World University of Design to Host 3rd- Edition of Global Goals Jam

• A two-day worldwide event where creative teams work together on local challenges related to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
• Focus on gathering unique Design thinking methodologies to find solutions related to the issue of electronic-waste management

Delhi NCR, September 18, 2019 - World University of Design (WUD) - India's first and only University dedicated to education in the creative domain is all set to host the India Edition of the special two-day global event focusing on Design Thinking - Global Goals Jam 3.0 (GGJ) on September 21 and 22, 2019 at its campus. This year’s theme is in-line with #SDG12 - Responsible Consumption & Ethical production, with special focus on #eWaste.

The focus this year is on the growing need to tackle the issue of electronic-Waste and create solutions to reduce/ reuse/ recycle it. Ideas can be in the form of a design/ product/ communication/ technology / or ideology. Participating teams will be required to solve the problem of e-waste management, unsustainable manufacturing and consumption of electronic products that have become redundant. The ideas will be collated and filtered by the GGJ teams who will further work on them and share the videos with UNDP & UNESCO. If selected, they will be implemented globally. The other participating Universities and Institutions include Ashoka University, O.P. Jindal Global University, SRM University, IIT-Delhi, Ambedkar University of Design and Jaipuria Institute of Management.

Commenting on the initiative Dr Sanjay Gupta, Vice Chancellor, World University of Design said, “Global Goals are a universal call to action to address social challenges and shape a sustainable future for our forthcoming generations. Dedicated initiatives like the Global Goals Jam go a long way in ensuring that representatives/bright minds from local communities convene and collaborate to create short-term interventions to achieve  long-term sustainable development impact.”

With the objective of creating awareness around the 17 UN global goals for sustainable development and encourage people to share their vision for the future, the university has been organizing this unique design jam event for past two years with one of the goals as its theme.

Sanjay Gupta further added that “#eWaste is an alarming issue worldwide. However, if we apply principles of recycle, reduce and reuse and adopt means of sustainable consumption and production, we can successfully enhance the quality of our lives. We at World University of Design believe that it is our privilege to host such meaningful forum to create real impact for the Global Goals.”

Professional & student of any discipline who aims to bring about a change and is desirous of learning service design can be a part of the event. Interested candidates can apply through:

https://worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in/Global_Goals_Jam.html

About Global Goals Jam

The Global Goals Jam was founded by Marco van Hout and Gijs Gootjes of Digital Society School (DSS), Boaz Paldi, Simon van Woerden and Hana Omar of UNDP and has been further developed and coordinated by Anneke van Woerden (DSS). In the first edition in 2016, 17 cities participated, in 2017 45 cities, in 2018 75 cities, and this year we are moving to over 85 participating cities. Thousands of change makers have used our methodology and are now part of this growing learning community around the SDGs, ready to design 2030 now

About World University of Design

World University of Design (WUD), located in the education hub of Rajiv Gandhi Education City in Sonipat, Haryana, boasts of an unusually large and highly qualified faculty members who have been educated and trained at prestigious institutes such as NIFT, NID, LCF -London, FIT – New York, SPA and Delhi College of Art among others. The university is being shaped and mentored by an illustrious Advisory Board comprising of stalwarts from the field of design such as Neha Kirpal, Veer Munshi, Mr. AG Krishna Menon, Ms. Payal Jain, Mr. Peter D’ascoli, & Mr. Amardeep Behl. In its first year itself, WUD has been recognized as 'The Most Upcoming University' by ASSOCHAM India; and Ranked 2nd in the Top 10 Private Universities offering Professional Education at Education World GRAND JURY 2019-20 Awards. WUD is the youngest university in India to be awarded co-funding under the ERASMUS+ programme of the European Union for the project titled ‘Design and Innovation Capacity Building in India’. WUD is also a full member of Cumulus, the international association of universities & colleges of art, design & media that has over 160 member universities in 60 countries. This provides the widest possible access to WUD students to interact and engage with international students on a global scale. WUD has consistently focused on student-learning experience.

World University of Design partners Oxford Brookes University, UK for their Undergraduate Course in Built Environment and Habitat Studies

New Delhi, May 30, 2019: According to recent study by UN, by 2050, 68% of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas. The very shape of cities is changing with newer challenges due to growing population, demand for infrastructure that is in sync with sustainable development. This has led to a growing demand for professionals specializing in Built Environment and Urban Infrastructure Management & Services besides plain architecture.

World University of Design (WUD) India's first and only university dedicated to education in the creative domain, with one of the largest portfolio of design courses in India has partnered with School of Architecture of Oxford Brookes University, UK to offer a unique BA(Hons) course in Built Environment and Habitat Studies.

Graduates of the BA(H) program will be able to gain direct entry to the Masters program in Applied Design in Architecture (MArchD) at Oxford Brookes. This two year professional master’s course allows one to add an area of specialisation to one's degree. The course is accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB) with part II exemption. Also, the school is affiliated with ACSA (USA). The postgraduates will be able to practice in UK and work with Indian architectural firms after acquiring the qualification. The entry to BA(H) program is by open selection and does not require a NATA score/ eligibility conditions for admission. Admission details are available online at http://worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in. Forms can be submitted online as well as offline for the Entrance Exams scheduled for late June 2019.

Talking about the course Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Vice Chancellor, WUD said, “While we have an excess capacity in Architecture education, there is a huge gap between the supply of built environment professionals giving rise to a demand and supply gap. This course is designed to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to ultimately find a niche in the planning of a successful built environment system & profession that will address the needs of growing cities and their requirement for spatial designing. We see a huge potential for the course especially in India as well as globally as the unique inter disciplinary approach to the subject will ensure that challenges such as  supply of basic resources like water, air, food are synergized with  overall economic, social and environmental sustainability can be addressed effectively.”

The 3 year interdisciplinary UG course covers a range of subjects relevant to the professional disciplines’ that students may wish to follow in following years. The course introduces a wide range of relevant disciplines including study of human settlements, universal design, sociology, sustainability, spatial planning, art & culture, behavioral science and environmental studies that are relevant and in demand across careers like Architectural assistant, Built environment designer (in areas such as heritage),Project Management, Policy and Advisory, Urban and Rural Planning, Estate Management, Architectural/Built Environment journalist, BIM modeler, Architectural Renderer, Project manager, Quantity Surveying Consultant among others.

World University of Design (WUD) has one of the largest portfolio of design courses in India offering over  24 cutting-edge programs including transportation design, product design, game design, film & video, Digital Drawing & Illustration, design management, art education and curatorial practice among others; going way beyond the traditional offerings.

About World University of Design

World University of Design (WUD), located in the education hub of Rajiv Gandhi Education City in Sonipat, Haryana, boasts of highly qualified faculty members who have been educated and trained at prestigious institutes such as SPA, De Montfort University, UK, NID, LCF -London, FIT – New York, NIFT and Delhi College of Art among others. WUD has consistently focused on student-learning experience. The university is being shaped and mentored by an illustrious Advisory Board comprising of stalwarts from the field of architecture &design such as Mr. AG Krishna Menon, Ms. Payal Jain, Mr. Peter D’ascoli, Mr. Amardeep Behl and Ms. Neha Kirpal. WUD is also a full member of Cumulus, the international association of universities & colleges of art, design & media that has over 160 member universities in 60 countries. This provides the widest possible access to WUD students to interact and engage with international students on a global scale.