BITS Pilani launches design school
technology, business and entrepreneurship with the creative arts as part of its curriculum for future-ready design professionals, the institute said.
BITS Pilani on Thursday announced a foray into design education with the launch of BITS Design School in Mumbai.
The school will combine technology, business and entrepreneurship with the creative arts as part of its curriculum for future-ready design professionals, the institute said in a statement.
“Design is increasingly pivotal in addressing the complexities of the new age. From manufacturing to services, and retail to technology, design is shaping the future of how businesses approach problem-solving and innovation,” said Kumar Mangalam Birla, chancellor, BITS Pilani.
“BITS Design School will reimagine design education with a bold, trans-disciplinary, competency-based approach, and embrace avenues where design can positively impact people, businesses, and the world. BITS Pilani, with its rich legacy of academic excellence and trans-disciplinary thinking, is uniquely positioned to do this. And in the process, we will nurture a new generation of leaders, who will use design to create value and solve problems for a better world,” he said in the statement.
The school will introduce a four-year, residential Bachelor of Design (Honours) programme in the academic year 2024-25, followed by a master’s degree programme and a faculty development programme for design educators over the next two years.
Admissions open on February 26 for the founding class, who will be
