photography, a Tata Donelly
publication at the time. The
interdisciplinary knowledge of
Technology that I absorbed in Design
and related subjects led to being an
External Examiner to Govt. of India's
National Institute of Design (NID) P.G.
'Career-Oriented
Interdisciplinary Education' is
the guiding principle of NICC's
pedagogic system.
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Campus, Gandhi Nagar / Ahmedabad
for seven years - 2009, 2011, 2012,
2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 (M.Des.) for
the Department of New Media Design
(NMD).
I currently teach Product Design, EV
Design, Alternative Energy,
Automation, AI and Advanced Digital
Imaging at NICC.
What are the course objectives and
expected learning outcomes for the
students at NICC?
The Course Objectives at NICC align
with the objectives of Govt. of India's
New Education Policy - especially
regarding Multidisciplinary Learning.
NICC is one of the few Institutions in
India offering programs guided by UN
Sustainable Development Goals
(UNSDG). Learning outcomes are
specifically:
1) Interdisciplinary Cross-Platform
awareness leads to unmatched creative
team member competence in
conceptual and skillset application.
2) Instant career readiness to enable
immediate integration into the industry
without the need for extensive
training and orientation by
the industry.
3) International-Standard Design
knowledge and skillsets in keeping
with the Bologna Convention's goal of
establishing uniformity of Design
curricula globally.
4) NICC is the first Indian institution to
adopt the internationally increasingly
important S.T.E.A.M. concept of
integrating the arts (A) into the
S.T.E.M. educational root. This leads
to Design-Driven Innovation in
multiple diverse fields.
Has e-learning enhanced the
education facilities offered by NICC
for the students?
Yes, it was of great importance during
the various pandemic-induced
restrictions. NICC continued without a
break! We delivered quality teaching
online throughout the period. However,
online teaching of a multi-disciplinary
field such as Design can only be a
supportive exercise and does not
replace the need for hands-on
laboratory and field work as well as the
team-building and co-operative skills
necessary to be a successful Design
professional.
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What are the unique programs
introduced to develop the necessary
artistic skills in students?
In the First Year, a strong foundation is
built in Art theory and Visual Design.
Students create Graphics with a sound
understanding of Art Movements,
Current Trends, Colour theory, Colour
Science and Applied Graphic Design.
They also have entire projects devoted
to creating Dioramas and other art
installations to polish their artistic
perception and develop their creative
perception and skills of expression
across multiple media.
Are there any special programs that
allow the student to have global
exposure?
All our U.G. and P.G. Twinning
Programs incorporate standard degree
education via direct enrollment in
govt. universities combined with
parallel International-Syllabus
Professional Diplomas (approved by
the State Government). These
programs use a curriculum closely in
synchronisation with over 400 elite
design colleges worldwide, which are
our sister institutions via the ELIA
network. Thus, the curriculum is truly
up-to-date and genuinely international.
How do you help your students
prepare for their careers in the
future? Additionally, where do you
see the future of education as we
advance, and how is NICC
preparing for it?
NICC takes a unique direction in
crafting its curriculum for all courses.
Conventional education syllabuses are
based on academic classifications
intended to lead to certain professions.
In contrast, NICC's approach is first to
understand what the global academic
fraternity's extensive research indicates
and to acknowledge the requirements
of today's Industries. Our curriculum is
constantly tailored to create graduates
who are a precise fit for mid-to-high-
level industry careers and who are
career-ready from the very first day,
thus eliminating the endemic problem
of producing graduates who are not
employable.
Dr Akash K Rose
Founder-Director,
NICC International
College of Design
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Please mention NICC's most notable
achievements, accolades,
accreditations, and awards.
NICC's most notable achievement is
the record of Placement of its
Graduates in coveted positions in top
industries, including Byju's, Tata Elxsi,
Xiaomi, Google, Nikon and many
others. We are also very glad to note
that many of our students have applied
for and been accepted instantly for
A strong
foundation is built
in Art theory and
Visual Design.
Higher Education at elite institutions in
the U.K., Italy, Canada and other
premium academic destinations.
In addition, we are proud to say that
NICC students' work has been widely
recognised, and appreciative articles on
their work have been
published in the
mainstream Press - TOI,
The Indian Express,
Bangalore Mirror, and
Deccan Chronicle.
Internationally, NICC is
the first Indian institution
to be accepted as a
member-affiliate of The
European League of
Instituts of The Arts
(Netherlands / Holland).
Further, NICC is the first
and only institution to be
chosen as an equipment
partner by Nikon. NICC
was chosen "Institute of
The Year 2020" - Design
& Visual Arts by
Academic Insights
Magazine.
How do you envision the future of
NICC going forward?
