Education guide 'Eindhoven designs' - Technische Universiteit ...

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In 2001, TU/e started the Department of Industrial Design based on discussions
with leading industry representatives, including Philips, Ericsson and Océ. Seven
years later the department already had more than 500 students, both Bachelor and
Master, and around 80 staff members involved in education. There are more than a
thousand industrial design courses around the world. The educational programme
of Industrial Design at the TU/e (ID) distinguishes itself by its foundational trinity
of focus, educational approach and organisation, namely:
• Focus: intelligent systems, products and related services for social/societal transformation
• Educational approach: competency-centred learning
• Organisation: education and research integrating network
In this chapter we will explain these foundations and elucidate why we consider
this trinity important for the purpose of educating future designers. In the
following chapters we will provide an in-depth explanation of our foundations and
the consequences for our educational program.