I have developed a new community based model for continuing education in
Design.
Currently we have classes scheduled in five US cities and are planning to
expand the model to cities in other parts of the world.
The existing model is 4 hour workshops that concentrate on skills for
designers that are in demand such as design research methods,and
presntation techniques.
The model allows us to pay our teachers relatively better than many
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100,000 cross disciplinary designers in areas such as industrial, interior,
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We are looking for teachers who are located in larger cities anywhere in the
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Contact me if you are interested in teaching or have a space that we may be
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*Rob Curedale*
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On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 10:53 PM, jha santosh
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Dear Felipe,
> it is nice reading your mail. i am interested to join PhD program in Design
> and Creation at Universidad de Caldas in Colombia. this will my pleasure
> that if university accept my candidature for any one of the programme-
> 1. Interrelationships among design, art, science, technology,
> 2. sustainabilityy, art, society and environment.
>
> i completed my graduation (10+2+3) with computer applications (Hons)-78%
> score, MA in economics with 61% score and Post Graduate Diploma in Crafts
> Product Design (10+2+3+3) from one of the well reputed craft design
> institute in India -(Indian Institute of Crafts and Design www.iicd.ac.in.
> IICD is setup by the state government of Rajasthan in India as an
> autonomous
> institution for higher education in Crafts and Design). i studied
> postgraduate programme in craft design during 2004-2007 and since then
> working regularly in the area of same specialization and willing to pursue
> in the same stream of specialization.
>
> mostly i am working at grass root level as well in semi-industrial
> environments. my job responsibilities includes new design development (by
> interlinking craft techniques and international market trends and cost
> effectiveness), artisan's sustainability, skill up gradation trainings,
> organizing international fairs and exhibitions for handicraft promotion,
> diagnostic study and craft documentation etc...
>
> Please guide, am i eligible to join this PhD programme?
>
> Regards,
> Santosh K Jha
> Designer,
> State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts
> (Govt. of Orissa Undertaking)
> Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
>
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> > Topics of the day:
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> > 1. new PhD program in Design and Creation at Universidad de Caldas in
> > Colombia
> > 2. Middlesex University close all Philosophy programmes (4)
> >
> > Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 00:13:19 +0100
> > From: Felipe Cesar Londo=?UTF-8?Q?=C3=B1o?= <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: new PhD program in Design and Creation at Universidad de Caldas
> in
> > Colombia
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> > Dear list members,=20
> >
> > I want to announce the opening of a new PhD program in Design and
> Creatio=
> > n at Universidad de Caldas in Colombia. We are pleased to call for
> regist=
> > rations for the program starting in Fall 2010. The program offers four
> re=
> > search areas in, through and for design: (1) Interrelationships among
> des=
> > ign, art, science, technology, (2) design and production of interactive
> p=
> > roducts, (3) knowledge management and transmission, and (4)
> sustainabilit=
> > y, art, society and environment. We also invite the design community to
> p=
> > articipate in our program.
> >
> > Universidad de Caldas is a national public university located in
> Manizale=
> > s, Colombia with high quality certification from the Ministry of
> Educatio=
> > n. Its school of design was created in 1992 with a bachelor degree in
> Vis=
> > ual Design and has growth rapidly in teaching, research, and public
> progr=
> > ams. Visual Design was the first visual/graphic design program in the
> cou=
> > ntry with high quality certification from the Ministry of Education.
> Four=
> > years ago, the school offered the Master in Interactive Design and
> Creat=
> > ion, which was a consequence of the research dynamics of the faculty
> memb=
> > ers. The School of Design hosts annually the Image International Fest.
> La=
> > st month was held the 9th version with keynote speakers such as Richard
> B=
> > uchanan, Wolfgang Schaeffner, and Aurelio Horta. The School also edits
> th=
> > e first national indexed journal in design research called Kepes
> Journal.=
> > =20
> >
> > Feel free to contact us for any inquiry.=20
> >
> > Felipe C. Londo=C3=B1o, PhD.
