PUNE, India, February 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
DSK International Campus, an internationally acclaimed design institute in Pune, has set out to bring the best exposure to its students. The institute has had many eminent personalities visit its 20 acre campus. The objective was to have a mix of decision makers, influencers and creators from ministers, educationists, designers, Bollywood to Hollywood personalities, not only visit the state-of-the-art facility but also interact with the students in order to show them the bigger picture. To acquaint the students to the hard work behind the recognitions, government plans for the design industry, industry trends, scope for innovation and an international overview.
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DSK International Campus offers highly industry centric, professional courses in the thriving careers of Product Design, Transportation Design, Animation, Video Game and Fashion Design. In academic alliance with Rubika of France, the institute has been providing 5 year International Masters in Design, Animation and Video Game for almost a decade.
The most recent visits have been that of Rajiv Pratap Rudy - Union Minister of State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt of India; Prof. Sir Peter Cook RA, renowned English Architect and Royal Academician from England; Pradyumna Vyas - Director of National Institute of Design (NID) and Member Secretary - India Design Council; Vinod Tawde - Education Minister, State of Maharashtra; Tim McGovern - Oscar winner and VFX Expert from Hollywood; Subhash Ghai - Bollywood Filmmaker; Ramesh Sippy - Bollywood Director; Nitin Desai - 4 times National Award-winning Bollywood Set Designer; Vijay Raut - Renowned Artist and Ex-president of the Bombay Art Society; Amruta Fadnavis - Wife of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Achla Sachdev - Renowned Model and Fashion Choreographer, to name a few. For more information about the latest news and events, visit: http://dskic.in/newsnevents/
While each one has been immensely impressed with the elaborate infrastructure, what keeps them coming is - the awareness of design as a discipline, the highly creative students and their award-winning work.
"DSK International Campus is truly a centre of excellence," said Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt of India. He spent good 3 hours touring the campus and interacting with the students during his visit this month.
After observing the students' works, the minister called upon them to design a jet-ski, citing an accident he recently witnessed. "When I witnessed a jet-ski lose control and capsize, I realized that we could come up with a design that not only protects the rider, but with self-propulsion brings itself back, upright and ready to go. If the students of DSK International Campus can design such a watercraft, I would be immensely happy and will come back to see it," he said.
Watch what Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt of India has to say about DSK International Campus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0QAhT5sXX0
Royal Academician and Renowned Architect, Prof. Sir Peter Cook, who will render his services as a consultant for the Sports Complex at the ongoing DSK Dream City, also had a brief interaction with the students. DSK International Campus is a part of the mammoth DSK Dream City Project in Pune.
The students were absolutely excited with Sir Peter Cook's presentation that captured 50 years of his exceptional work in designing spaces and furniture. Relating to the students, he spoke about his observations, stories, experiences, cultures and people that have inspired his work.
Advising the students, he stated, "One has to be honest about what influences his work. It is not always possible to be totally original. But imagine creating something that has awed you so much that you carry it with you in your memory or your back pocket, and if you're lucky you get to do it."
The institute has also engaged itself in spreading awareness about design education and the gamut of career options it holds today. In line to this, DSK International Campus continuously organizes events bringing the best in the creative world together, like the Animation Conclave and the Design Conclave.
Hollywood Honchos, Tim McGovern - Oscar award-winner and VFX expert along with Dan Enstrom - VFX Expert of Star Wars, Avengers and Pirates of the Caribbean fame where a part of the Animation Conclave. The conclave was thronged by students from other schools and colleges and industry experts around the country.
Such visits are a great opportunity for the students to engage and get first-hand answers to their queries from personalities who represent a respective industry, department and country. It is such repertoire of novel insights and experiences that DSK International Campus aims to share not only with its students but also with design aspirants and the design community by large.
While Vinod Tawade, Education Minister for the State of Maharashtra and Pradyumna Vyas, Director of National Institute of Design and Member Secretary of India Design Council, conferred the 2016 graduates of DSK International Campus, they also had a lot to share with the aspirants in their respective capacities.
Pradyumna Vyas, a design veteran and Director of the prestigious National Institute of Design, gave the students a glimpse of the future of the design industry and how they would play a part in it. He assured the students that design as a career choice is apt for the 21st century as other industries and organizations are adopting design as a niche. "As the creative industry is growing rapidly, these disciplines are going to make a strong impact on 'Make in India' and 'Design in India'. But I urge that the students set up their own start-up companies where they would be able to take the leadership position in design thinking rather than employment," he said.
Stating the importance of equipments and practical learning in design education, he said, "DSK International Campus has set up a state-of-the art facility, right for design education as it is completely dependent on equipments and technology. The students' work that I've seen exudes great maturity, forward thinking and is of international class. I see the confidence in their work and they are ready to take up jobs anywhere in the world. The institute has also made sure to provide the students with the right mentors and trainers, which makes it world-class."
Watch what Pradyumna Vyas, Director of NID (National Institute of Design) has to say about the Design Industry on his visit to DSK International Campus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjpmBu6D5es
Vinod Tawde, the Education Minister of Maharashtra, who is on a mission to help the government institutes in the rural provide best of education, said, "I believe that every good university or institution like DSK International Campus should adopt a government Institution from the rural. Dr. D.S. Kulkarni has shown his eagerness to this proposal and has assured his support to this initiative."
"DSK International Campus is one of the best institutions I have seen. I'm Impressed that so many minute details have been thought about here for the design education they provide. Unlike many other institutes, DSK International Campus has made available the best of infrastructure and technology for its students. With institutions like this, I feel Pune is truly living up to its sobriquet - Oxford of the East."
Achla Sachdev, who came to DSK International Campus to understand Fashion Design course offerings, said, "DSK International Campus is truly international, from the equipments provided to the students, the clean environment and the amazing curriculum. Pune was in need of such an international institute."
About DSKIC:
DSK International Campus is one of India's top design schools and is internationally acclaimed. Located in DSK Dream City, Pune, it offers highly industry centric, professional courses in the thriving careers of Product Design, Transportation Design, Animation, Video game and Fashion Design. In academic alliance with Rubika of France, DSK International Campus has been providing 5 years International Masters in Design, Animation and Video Game for almost a decade. It has recently introduced DSK School of Fashion Design under its hood. Established in 2007, the residential institute offers full time international trainers from 12 nationalities and an ultra-modern infrastructure. At DSK International Campus, the students learn and practice in a contemporary studio environment equivalent to that of the professional industry with latest equipments and most up-to-date software.
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