University Of Limerick - School Of Design And National Institute Of Design, India Announce Major Partnership

Design education and design-led research continue to lead the fields of Innovation, Sustainable Development and New Product Development at a local and global level. Both NID and UL School of Design are recognised internationally to be at the forefront of educating highly skilled graduates who operate effectively in the global workforce where creative expertise in Environmental, Technological and Social problem solving are critical. This partnership aims to build on these strengths to further enable graduates to be global citizens, design entrepreneurs, community design facilitators and some of the industry leaders into the future.

Praveen Nahar - Activity Chairperson of International Programmes at NID said, “India and Ireland have similar foundations of design, it will be very interesting for NID and UL School of Design to build collaborative research and academic exchange initiatives and common areas of interests in design”.

The signing of the partnership agreement between NID and the UL School of Design aims to provide a further studypathway for undergraduate design students to further their studies while learning from each other’s sociocultural contexts in India and in Ireland. It also aims over time to build a shared design research capacity through joint supervision of research, exchange of faculty and researchers.

Elaborating on the association Dr. Adam de Eyto – Head of School of Design, University of Limerick, said, “Our interests in design are very similar but are social and cultural contexts are each distinctly different. This provides us with a unique opportunity to collaborate with our NID partners, to learn from each other and develop new design approaches to positively influence our fast changing world”.

The Agreement was signed on behalf of the National Institute of Design by Activity Chairperson of International Programmes at NID - Prof. Praveen Nahar & the Officiating Director Prof. Vijai Singh Katiyar and on behalf of the University of Limerick by the Vice President Academic Affairs and Student Engagement - Prof. Kirsten Mey and Head of the School of Design, Dr. Adam de Eyto.

Talking about the association Prof. Kerstin Mey, Vice President Academic Affairs and Student Engagement, University of Limerick said, “Design is a vital catalyst for the development of solutions to complex societal challenges. The cooperation between UL and NID will create a fertile ground for sharing ideas and insights, stimulating research and knowledge exchange, and promoting staff and student mobility in the service of social change and innovation and the education of the next generations of leaders in design".