NICC is deepening its ties across the
globe in terms of Design Education
and has been offered collaboration with
eminent Universities in the U.K. This
initiative is ongoing. We intend to keep
pace with evolving technologies such
as EV development, Alternative
Energy, Socially-Conscious Design,
Green and Sustainable Design and to
broaden the scope of our Graduates
even further across the globe.
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from All Quarters
in Bangkok
Received Accolades in Abundance
Asian Education Awards
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Apart from them, the event witnessed
the presence of Assistant Prof. Dr Ake
Choonhachatrachai, a former District
Councillor - Bangkok Metropolitan
Administration and currently serving
as an Associate Dean - Online
Learning Program and Business
Innovation at Stamford International
University.
The lucky winners of Asian Education
Awards 2022 are: -
Ÿ Dr Sanjeev Kumar, Delhi, India -
Professor of the Year
Ÿ Dr Mala Sengupta, Kolkata, India -
Excellence in English Teaching
Ÿ Anubhav English Classes, India -
Innovation & Creativity in English
Language Learning
Ÿ The Leap Kidz Preschool, India -
Best Preschool
Ÿ Mr Pranjyoti Saikia, Bangkok,
Thailand - Excellence in Science
Teaching
Ÿ Ms Simran Ballani, Bangalore,
India - Outstanding Contribution in
Education
Ÿ Ms Tarveen Kaur, Mumbai, India -
Corporate Trainer of the Year
Ÿ Faculty of Architecture, Dr.MGR
Educational and Research Institute,
Chennai, India - Excellence in
Academics
The glittering awards ceremony
witnessed the assembly of 200
educators from diﬀerent corners of the
globe who gathered to meet and
exchange innovative ideas and views
stimulating meaningful discussion, and
building lifelong connections. This
event provided a great opportunity for
the participants to make new
acquaintances, network with global
experts in education and facilitate
valuable partnerships.
The event was graced by notable
academicians, visionary edupreneurs
and world class public speakers. The
Chief Guest at the event was Dr
Margaret Davitt Maughan, a senior
educator from the United States with
more than 35 years of experience in
classrooms, curriculum development
and interdisciplinary studies.
The Guests of Honour were Dr
Kuldeep Agarwal, a seasoned
educationist/teacher educator having
37 years of experience in the ﬁeld of
education and Prof. Dr Edward Roy
Krishnan, Directeur Général at the
European International University –
Paris and Associate Provost at the
California Metropolitan University
(CMU) – California.
Asia Education Conclave in
partnership with Asian
College of Teachers
presented the prestigious Asian
Education Awards celebrating the
remarkable educators and educational
institutions that provide students
unparalleled education and encourage
an ecosystem of innovation. The grand
th
awards ceremony was held on 12
November, 2022 at Renaissance
Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel in
Thailand.
Asian Education Awards has been
conceptualized and created by Dr
Sanjib Chakraborty, an entrepreneur,
educational advisor and L&D training
expert & President, Asia Education
Conclave and administered by Ms
Bidisha Das, Event Director, Asia
Education Conclave. The event
collected plenty of accolades as it
celebrated the remarkable contribution
of educators and other professionals of
the education sector throughout Asia.
Setting the benchmark of excellence
and bringing into limelight the
performance and achievements of not
only teachers, trainers and educational
leaders but also those organizations
which strive endlessly towards creating
a better tomorrow.

Ÿ Faculty of Architecture, Dr.MGR
Educational and Research Institute,
Chennai - Excellence in Pedagogy
Ÿ Dr Hemali Pradip Joshi, Mumbai,
India - Innovation in Education
Ÿ Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand
University, Uttarakhand, India -
Best Emerging University
Ÿ Mr Chung Thien Shiong, Steven,
Malaysia - Best Music Teacher of
the Year
Ÿ Mr Gary Sim Poh Chen, Malaysia -
Best English Teacher of the Year
Ÿ Ms Mansi Srivastava, Indonesia -
Best Preschool Leader
Ÿ Dr Vinjamuri Venkata Ravindra,
Dubai, UAE - Edupreneur of the
Year
Ÿ Dr Vinjamuri Venkata Ravindra,
Dubai, UAE - Innovation in
Education
Ÿ Dr Vellayutham A/L Balakrishnan,
Malaysia - Excellence in Special
Education Teaching
Ÿ Mr Riovan Styx Roring, Indonesia
- Lecturer of the Year
Ÿ Board of Open Schooling and Skill
Education, Sikkim, India - Best
Innovative Open School Board in
India.
An inclusive global community aiming
at bringing the world's most inﬂuential
minds in education together, to learn
from each other, innovate and amplify
the impact – Asia Education Conclave
provides the platform to the teaching
community who create learning
opportunities for all, by manifesting
new ideas and pushing the boundaries
of innovative thinking. Asian
Education Awards is committed to
teaching excellence and honouring
teachers, educational leaders and
institutions to help build a better
future.
