The DESINNO project aims at establishing innovation capacities in India with the help of improved Design education considering the modern social, economic and business environment.
DESINNO project will contribute in modernization and internationalization of Indian HEIs by the development of improved university courses by following state of the art methodologies in design thinking, sustainability, design research, social innovation etc.
The project is supported by the European Union’s exchange and cooperation programme Erasmus+ for higher education institutions. This international cooperation between higher education institutions of the consortium will facilitate mobility of their faculty and other staff to promote the quality and internationalization of Design education in India.
The project aims at creating and maintaining a link between universities and Industrial businesses by creating a research innovation and training network that will foster innovation and the manufacturing of high value quality products, as well as further cooperation between EU and Indian HEIs.
More specifically, DESINNO project will contribute to the internationalization of the Indian Design Education through the establishment of three Design & Innovation Centres in universities of India. These centres will provide a common ground for:
- The development of innovative and permanent methods for Research and Design approaches
- The establishment of cross-sectoral projects for collaboration and co-learning
- The establishment of Inter-industry projects to facilitate the inclusion of design thinking approaches
- The development of extreme
- Affordability principles for the benefit of the developing nations while taking care of the accessibility and sustainability aspects of design.
- The development of community-based programs enabling designers, craftsmen and artisans
The modernization and internationalization of Indian HEIs by improving the university design courses that will encompass product and service design by following state of the art methodologies in design thinking, sustainability, design research, social innovation, ethical issues in design, etc.