Design Promotion Institute Collaborates with UK's Royal College of Art Graduate School to Foster Design Talent

Yoon Sang-heum, Head of Design Promotion Institute, Attends... MOU Signed on 13th
Collaboration on Joint Educational Program Planning... Workshop to be Held Next Year

Yoon Sang-heum, President of the Korea Institute of Design Promotion (right), and Paul Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Art (RCA) in the UK, signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen design exchange cooperation between the two countries on the 13th (local time) at the RCA campus. (Photo by Korea Institute of Design Promotion)

The Korea Institute of Design Promotion and the Royal College of Art (hereinafter RCA) signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen design exchange cooperation at the RCA campus on the 13th (local time). This agreement was promoted to develop high-quality educational programs through cooperation between the two institutions with the aim of nurturing excellent design talents with a global mindset and competitiveness.

The Institute and RCA will collaborate to jointly plan and hold design education programs held in Korea and the UK, as well as educational programs on topics such as design thinking and design innovation. In addition, next year, a design workshop involving students from both countries is scheduled to be held at RCA. Furthermore, the two institutions will mutually support activities to share design knowledge, information, and technology, and to raise awareness of design.

Yoon Sang-heum, President of the Korea Institute of Design Promotion, stated, "Exchange and cooperation with overseas institutions are essential to provide effective education that allows designers with potential to acquire overseas design knowledge and information and strengthen their global capabilities," adding, "We will actively cooperate with RCA to strive for the nurturing of outstanding design talents."

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