Master of European Design (MEDes) is a unique degree programme within a network of seven leading design schools in Europe.
The structure of the programme
During the five-year programme, students experience three design education systems and join a strong international community. The location diversity provides insight into design approaches, multi-national perspectives and creates sensitivity towards cultural differences.
* In the first and second year, the students study at their home universities
* The third year is spent at one of the international partner universities
* At the end of third year, the students submit their BA theses to their home university.
* The fourth year is spent at a second partner university
* For the fifth - final year - the students return to their home universities to complete their Master theses.
During the two years abroad the students follow the curricular content offered by the programme of the respective partner university. This results in each student acquiring a unique skill set and combination of projects. The studies abroad take place in English or in the respective national language.
The seven European Design partner institutions
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Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; ) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and design. These are all awa ...
, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Aalto School of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland
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Politecnico di Milano
The Polytechnic University of Milan (, abbreviated as PoliMi) is a university in Milan, Italy. It is the largest technical university in the country, with about 40,000 enrolled students. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and higher ...
, Milan, Italy
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ENSCI-Les Ateliers, Paris, France
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Konstfack
Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, is a university college for higher education in the area of art, crafts and design in Stockholm, Sweden.
History
Konstfack has had several different names since it was founded in 1844 by the eth ...
, Stockholm, Sweden
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Köln International School of Design
The Köln International School of Design (in short: KISD) is an institution of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (''Technische Hochschule Köln'' or ''TH Köln'') and offers an interdisciplinary study program in the field of design. In ...
, Cologne, Germany
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University of Aveiro
The University of Aveiro () is a public university, in addition to providing polytechnic (Portugal), polytechnic education, located in the Portuguese city of Aveiro, Portugal, Aveiro. Founded in 1973, it has a student population of approximately ...
, Aveiro, Portugal
Previous partners
*Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart
References
Sources
Official Homepage
Description of MEDes on Köln International School of Design Homepage Description of MEDes on the ENSCI HomepageDescription of MEDes on the Politecnico di Milano HomepageAn Article about MEDes on core77 Design blogMEDes on cumulusassociation.org
External links
Official Website of the Master of European Design Programme (MEDes)Glasgow School of Art, GB-GlasgowUniversity of Art and Design, FI-HelsinkiPolitecnico di Milano, I-MailandENSCI-Les Ateliers, F-ParisKonstfack, SE-StockholmStaatliche Akademie der bildenden Künste, D-StuttgartKöln International School of Design, D-Köln
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Master's degrees, European Design