Ÿ Nizamia Andalusia Kindergarten,
Indonesia - Best Preschool
Ÿ Nizamia Andalusia School,
Indonesia - Excellence in COVID-
19 Innovations
Ÿ Pink Tower Childcare Centre,
Malaysia - Excellence in Pedagogy
Ÿ Ms Ponnu Felix, Mumbai, India -
Excellence in English Teaching
Ÿ It's Humanity Foundation (IHF),
Bangladesh - Best Social Project
towards Education
Ÿ BBP MUSIC, Thailand -
Excellence in Music Education
Ÿ zSpace Limited, Bangladesh - Best
Skill Development Centre
Ÿ Ms.Ichhya Malla, Nepal -
Corporate Trainer of the Year
Ÿ Dr Bennete Fernandes, Mangalore,
India - Outstanding Contribution in
Education
Ÿ Thakur Ramnarayan Public School,
Mumbai, India - Best Upcoming
ICSE School
th
Asian Education Awards | 12 November, 2022 | Bangkok, Thailand
Celebrating Pedagogical Excellence

SCHOOL OF
INNOVATION
Leading through Design
SDI's Design Venture
RV University's esteemed faculty
includes passionate minds from across
the world who inspire, educate,
motivate, and encourage young
students to go and change the world.
Backed by the 80-year rich legacy of
RV Educational Institutions, it
commenced operations in 2021 as a
new-age, tech-driven, global university
that imparts high-quality, liberal
education with an interdisciplinary
curriculum.
The university, and the school, are a
part of the Rashtreeya Vidyalaya
Educational Institutions (RVEI). The
organization took root in 1940 and is a
A
A
rt is the purest form of
expression. And it is quite
safe to say that art is in
everything that one can ever imagine.
It is not only a pleasant sight to the
eyes but also invokes the genius in the
creator and the viewer. The best thing
about art is it does not like to stay in a
place. It moves with the flow and time,
adapting to every change and involving
all aspects.
In the technical world, art has found its
place in some of the complex
technologies which have led to the
formation of various forms of design
courses.
Today, numerous schools teach design,
and one of these schools stands out is
RV University's School of Design &
Innovation (SDI). One of the best
places to graduate from, it evolves one
as a leader and excels at education for
design, teaching its students the value
of art.
Curious to know more about the
institution?
Let's dive deep into the instrumental
story of RV University and learn more
about the institution.
Iden fy significant
contemporary problems, inculcate
cri cal thinking, and cri que
conven onal solu ons to arrive at
crea ve solu ons through
collabora ve team efforts.
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world of educational institutions with a
mission to 'Go, change the world'. It
has more than 20 institutions and
educates more than 20000 students,
and the institution focuses on creating
and spreading knowledge.
The School of Design & Innovation
(SDI) is one of the core schools
established along with the
commencement of operations of RV
University in the year 2021, driven by
a vision to become 'The Go-To Design
thought leader in various disciplines,
and benchmark against top universities
of the world.
It aims to create a vibrant and diverse
community with faculty members and
students hailing from diﬀerent parts of
the country and the world. It exposes
students to the best of theory and
practice and creates a diverse talent
pool of informed, self-driven,
empathetic and inclusive problem
solvers.
School' for aspiring design students in
India. Its mission is to create designers
of the future who are creative problem
solvers with not just humans at the
centre, but life systems of the world as
the central theme.
Blazing New Trails
While RV University's mission is to
strive for excellence in teaching,
research, capacity building, and
community engagement, and build a
reputation in the academic world as a
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It also enables people from all sections
of society to access affordable and
quality education in all spheres of
knowledge, including Arts,
Humanities, Basic Sciences,
Technology and Management, Teacher
Education, Health Sciences as well as
Legal Studies.
Translating this Vision into Reality
for SDI Prof. Vinay Mundada
The Dean of School of Design and
Innovation, RV University, Prof. Vinay
Mundada, has been associated with
SDI since its beginning as Professor
and Founding Dean. He has over 35
years of extensive, varied academic
years in various positions with the
Centre for Electronics Design and
Technology (CEDT), Aurangabad
(now National Institute of Electronics
and Information Technology -
NIELIT), an organization that
specializes in the design and
development of electronic products. He
was instrumental in launching the
M.Tech program in Electronic Design
and Technology at CEDT and
contributed to Electronic Product
Design and Development and
Corporate Training activities.
Prof. Mundada received his Master of
Design (M. Des) in industrial design
and professional experience in the
fields of electronic product design and
development, product ergonomics,
human interface design, and prototype
development. He served as the
previous Dean of FLAME University's
School of Design in Pune. For 11
years, he served as the Director of the
Symbiosis Institute of Design Pune,
and launched the nation’s first
undergraduate design programme
(B. Des - Bachelor of Design), which
the UGC accredited.
