Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Launched the Master in Design (MDes) course for the current academic session in a virtual ceremony today. Initially, the department will offer MD to its students, although there are plans for graduate studies and research degrees in the future, the university claims.
Current areas of focus of the department include product design, interaction design, and communication design. Jamia says, “The idea of creating new departments lies in providing experiential education to the students as well as preparing them for the future of jobs in India.”
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The department and the new curriculum have been inaugurated with two key priorities which include inculcating the culture and practice of critical design thinking in the workforce of tomorrow and producing leaders and entrepreneurs of the future, with the capabilities to conduct research and translate new With keep a strong foundation in design innovation. Thoughts in concrete actions.
Professor Farhat Bashir Khan will lead the establishment of the department, who is credited with over three decades of leadership experience in academic and professional practice. In his address, Professor Khan explained, “The department has been set up to creatively address the growing demand for design professionals and innovators in the country; design professionals who can design and build a business with purpose and can address this widening gap, design professionals who can think on their feet and come up with creative solutions appropriate for a country of 1.4 billion people. Widening inequalities”.
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Jamia Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar flagged off the course today. “The one thing that sets us apart is our commitment to provide the best of experiential learning and to keep up with the changing trends in pedagogy, technology and innovation. The Department of Design will not only take the lead in its approach to education teaching and learning but will also attract the best talent from both industry and academia”, Prof Akhtar said.
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