New Delhi: Top French design institution, École Intuit Lab, is partnering with Delhi-based JS Institute of Design to set up its third school in India. The new school will offer four undergraduate level programs (Visual Communication & Design, Game Art & Design, Fine Arts, and Digital Product Design), and one postgraduate program (Advertising, Design & Digital Communication).
A report by the India Design Council (The Future of Design Education in India) estimates that the market potential for the graphic, communication and packaging design industry exceeds Rs 5,500 crore — and only a fraction is currently being tapped. This indicates that there is great scope for design professionals in areas like visual communication and packaging design, according to a press release.
Given the growing interest in gaming amongst youth, the number of job openings in game art, design and development are also predicted to increase rapidly.
Currently, there are slightly over 15,000 people employed in the Indian game development industry, but thousands of jobs are going unfilled for lack of suitably qualified employees. There is a need for education programs to train game designers who can design and develop innovative new games.
“We need to ensure that design students are equipped with the knowledge and skills that are needed in a rapidly globalizing economy. Many new career opportunities are being created, and students need to be armed with not just professional education but also industry experience gained through internships and mentoring,” Founder, Ashoka University, ISB, and JS Institute of Design, Dr Pramath Raj Sinha, was quoted as saying in the release.
Commenting on the move to strengthen its presence in India, Clément Derock, Founder, École Intuit Lab said, “École Intuit Lab is one of the top 5 French design schools. Our programs, curriculum and pedagogy are contemporary—and highly aligned to the changing needs of the design industry. We also ensure that our students in India are exposed to the latest global trends and techniques through semester abroad opportunities in France and regular international faculty visits. We see JS Institute of Design as an ideal partner, as they share a similar vision about design education.”
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