Shortly after beginning his professional
career, he worked as a freelance
designer. He then spent the next 16
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(Product Design) from the IDC School
of Design, IIT-Bombay. He is a
production engineer from VJTI
Mumbai. User-centred design, human-
computer interaction, product interface
design, design for manufacturing,
design for end-of-life, and crafts are
some areas in which he is particularly
interested in researching. He provides
experience in developing and
designing goods and systems.
He is a professional member of the
Association of Designers (ADI) of
India, Bengaluru Chapter.
Design Policy and the New Education
Policy set the stage for a new wave of
design education and contributing to
satisfying the voracious appetite for
young designers in the Indian industry.
SDI strikes to create a mark in the
design education ecosystem and
intellectual quality. It has a strong
founding team of faculty members
drawn both from Industry and
Academia, bringing together a synergy
of knowledge and application. This
reflects how the courses are designed
and delivered. The school draws from
the best methodologies from various
models and is creating an environment
where knowledge creation, knowledge
dissemination, and knowledge
application will co-exist and inspire
each other.
The pedagogy is based on a
combination of theory and practice,
with a conspicuous leaning towards
practice. All learning is demonstrated
through application in an assignment,
guided by faculty. A culture of doing
rather than just stating is adopted in the
institution. A demonstration of this
could be seen through the academic
year – exhibitions and presentations of
work done.
Collaboration and Co-creation are
focus areas with continuous teamwork
encouraged. The Minors and Electives
are designed to encourage
interdisciplinary synergy—not just
within SDI but also within other
schools of RVU—the School of
Computer Science and Engineering,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
School of Business, and School of
Economics are some of the schools
collaborated with.
With deliberate intent, themes like
UN's Sustainable Development Goals
or Digital Platforms as Project are
chosen to ensure that the students get
Offering Excellence
The university offers undergraduate,
postgraduate, and PhD programs in
five academic disciplines, namely, the
School of Liberal Arts and Science,
School of Design and Innovation,
School of Business, School of
Economics, and School of Computer
Science and Engineering. It has
partnerships and collaborations with
over 45 reputed foreign universities,
institutions, and companies.
The School of Design & Innovation
offers a Master of Design program in
User Experience Design (UXD) and
Communication Design (CD),
Bachelor of Design programs in User
Experience Design (UXD), Product
Design (PD), Communication Design
(CD) and Spatial and Interior Design
(SD). The school has plans to expand
and offer more master’s programs,
modular certificate programs, and
industry consulting as it grows and
expands.
E-learning and Enhancement
Design education has come a long way
in India. And yet, it has a long way to
go. It offers great synergy, as the India
Set the stage for diversity
at all levels and aspects
(Gender, Na onal Origin,
Religious, Linguis c, Cultural
and others) while also focusing
on social commitment and
community engagement.
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experience in real-world problem-
solving. The school brings in industry
leaders and thought leaders for guest
lectures and jury panellists to ensure
students get insights and perspectives
from practising leaders.
Nurturing Careers
'Metamorph 2022' was the first student
exhibition to be launched in the
university, which has been an eye-
opener and trendsetter. It has given the
students a platform to showcase their
work and gain valuable confidence. It
is one of the first events that will
become an ongoing series and part of
the SDI culture.
SDI is also guided by a set of attributes
that they want to develop in their
students apart from academic
knowledge. These attributes will help
the students to navigate the world with
confidence and clarity. This includes
ethical, lifelong learning, reflective
thinking, creative confidence, self-
disciplined and driven, entrepreneurial,
environmentally sensitive, and world
view. Every aspect of academic life is
interwoven with these attributes and
abroad that will open a world of
opportunities for higher education,
research, and career opportunities. SDI
is also creating an ecosystem of
collaboration with several corporates
that will enable both internships during
the academic programs and career
opportunities after the programs. The
collaboration will also create a
consulting avenue to keep the faculty
in touch with the industry trends
All this, eventually, focuses on the
mission of creating designers who are
creative problem solvers. Ample
structuring of the courses ensures that
they can be effective designers both in
a corporate environment or in
entrepreneurial pursuits. The course
design ensures the students build a
body of work that will help them
position themselves as designers in a
corporate environment or will help
them have the confidence to go out in
the world and create a solution on their
own.
endeavours to create individuals with
these qualities.
All this, eventually, focuses on the
mission of creating designers who are
creative problem solvers. Careful
structuring of the courses ensures that
they can be effective designers both in
a corporate environment or in
entrepreneurial pursuits. The course
design ensures the students build a
body of work that will help them
position themselves as designers in a
corporate environment or will help
them have the confidence to go out in
the world and create solutions on their
own.
