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The mission of Kolding School of Design is to offer a top-level design education; to
develop and disseminate top-level design research and design specialist
development work; to develop a national and international education and design
environment based on sustainability, social inclusion, and cultural diversity; to be a
local, regional, and national driver for the interplay between design, education, and
industry; and finally to offer continuing education and expert advice to the business
community and the public sector.
In their “Selected Design Stories 2010,” the ambitious objectives of Kolding School of
Design 2011 are presented:
• More focus on internationalization, including attracting more foreign students
to the master’s degree program, more foreign guest teachers, more students
going abroad, more international exchange of employees.
• Developing a new laboratory on cultural diversity. The ambition is to
strengthen ties with the Shanghai design environment and to establish a
collaboration project with Ghana.
• Developing more partnership agreements with the business community.
Compliments are extended to Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen, Rector of Kolding School of
Design for following the advice of “Danish Fashion Going Global” before it was
published.
TEKO
TEKO located in Herning is Scandinavia’s largest design and business college within
the fashion and lifestyle industry. More than 1100 students are currently enrolled in
our AP and BA Degree programs within the areas of fashion and textiles, as well as
furniture and furnishings.
TEKO is part of VIA University College, the center of all professional bachelor
degree programs offered in Central Jutland in Denmark. All programs are approved
by the Danish Ministry of Education. VIA University college has more than 17,000
students on 7 campuses.
TEKO covers all aspects of fashion and lifestyle companies whether design,
purchasing or sales. TEKO wants to think in terms of both design AND business; the
two are inextricably intertwined.
TEKO is a distinctly international environment, bringing together students of many
nationalities. TEKO is part of VIA University College, which is a group of educational
institutions offering college level education programs.