> > Program director,=20
> > PhD in Design and Creation
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > http://www.ucaldas.edu.co
> > http://www.maestriaendiseno.com
> > http://www.festivaldelaimagen.com
> >
> > Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 09:39:23 +0100
> > From: David Durling <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Middlesex University close all Philosophy programmes
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
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> >
> > My thanks to Ksenija for drawing this matter to our attention. It is =
> > indeed a sad case.=20
> >
> > I worked at MDX, in research in design (within the same academic =
> > school), for some time before leaving last year for a new post (I left =
> > more for reasons of relocation to another part of the UK, rather than =
> > any dissatisfaction with MDX: I greatly enjoyed my time there). During =
> > this period at MDX, we looked up to our colleagues in philosophy as a =
> > beacon of what can be achieved in high quality research against the =
> > odds: I should explain for non UK folks that Middlesex is a new (post =
> > 1992) university, and philosophy as a subject is dominated by the =
> > ancient and not-so-new universities who have been doing it for rather =
> > longer. Philosophy did exceptionally well in our national research =
> > assessment exercise (RAE) over a number of traditional centres of =
> > excellence, and are the highest rated department in MDX.
> >
> > Apparently the dean has decided that they make no measurable =
> > contribution to the university. I have pointed out to him that his =
> > spreadsheets are incapable of measuring philosophy's contribution to the
> =
> > life of the university, to the courses around them, to the influence on =
> > their and others' PhD students, to the research seminars that attracted =
> > many significant thinkers, or to the influence they had on the rest of =
> > us in planning the future of research efforts as a whole.
> >
> > Research centres take such a long time to nurture and bring to national =
> > and international prominence, and yet this kind of managerial barbarism =
> > can dismantle them so quickly. If I sound bitter and twisted about this,
> =
> > I have been there myself: after years of work to set up a significant =
> > art and design research institute at Staffordshire University, it =
> > collapsed due to similar decisions - Staffs art and design has now =
> > disappeared off the radar almost completely. Removing philosophy from =
> > MDX will diminish the intellectual life of the arts courses around it, =
> > and the life of the university as a whole, quite apart from their =
> > national and international contribution.
> >
> > I would encourage anyone here to sign the petition, and see if this =
> > silly decision can be rescinded.
> >
> > David
> > =
> > .........................................................................
> >
> > David Durling FDRS PhD http://durling.tel
> > =
> > .........................................................................
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1 May 2010, at 8:25 pm, Ksenija Berk wrote:
> >
> > > Dear colleagues,
> > >=20
> > > It makes me sad that I have to share some really bad news with you: =
> > management at Middlesex University have decided to cut all philosophy =
> > programs, including the internationally renowned MA and PhD degrees. =
> > This essentially means the end of the Centre for Research in Modern =
> > European Philosophy, a hub for internationally renowned scholarship and =
> > the best RAE rated research department in the University.
> > >=20
> > > You can find an on-line petition at
> > > http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-middlesex-philosophy.html
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > With kind regards,
> > > Ksenija Berk, Phd
> > > freelance design critic
> > > http://ksenijaberk.typepad.com/blog/
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > ___________________
> > >=20
> > > Earlier this afternoon all staff in the Arts and Education section of
> > > Middlesex University received the following email:
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > Dear colleagues,
> > >=20
> > > Late on Monday 26 April, the Dean of the School of Arts & Humanities, =
> > Ed Esche, informed staff in Philosophy that the University executive had
> =
> > =91accepted his recommendation=92 to close all Philosophy programmes: =
> > undergraduate, postgraduate and MPhil/PhD.
> > >=20
> > > Philosophy is the highest research-rated subject in the University. =
> > Building on its
> > > grade 5 rating in RAE2001, it was awarded a score of 2.8 on the new =
> > RAE scale in
> > > 2008, with 65% of its research activity judged =91world-leading=92 or =
> > =91internationally
> > > excellent=92. It is now widely recognised as one of the most important
> =
> > centres for the
> > > study of modern European philosophy anywhere in the English-speaking =
> > world.