The institution also provides transport,
hostel, cafeteria, medical facilities,
wi-fi and clean surroundings,
multimedia projectors, high-speed
broadband internet-equipped
classrooms, reprographic facilities,
with an enviable infrastructure
encouraging sports.
Envisaging the Future
SDI is in the process of establishing
academic tie-ups with universities
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Signiﬁcance
Design
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and bring about genuine, long-lasting
change.
Profitability is driven by design, and
today, talented designers are in high
demand throughout the world's top
businesses. This demonstrated
unequivocally that design is a tool for
corporate growth and profitability
rather than merely being about
aesthetics.
Let's dive in and learn more about it!
The Scenario of Design Education in
India
Design used to be associated with
sketching and drawing, which are the
purview of artists. Later, it became
perplexed by artists and craftsmen. But
design has dismantled these
limitations. Future developers will
need to recognize and understand
components of planning, economics,
legal, communications, marketing, and
business abilities in addition to
learning problem-solving and creative
exploration. Designers have evolved
into future developers.
In other words, design education
teaches students to think differently
across academic disciplines, recognize
their responsibility as solution-makers
for a variety of novel social, political,
and economic realities, and understand
their power to influence and disrupt the
world around them.
The design education market in India
will be very appealing in the coming
years due to rising awareness of the
value of design education, increased
willingness to investigate and pursue
alternative vocations, and increased
spending propensity.
Design universities are becoming
acknowledged by businesses as
incubators and academic partners. The
industry wishes to support specialized
initiatives and actively involve design
schools in research for new goods and
value chains. India's design education
is about to undergo a significant
upheaval.
Changes Required for Indian Design
Education
India's design industry is expanding,
and according to an AISHE survey,
there will be a need for more than
60,000 designers by 2020 to fill
positions in a market with a potential
value of Rs. 1888.32 billion. To lead
the industry and find answers to issues
like sustainability, smart cities, etc., we
need designers.
Educating the next generation of
students about design awareness and
sensitivity is crucial. Making design a
required component of the curriculum,
considering the many opportunities
provided by design, creating a
supportive academic atmosphere, and
incorporating technology into the
Insightful Design
A
"So many people have great ideas, yet
they never come to fruition; innovation
is a combination of ideas and hard
work…What you create with what you
have learned is imperative in this
process." - George Couros.
As George C. stated above,
design is a creative problem-
solving process that is used to
create new products and services to
enhance our quality of life. Design is
strongly focused on identifying user
and market demands, in contrast to the
expressionist approach of art, and is,
therefore, a process-centric exercise to
generate fresh and original solutions.
The advancement of design education
in India during the last two decades
suggests that it will remain a
significant factor in the expansion of
the nation in the years to come. Due to
the country's growing need for skilled
designers and the importance of design
in influencing the economy, society,
and cultural development of the nation,
design education will be even more
crucial in India by 2023.
With the development of technology,
there will be a greater need in the
future for qualified designers, making
design education crucial to India's
future. Many Indians' lives have
already been significantly impacted by
design education because it has given
them the information and skills they
need to improve their standard of life
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curriculum will all contribute to
preparing students for the workplace.
In light of our times, young children
should be exposed to unique learning
opportunities. We can evolve because
of the early start. Fulﬁlling both
corporate and student standards in the
process. We can develop designers who
can integrate design for concerns in
business, technology, sociology, and
aesthetics by introducing the design in
a holistic, multi-disciplinary way.
The new position of design requires far
more specialized multidisciplinary
skills than those of a strictly visual and
technical curriculum, making it hard.
All of this suggests that design
education ought to be ready to meet
these requirements.
In a nutshell,
The demand for designers must be met
by an exponential increase in the
number of qualiﬁed designers due to
the size of the market. For design to
have an impact on the overall economy
of our nation, it needs to be promoted
as a mainstream industry rather than a
value-added service.
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polish their artistic skills in the school
and build an innovative world. As the
primary motive of the school is to
'make the world more Simple + Just+
Beautiful'.
Moreover, Strate also provides one-
year internships to their students to
provide them with industrial
knowledge and has partnered with over
forty industries. It is also ranked in the
top 60 design schools in the world. The
institute aims 'to create the future
legends who can bring innovation in
an organization as well as in the
universe'.
While conversing with The Knowledge
Review, Thomas Dal, the Dean of
Strate School of Design, shared the
institute's incredible journey since its
Design is often considered the
purest form of art! While
talking about design and art,
everyone imagines the sculptures, ﬁne
arts, paintings, drawings, profound
architecture and many other ancient art
forms.
st
But in the 21 -century, do you really
remember the ancient art forms? It is
not like that they are not worthy of our
attention; modern art has escalated
quickly to everybody's attention.
