The University School of Industrial Design of the University of A Coruña (UDC), located on the Ferrol campus, specializes in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering, fostering creativity and technical skills.
Address: Avenida 19 de Febreiro, s/n, Campus de Esteiro, 15403 Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain
Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering
Domains taught:
- Engineering, Ergonomics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of UDC, with collaborations with manufacturing industries, design studios, and technology centers focused on product innovation and user-centered design.
Research:
Research in areas like product design methodology, user experience, sustainable design, materials innovation, advanced manufacturing for design, and ergonomics.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
70
Current students***:
400
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
1500
Pros
Specialized education in industrial design engineering with a focus on creativity, technology, and user-centered design. Strong practical orientation.
Cons
Highly specialized school. Data often aggregated with UDC. Located in Ferrol, not the main A Coruña campus.
Best For
Students passionate about industrial design, product development, and innovation.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Among national alternatives, Elisava Facultad de Diseño e Ingeniería de Barcelona stands out for its focus on ergonomics, industrial design and manufacturing, and it covers software engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 2,200 students against roughly 400 here.
- IED Barcelona Istituto Europeo di Design sits close to this university on ergonomics, industrial design and manufacturing; it is private, whereas this university is public, and also offers diploma programmes.
- Escuela Universitaria de Diseño e Innovación offers a comparable education in ergonomics, industrial design and materials: it also offers doctoral programmes and covers software engineering as well.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of industrial design and engineering can consider Centro Universitario CESINE, and it is private, whereas this institution is public, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- Think of Escuela Universitaria Politécnica de La Almunia de Doña Godina when manufacturing, materials and engineering is the priority: it covers civil engineering and project management as well, and is larger, enrolling about 700 students against roughly 400 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- If this institution is on your list for ergonomics, industrial design and manufacturing, Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands deserves a comparison, because it is larger, enrolling about 700 students against roughly 400 here, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd (Germany) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly industrial design, manufacturing and materials; it covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well, and is larger, enrolling about 700 students against roughly 400 here.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on industrial design, manufacturing and materials is Sapporo City University in Japan, and it is larger, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 400 here, and is also a public institution.
- ISD Flaubert brings a France setting to the same core fields, industrial design, manufacturing and materials, and it covers ergonomics and UX and transportations as well and is also a public institution.
- Beyond national borders, Haute École Arc Ingénierie stands out as a comparable school for ergonomics, industrial design and manufacturing; it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Creativity, Design for Sustainability, Design Thinking, Ergonomics, Industrial Design, Product Development, Prototyping, User experience (UX), 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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