DESIGNING DESIGN EDUCATION

Designing Design Education: The iF Design Foundation in Milan

Michele de Lucchi (AMDL Circle), Francesco Zurli (Politecnico di Milano) and Christoph Böninger (iF Design Foundation) discussed the necessity of transforming the professional image of "design" and possible approaches for future design studies during Milan Design Week in April.READING TIME 2 MIN | Apr 2023

Prof. em. Fritz Frenkler appointed to the Advisory Board of the Dieter and Ingeborg Rams Foundation

Fritz Frenkler, vice chairman of the iF Design Foundation, has joined the new Board of Trustees of the Dieter and Ingeborg Rams Foundation in 2023, whose mission it is to promote sustainable design and to pass this commitment on to society and future generations.READING TIME 2 MIN | Mar 2023

Learning and Teaching Sciences Workshop and Symposium at Die Neue Sammlung Munich

As part of the Open Campus project, the second event on the future of design education took placefrom March 21 to 23, 2023. How can the current state of research in learning and teaching sciences be practically implemented in design education? READING TIME 1 MIN | Mar 2023

Annette Diefenthaler appointed Professor of Design and Transdisciplinarity at the Technical University of Munich

Prof. Annette Diefenthaler, board member of the iF Design Foundation, has accepted a new teaching and research position at the Technical University of Munich (TUM): Since January 2023, she is Professor of Design and Transdisciplinarity at the TUM School of Engineering and Design.READING TIME 2 MIN | Mar 2023

René Spitz represents the iF Design Foundation at the Interaction Design Education Summit in Zurich

At one of the most important summits for the future of design education and gathering of design teachers and design students in Zurich, his closing keynote outlined the foundations’ central mission of »Designing Design Education«.READING TIME 1 MIN | Mar 2023

Now online: Design Course Finder for Germany

The first comprehensive database for all design education programs in Germany serves as a search engine, an orientation aid and a source of inspiration for those interested in studying design.READING TIME 3 MIN | Feb 2023

DESIGN EDUCATION IN GERMANY 2023: PUBLIC VALUE STUDY PUBLISHED

Together with the Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL), the iF Design Foundation has conducted a comprehensive study to determine the public value of design degree programs at German universities. The results have now been published.READING TIME 3 MIN | Feb 2023

René Spitz represents the iF Design Foundation at the World Design Policy Conference in Valencia

At one of the most important events of World Design Capital 2022, he was one of 17 international speakers at the high-profile conference presenting the foundation's scientific work and its central mission of "Designing Design Education."READING TIME 5 MIN | Nov 2022

Symposium on the future of Design Education – Kick-off event for the joint project with Die Neue Sammlung, Munich

The iF Design Foundation and Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum are launching a joint campus in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of Die Neue Sammlung. The project started with a symposium on aspects of a future design curriculum.READING TIME 1 MIN | Oct 2022

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