In today's modern generation, everyone
acing the advanced art forms like
graphic designing, animations, visual
designing, product designing and many
other designs or arts. As the modern art
form has been adopting technological
advancements, it helps the
professionals to ace their skills through
the use of the technology.
Although no artist becomes an expert
without proper guidance and
knowledge, similarly to enhance the
budding artists' skills, many institutes
and universities provide design-based
education in various specialisations.
Apart from the various other institutes,
the Strate School of Design provides a
unique platform for the students to
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Our design
ends with
environmentally
sustainable,
potable and also
provide a new
dimension to
suﬃce human
and societal
development.

inception and highlighted its future
vision and mission.
After getting an overview of the
institute, let the readers recognise the
detailed information about the Strate
School of Design.
An Expedition of the Institute
In 1993, the Strate School of Design
was established with the singular
vision of creating a revolution in the
world through designing and imparting
world-class design education for
aspiring designers across the globe.
Strate is now the leading French design
institute in the world, setting up the bar
high for other design schools. To
deliver an unmatched design learning
experience, Strate has set up state-of-
the-art design labs worldwide with a
unique pedagogy and mentorship from
the best in the design industry.
Strate`s futuristic plan is to expand its
campus abroad, especially in
Singapore and Bangalore, benefiting
from its state recognition and
professional network.
While mentioning the story of the
institute, Thomas Dal says, "The
decision to call ourselves 'Strate'
reflects our focus on clarity, simplicity,
sound impact, and an international
perspective. The subtitle 'School of
Design' clearly affirms our mission,
that we are a school of design. The
school's motto reveals our desire to
'make the world more simple, just, and
beautiful' and reiterates the
fundamentally humanist approach of
the school."
Strate School of Design received
recognition from the French
th
government on 7 December 2015,
after closely monitoring the level of
pedagogy, research, social policy,
administration and management of the
Strate School which was published in
th
BOESR on 7 December 2015.
Over the years, Strate has set new
milestones. In a span of 23 years of its
operation, we grew from 18 students to
600 students and introduced four
design courses (Transportation Design,
Communications Design, Product
Design, and Interaction Design).
Strate School of Design was launched
in India, Bangalore to elevate the
design standards prevalent among the
students of the country and provide
them with international quality
training, live projects, internships and
placements so that they can make a
mark in the design industry globally.
The institute has been doing great since
it is led by Thomas Dal. After
emphazising the institute's journey,
let's dive into the person behind the
success.
A Luminary Bigwig
Thomas graduated from ISD (Institut
Superieur du Design) France in 1999,
then he joined TREVES, a French
automotive manufacturer as Head of
Innovation and Design (Europe) for
Treves. In 2008, he took the challenge
to start the DSK –ISD Rubika school
of design in Pune. After running this
school successfully for three years, he
shifted back to France to be the Head
of Innovation and Design for
Decathlon – Newfeel.
Along with his career in both
transportation and product design,
Thomas ran his own design
consultancy and gained experience in
space, graphics, and design through
working with multi-national
companies.
From the time Thomas Dal joined
Strate School of Design, Bangalore, as
a Dean, under his leadership, the
school has seen a steady rise in
acceptance of design students.
Bringing more than 20 years of design
experience, he ensures that students
inculcate the skills and outlook he has
learnt in the industry.
He has been instrumental in setting up
the design labs and bringing world-
class design education standards to
students. He has continuously
monitored the pedagogy, growth and
learnings of students. Also, their live
projects along with this, he also looks
after those students should receive
industry exposure during their course.
According to him, a holistic approach,
curiosity for technology and social
fields ensure the success of solving
most of the challenges of tomorrow. He
also ensured that the school has
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everything in terms of mentorship,
labs, exposure, projects, and many
other learning opportunities that can
help students fully realise their
potential to be a top designers in the
industry.
Thomas Dal always focused on the
futuristic approach of the institute and
worked hard to retain the institute's
vision, mission, and core values.
Futuristic Vision, Mission, and Core
Values
While stating about the institute's
vision, mission, and core values,
Thomas Dal asserts, "Strate School
was built with the simple motto of
making the world
simple+just+beautiful by training
students to employ design as a
problem-solving tool for the world.
Our design ends with environmentally
sustainable, potable and also provide a
new dimension to suﬃce human and
societal development."
Giving a more insightful view of the
futuristic vision and their beliefs, he
adds, "Our views, beliefs and vision
can be summed up in few words
mentioned below:
Ÿ Design is the only option!
Ÿ No innovation without design!
Ÿ Design is about humanism!
Ÿ Think about the future!"
