Department of Design [ International Exchange ]

International Exchange


	The Department of Industrial, Interior and Visual Communication Design has established several linkages with various design universities in Europe and South America. For more information, please go to the Office of International Education website. These unique opportunities are open to junior and senior students in the Department who participate in the Study Abroad program. The following breakdown by major lists the schools with whom we currently have established exchange programs: Industrial Design Burg Giebichenstein, University of Art and Design Halle, Germany. Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee, Hochschule fur Gestaltung, Berlin, Germany. Fachhochschule Potsdam, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany. University College Salford, School of Design and Technology, Salford, United Kingdom. University of Industrial Arts Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Interior Design Fachhochschule Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany. Fachhochschule Stuttgart, Hochschule fur Technik, Studiengang Innenarchitektur, Stuttgart, Germany. Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee, Hochschule fur Gestaltung, Berlin, Germany. Fachhochschule Potsdam, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany. University College Salford, School of Design and Technology, Salford, United Kingdom. University of Industrial Arts Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Academie Minerva: School of Visual Arts and Architecture, Gronigen, Netherlands. Visual Communication Design Hochschule für Gestaltung, Schwäbisch Gmünde, Germany Fachhochschule Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany. Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee, Hochschule fur Gestaltung, Berlin, Germany. Fachhochschule Potsdam, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany. University College Salford, School of Design and Technology, Salford, United Kingdom. Academie Minerva: School of Visual Arts and Architecture, Gronigen, Netherlands. Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.



	"We work together, eat together, play together; we're like family." Lindsay Rego, junior industrial design major on her 18-student class, quoted in a February 28 article in the Columbus Dispatch [more] Emeritus Professor and former Department Chair Charles Wallschlaeger was given the Industrial Design Society of America Educator Award this year [more] A reception for new students accepted for 2008/09 will be held at Evans Lab, Room 2004 on March 26 at 4:30. Design Circle will host a pizza reception at Donatos on High Street immediately following. All students who successfully passed the entrance exam are invited to attend, as are all current Design students. Our 40th year celebrations begin February 11 and continue into next fall. Go to the [article] in our [newsletter] for more information and scheduled events. The Design Department has released its latest newsletter, Quick Sketches. [more] The Design Department is searching for a tenure track faculty member to serve as Foundations Studies Coordinator. [more] OSU Design Department Industrial Design undergrad program ranked #3 nationally by DesignIntelligence survey; graduate program ranked #10. [more] Tha Computer Animation and Visualization graduate program is now called the Digital Animation + Interactive Media program. For more information, visit the ACCAD site [here] The Department now offers an undergraduate Minor in Industrial, Interior and Visual Communications Design. [more] New Design Undergraduate Research page now online. [more] Student discounted Macintosh and Windows laptop bundles for design students. [purchase options]

	College of the Arts [Technology Help Desk] Answers to "Frequently Asked Questions" can be found at [design.osu.edu/faq.html] Download the Graduate Application Form [here] Download the complete graduate program information documents [here]. If you are applying for the Digital Animation + Interactive Media (formerly Computer Animation and Visualization) area of emphasis, download the DAIM program information [here] Download the undergraduate program information documents [here] For current Design Graduate students: Download the Graduate Handbook [here] e-mail the chairperson directly [carlson.8@osu.edu], or submit your input or request anonymously [here]. 9

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