The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has officially introduced a new department of design (DOD) which has launched two new PGPs – Masters in Design (industrial design) and Masters in Innovation Management (MIM), which will commence in the academic year 2021-22.
The initiative would place great emphasis on activities that contribute to the economic growth of the country and create commercial opportunities. With DOD being established at IIT Roorkee, it would encourage and facilitate entrepreneurial drives and interdisciplinary design-focused education research.
Further, the DOD would create documentation and archival repository of design innovation practices which will then act as a resource centre housing comprehensive information and knowledge in broad domains of industrial design and innovation management.
The department would actively strive to act as a bridge between academia and industry to address the societal issues via the co-creation efforts and transformation thereof into products of value.
The Director and Professor of IIT Roorkee, Kumar Chaturvedi, said that in today's age, innovation leads to design-driven solutions to the problems faced by the industries and societies worldwide. As per the early trends, both the programmes have been warmly welcomed by the students across India.
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As per the claims by IIT Roorkee, Students who will pursue the Masters in design (Industrial Design) will be exposed to the fundamentals of design and prototyping, design thinking, product-human interface, etc. The students graduating from Masters in Design will have career opportunities in the design industry, design studios and/or setting up an independent design practice.
Further, Masters in innovation management (MIM) programmes will develop the students in such a way that they will become capable of initiating, managing, and successfully executing projects – skills that are required actively in the global industry. Thus, Career opportunities for such graduates include those in innovation research, brand management, research and development, and entrepreneurship.
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