Creating New Visual Identity
Strate has set up an agency, H5, in
France. It helped them to display the
status of the school's project to assist it
in its international outlook and create a
new, unique image to identity for the
institute. With H5, the institute created
a bridge between its stakeholders and
existing students and established a new
visual grammar for design.
After knowing Strate's vision, mission,
and core values, Thomas Dal
highlights the performance indicator of
the courses provided at the institute.
Learning Standards and its
Corollary
While cascading the institute's learning
standards and positive outcomes of the
benchmarks, Thomas Dal mentions,
"The objectives of all our courses is to
impart the core visual, creative,
technical, and analytical skills in
students, along with knowledge of
materials, technologies, manufacturing
processes, trends, and advanced
working knowledge of the future and
current trends, so that students can
design advanced and innovative
products, concepts and designs."
Although communicating about the
technology, the institute also adopted
the E-learning platform during the
pandemic, and since then, Strate saw
positive impacts of the new learning
system.
Thomas Dal
Dean, Strate School of Design
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We believe
that if one can
draw out their
design, one can
easily design.

aspects of the studies by
holding the continuous
virtual classes, and we are
shifting the design
practicals to digital mode.
Not only that, E-facilities
greatly improved our
interaction design training
and workshops along with
helping us rope in crème
de la crème from top
design firms in the world
for enlightening our
students on changing
trends in design in the
industry."
An impactful educational institute, it
has various eccentric programs
catering to the student's artistic skills.
The details about the programs are
elaborated ahead.
Lighter to Ignite the Fire
The programs are the lighter, which
ignites the artistic fire in the students of
the Strate School of Design. The
institute provides the programs like
transportation design, interaction
design, communications design, and
product design.
All these design programs inculcate
artistic skills in the students so that
they can represent, structure, draw,
model, sculpt, and represent flat and
3D designs, along with visual designs
through sketches and models for
different products, digital objects,
automobiles, and many other products.
While ushering about the unique
programs of the institute, Thomas Dal
asserts, "The first and second year of
all the programs are strictly dedicated
to developing the necessary artistic
skills. We believe that if one can draw
out their design, one can easily
design."
With regards to the unique programs to
inculcate artistic skills in students, the
institute also provides some special
programs which provide global
platforms to the students.
Programs for Cosmic Exposures
The institute does have industry expert
faculty members for the masterclasses,
and Strate also organises the
workshops in which they aim to help
the students to stay updated with the
changing trends in the design industry.
Contrary to other colleges, the school
kept one year for the internship and
live projects. Every year the institute
provides the opportunity for students to
gain industrial experience on the
current design trends in the industry.
The school believes that if the students
are not taught the demanded trend by
the industry in current times and
trained on such aspects, the design
education is incomplete. Similarly,
maximum industry exposure is planned
Positive Impact of E-learning
With the considerable outcomes of the
institute's benchmark, Thomas Dal
asserts that the institute does imply the
E-learning platform, and meanwhile,
he marks its positive impact on the
institute and postulates, "Yes,
E-learning efficient, especially during
and after the pandemic, when we
ensured that students don't miss any
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with the help of 40+ industry
partnerships.
All the faculties are drawn from the
industry having long working
experience for the sole reason that they
can impart the practical application
part of the design in the industry and
equip students with the latest skills and
knowledge.
After acknowledging all the programs
which provide the global platform to
the institute's students, Thomas Dal
also enlightens us with the strategy
through which the institute makes their
pupils' future ready.
Enlightening Future of the
Education
Strate ensures that the right skills,
knowledge, training, industry
experience and mentorship have been
provided by the best people from the
design industry. So that students don't
just have a good future and bag
excellent offers from the industry but
are also potent enough to start a design
revolution in whichever niche they are
working.
Sliding down more details about the
future education system and preparing
the students for it, Thomas Dal notes,
"We aim to create nothing less than
legends who can deliver masterpieces
and initiate design innovations in their
organizations. We have kept a blend of
Indian and International faculty for the
same reason and organise regular
masterclasses and training them by top
design experts coming from firms like
Rimac Buggati, Sodexo, Pininfarina
and many renowned firms."
All the approaches of the institute have
led it towards successive
achievements. Let's know more about
the massive achievements of the
institute.
Tour de Force
After a long interaction with Thomas
Dal about the institute, he also
emphazises on the awards, accolades,
and accreditation of the Strate. Having
said that, he also says, "Strate received
recognition from the French
Government. Strate was ranked as one
of the top 60 design schools in the
world by Businessweek. The school
was ranked among the top 50 design
schools in the world by Domus
Magazine."
Divulging more about the school's
achievements, he enumerates further
and postulates, "Owing to its quality,
Strate was able to form robust industry
partnerships with more than 40+
companies, notably Decathlon,
Volkswagen, Carrefour, Loreal and
many esteemed firms. It entered into a
partnership with Jain University. We
have set up a flourishing, fully
equipped campus (over 3000 square
metres) in 2010 for design training.
