Internationally renowned for its conceptual and contextual design education. While art-focused, it has strong links to material research, social design, and technological applications in design.
Address: Emmasingel 14, 5611 AZ Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Industrial Design, Material Research, Social Design (with tech aspects)
Domains taught:
- Ergonomics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Mix Public/Private
Partnerships:
Strong international network of designers, industry, and cultural institutions. Participates in major design weeks.
Research:
Research through design, exploring societal issues, material innovation, and the role of design in technology and life.
Famous Alumnis:
Marcel Wanders, Hella Jongerius, Maarten Baas, Li Edelkoort
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
700
Foreign students***:
70%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
World-leading in conceptual design, highly international, fosters critical thinking.
Cons
Very specific focus on design, not a traditional engineering or science institution, highly competitive.
Best For
Conceptual and critical design education with global impact.
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- Design for Sustainability, Design Thinking, Human-Centered Design, Industrial Design, Innovation, Prototyping, User-Centered Design
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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