> > > The MA programmes in Philosophy at Middlesex have grown in recentyears
> =
> > to become
> > > the largest in the UK, with 42 new students admitted in September =
> > 2009.The Dean explained that the decision to terminate recruitment and =
> > close the programmes was =92simply financial=92, and based on the fact =
> > that the University believes that it may be able to generate more =
> > revenue if it shifts
> > > its resources to other subjects =96 from =91Band D=92 to =91Band C=92 =
> > students.
> > >=20
> > > As you may know, the University currently expects each academic unit =
> > to contribute
> > > 55% of its gross income to the central administration. As it stands(by
> =
> > the credit
> > > count method of calculation), Philosophy and Religious Studies =
> > contributes 53%,
> > > after the deduction of School admin costs. According to the figures =
> > for projected
> > > recruitment from admissions (with Philosophy undergraduate =
> > applications up 118% for
> > > 2010-11), if programmes had remained open, the contribution from =
> > Philosophy and
> > > Religious Studies would have risen to 59% (with Philosophy=92s =
> > contribution,
> > > considered on its own, at 53%).
> > >=20
> > > In a meeting with Philosophy staff, the Dean acknowledged the =
> > excellent research
> > > reputation of Philosophy at Middlesex, but said that it made no =
> > =91measurable=92
> > > contribution to the University.
> > >=20
> > > Needless to say, we very much regret this decision to terminate =
> > Philosophy, and its
> > > likely consequences for the School and our University and for the =
> > teaching of our
> > > subject in the UK.
> > >=20
> > > =B7 Professor Peter Hallward, Programme Leader for the MA programmes =
> > in Philosophy,
> > > =B7 Professor Peter Osborne, Director, Centre for Research in Modern =
> > European Philosophy,
> > > =B7 Dr. Stella Sandford, Director of Programmes, Philosophy
> > > __________________
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > Late on Monday 26 April, staff in Philosophy at Middlesex University =
> > in London were informed that the University executive are to close all =
> > Philosophy programmes: undergraduate, postgraduate and MPhil/PhD.
> > >=20
> > > Philosophy is the highest research-rated subject at Middlesex =
> > University, with 65% of its research activity judged 'world-leading' or =
> > 'internationally excellent' in the UK government's recent Research
> > > Assessment Exercise. It is now widely recognised as one of the most =
> > important centres for the study of modern European philosophy anywhere =
> > in the English-speaking world. Its MA programmes in
> > > Philosophy have grown in recent years to become the largest in the UK,
> =
> > with 42 new students admitted in September 2009. Middlesex offers one of
> =
> > only a handful of programmes left in the UK that provides both =
> > research-driven and inclusive post-graduate teaching aimed at a wide =
> > range of students, specialist and non-specialist. It is also one of =
> > relatively few such programmes that remains financially viable, =
> > currently contributing close to half of its total income to the =
> > University's central administration.
> > >=20
> > > This decision to terminate Philosophy at Middlesex will have serious =
> > consequences for the teaching of philosophy in the UK. This is a =
> > shameful decision which essentially means the end of the Centre for
> > > Research in Modern European Philosophy, a hub for internationally =
> > renowned scholarship (http://www.web.mdx.ac.uk/crmep/; staff include =
> > Eric Alliez, Peter Hallward, Mark Kelly, Christian Kerslake, Peter =
> > Osborne and Stella Sandford).
> >
> > Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 20:10:16 +1000
> > From: Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Middlesex University close all Philosophy programmes
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> >
> > Friends,
> >
> > This is a quick me-too in support of David's comments. I signed the =
> > petition shortly after Ksenija posted. There are over 6,700 signatures --
> =
> > more would be helpful. Alas, many university decisions are driven by =
> > financial considerations these days -- the global meltdown made a =
> > difficult situation even worse for most universities. Half of what deans
> =
> > do now is to find ways to make money. The difference as I see it between
> =
> > wise deans and foolish ones is that wise deans seek funding that will
> keep
> > =
> > the excellent programs going, and always balance short-term financial =
> > needs against the larger needs of what it is to be a university.