Who's who of the design world imparts
masterclasses and training to our
students."
Although the institute shares all its
accomplishments since its inception,
the readers are curious to learn more
about the prestigious institute's future
vision to achieve success in the design
education sector.
Visualising the Future Approaches
While piloting all the necessary details
about the Strate School of Design,
Thomas Dal also shared the futuristic
educational approach saying, "We
believe Strate School of Design is the
most happening phenomena that it is
going to transform the standard of
design education in India. We believe
that we would be raising the designers
of India in a manner that they start
creating landmark designs for cars, for
different products, for multiple other
structures and establish themselves as
legends in the world."
Further, he notes that, "We have still
not seen that level of design
consciousness in India. Strate School
of design is going to rapidly expand its
bases globally, with success being
attained in each country. Basically, we
aim for a status that when students and
industry think about design innovations
in the world, the first name that should
come to their mind should be of Strate
School of Design."
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Enhanced
Design
Stregies
of Problem-solving
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n the dynamic and unpredictable
I environments in which we work,
even the most carefully crafted
solutions can have a short shelf life.
When we accept that our work is
impermanent and our problem-solving
abilities are limited, our goal can shift
from delivering complete solutions to
developing tools that empower our
users to design for themselves
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be used to empower students to become
the problem-solvers of tomorrow.
This figure has several versions, which is
a reflection of the variety of ways the
method can be used. It usually starts with
empathy and lasts for several months.
Immersing ourselves in a particular
setting helps us get to know a group of
individuals by assisting us comprehend
their jobs, problems, and motivations.
Let's delve right in and learn more!
Anarchy and Competence of Problem-
solving
Unhindered assurance in our capacity to
address prominent problems methodically
can emerge some pretty grand notions.
While it is simple to mock their hubris
now, at the time, it was a logical outcome
of an ever-increasing belief that science
can solve any problem, no matter how
huge. They failed to take into
consideration the butterfly effect, a
phenomenon that is today a cornerstone
of the discipline of chaos theory.
The butterfly effect is a concept that
refers to the inherent instability that
Design has become an increasingly
important tool in the modern world, with
problem-solving at the heart of its
applications. Design education has
become a necessary component of the
education landscape, providing students
with the skills to develop creative
solutions to the everyday problems they
face. Through this approach, students are
encouraged to think critically and become
agents of change in their communities.
Design education is a collaborative
process, with students developing the
skills to solve problems through a range
of creative approaches. By providing
students with a structured and supportive
environment in which to explore their
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Strategic Design
develops in intricately coupled
systems. It takes its name from a well-
known example of the idea: a butterfly
flapping its wings and causing slight
air disturbances on one side of the
world today can result in a storm on
the other tomorrow. According to
studies, the butterfly effect has an
impact on many aspects of society,
including politics, economics, and
fashion trends.
Use Established Patterns
Always take into account Jakob's Law,
which essentially states that users
spend more time on other websites
than on yours. They won't see it as an
exciting opportunity to learn something
new if you ask them to do a task or
engage with information differently
from how they are used to doing it.
They'll harbor resentment.
The learning curve can be difficult and
frustrating to climb. Even while it is
feasible to enhance or even replace
current patterns, it takes a lot of work.
Consistent and predictable patterns
among tools promote harmony
between experiences in a world full of
uncertainty.
Build for Flexibility
As an expert in your given domain, one
may have differing views about how
specific tasks should be carried out
based on research as an authority in
your field, and you may have a sincere
desire to include these best practices in
your product. It might be effective to
incorporate rules and guidelines
straight into the workflow if you have
established trust with your users.
Nevertheless, keep in mind that it is
merely advice. The user-designer is
aware of when these best practices
should be followed and when they
shouldn't. While we should generally
limit the number of options available to
our users, we should always aim for
flexibility.
Help Build Empathy for their Users
Given that they are frequently creating
solutions for themselves, their designer
selves naturally relate to and
comprehend their user selves' issues.
But in other instances, they are
creating whole different persons. In
certain circumstances, we can seek for
approaches to encourage people to
think like designers and cultivate user
empathy.
In conclusion,
We can assist in preparing our
consumers for unforeseen changes by
implementing the fundamental
concepts of unlocking value, utilizing
established patterns, understanding the
individual's need for flexibility, and
fostering empathy in our product
design.
Ultimately, the goal of the entire
procedure is to address an issue. Of
course, this is not a novel goal, and
those of us with 'Designer' in our job
titles are not the only ones who have it.
It should free us from our own biases
and experiences, allowing us to
consider fresh ideas and shed light on
new viewpoints.

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