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Umea Institute of Design
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Admissions Information
Address
Umea Institute of Design
Umea University
UMEA SE-901 87
Sweden
Contact Information
Birgitta Nordholm
info@dh.umu.se
phone: +46 90 786 76 99
www.dh.umu.se
Application deadline for fall
April 15
The Umea Institute of Design offers highly competitive, professional and international industrial design educational programmes supported by exceptional technical facilities and resources. Four academic programmes are available focusing exclusively on Industrial Design and related specialisations. There are three internationally oriented and specialised two-year programmes leading to a Masters degree comprising 80 credits. Each credit represents 1 week of study.

The 3 areas are: Transportation Design, Advanced Product Design, Interaction Design. The Master Programmes are run in English and are open to international students. The Institute accepts a limited number of students on the Masters Programmes without tuition fees.

The Institute also offers a three-year Industrial Design Programme leading to a Bachelors degree worth 120 credits. This programme is run in Swedish and has no tuition fees. Students from all over the world are currently enrolled on our Masters Programmes creating a unique blend of creative energy and cross-cultural enrichment.

Study year 2004, we have students from 16 countries. Approximately half of the MA students are from abroad. About 30% of all students are women. A major feature of the design programmes is the close cooperation with industry and research.

Student project work is carried out in collaboration with industrial partners or research institutions including major Scandinavian companies such as Volvo Cars, Saab Automobile, Ericsson, Nokia, Telia Research, Electrolux, ABB and IKEA. Since the establishment of the Institute in 1989 we have cooperated with more than hundred companies including many small and medium-size companies as well as major corporations. Between 40 – 50 projects are carried out each year either as term projects or as individual examination work.

Professional industrial designers from in-house design departments at companies or from design consultancies are contracted as tutors in the projects. Each student has their own personal workspace in an open studio environment. Well equipped workshops are provided for woodwork, metal, plastic, clay modelling, assembly and painting. The computer labs and studios, provide qualified computing facilities for students and researchers. The school has specialised lecturers in CAD and CAID integrating the subject at all levels in the educational programmes employing a range of software including Alias and SolidWorks. The computer labs also network to an advanced CNC Milling machine, Laser Engraving machine and Rapid Prototyping machine.

Courses are run to develop skills in software applications such as Maya, Flash, Rhino and Director. High-speed network access is available from all the studio spaces. The facilities are also equipped with a wireless network. High resolution scanning and printing equipment, servers, DVD-burners, digital cameras and video equipment are also available. The Institute also provides a 250 square metre full-scale laboratory for building full-scale models and test-rigs. A similar sized project studio is available for presentations and exhibitions, Additional facilities included a video editing room, art studio, library, seminar rooms and a lecture theatre seating 120 persons. Students have full 24 hour access to the school on all days of the week and all year around.


Programs
  • Industrial Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Transportation Design
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    Additional Specialties
    Master's Programme in Transportation Design In-house research department with 10 researchers empoyed. Research programmes funded by industry. Close collaboration with industry in student's projects.