> >
> > David's comments on what is sometimes known as the "Staffordshire =
> > diaspora" strikes a sad note for those of us who watched a talented dean
> =
> > and a great research director transform art and design into what was at =
> > one point the highest-ranked research group in the university.
> > Interestingl=
> > y, philosophy played a key role -- and Staffordshire hosted the first two
> =
> > of what became a rich conference cycle leading to the Center for
> > Philosophy=
> > of Art and Design. Happily, CEPHAD lives on at The Danish Design School
> =
> > in Copenhagen, where the fourth CEPHAD conference recently took place.
> >
> > Nurturing research centers is -- and should be -- one of the central
> roles
> > =
> > of the university. If on the one hand, we must be fiscally prudent to =
> > undertake the work of the university in a sustainable long term, we must
> =
> > on the other hand remember what the work of the university is. The core =
> > mission of research is one of the issues that distinguishes us as =
> > universities from vocational schools and certificate-oriented private =
> > providers. Such subjects as philosophy are both valuable and priceless; =
> > the nature of their value is what makes them difficult to price. What =
> > should distinguish a university from a hamburger chain or a department =
> > store is our ability to recognize those times when a program or
> department
> > =
> > adds immense value to the university even when it only breaks even, as it
> =
> > seems the Middlesex philosophy department does. If we do not attend to or
> =
> > understand these issues, we will not long remain universities.
> >
> > Here's hoping that the petition helps.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > Ken Friedman, PhD, DSc (hc), FDRS
> > Professor
> > Dean
> > Swinburne Design
> > Swinburne University of Technology
> > Melbourne, Australia
> >
> > --
> >
> > David Durling wrote:
> >
> > "Research centres take such a long time to nurture and bring to national
> =
> > and international prominence, and yet this kind of managerial barbarism =
> > can dismantle them so quickly. If I sound bitter and twisted about this,
> I
> > =
> > have been there myself: after years of work to set up a significant art =
> > and design research institute at Staffordshire University, it collapsed =
> > due to similar decisions - Staffs art and design has now disappeared off
> =
> > the radar almost completely. Removing philosophy from MDX will diminish =
> > the intellectual life of the arts courses around it, and the life of the
> =
> > university as a whole, quite apart from their national and international
> =
> > contribution.
> >
> > "I would encourage anyone here to sign the petition, and see if this
> silly
> > =
> > decision can be rescinded."
> >
> > Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 14:07:02 +0100
> > From: Ranulph Glanville <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Middlesex University close all Philosophy programmes
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> >
> > I will break my silence, on this one=2E
> >
> > The Middlesex decision shows (once again) that being a senior
> > academic, or academic administrator, is guarantee neither of wisdom
> > nor sympathetic understanding=2E
> >
> > Some subjects cannot be measured=2E Others should not=2E
> >
> > Ranulph
> >
> > Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 09:38:49 +1200
> > From: "Bill, Amanda" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Middlesex University close all Philosophy programmes
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> >
> > Am reading E.P. Thompson on Ruskin at the moment. 'True value [Ruskin]
> > dec=
> > lared, could not be expressed by capitalist laws of supply and demand: "
> > to=
> > be 'valuable'...is to 'avail towards life'. A truly valuable...thing is
> > th=
> > at which leads to life with its whole strength".
> >
> > Amanda
> >
> >
> > On 3/05/10 1:07 AM, "Ranulph Glanville" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > I will break my silence, on this one.
> >
> > The Middlesex decision shows (once again) that being a senior
> > academic, or academic administrator, is guarantee neither of wisdom
> > nor sympathetic understanding.
> >
> > Some subjects cannot be measured. Others should not.
> >
> > Ranulph
> >
> >
>
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