The Milan Design Week is one of the most important design event in the world. It includes the Milan Furniture Fair, which for the last 56 years has been the most important furniture fair in the world, the Salone Satellite, and Fuori Salone; a series of events organized throughout the city.

This year on Tuesday, April the 3rd, the Degree in Design has been invited to this event and will place a stand in the Salone Satellite. Professor Javier Anton from the School of Architecture is in charge of its organization.

Q: Why is it important for the school to attend this event? 
A: The new Degree in Design aspired to be in the Salone Satellite within five years in order to be a part of the voice that determines the future of the profession. Being one of the few Universities (around 15) that have representation, the fact that we were invited this year positions our school as a reference in the field of teaching design. For us it is especially important to be part of the Satellite Show in this year, exactly on its 20th anniversary. This year, the Salone will have a special role during the Milan Design Week, with a retrospective exhibition that covers the last 20 years, as well as a large exhibition in Fuori Salone that will present previous editions of projects that have been successfully carried out in the industry.

Q: What kind of audiences will be informed about the Degree in Design?

A: This is not so much a promotional event for informing future students, as it is an event that will enable us to showcase how we teach design at the school.  For this reason, a section has been prepared on the school website that includes some of the projects completed by students during their studies.

Q: How many international students does the school currently have? And how many does the degree have?

A: 40.1% of our Design students are international. On a larger scale, the University is composed of approximately 20% international students.

Q: What significance does international dissemination have, such as with this event?

A: For the newly born Degree in Design it is of great importance to come to the fore in an event of this magnitude, because it marks a new point on the map of Europe for design education that previously did not exist. That’s why the design of our stand follows this line of reasoning.

Q: Do we recommend that other degrees and centers participate in international events?

A: In today’s globalized world, it is essential for Universities to attend international events such as the Milan Design Week, and to take advantage of these opportunities in order to attain a clear idea of what is happening in the sector worldwide. It is also a clear opportunity to promote visibility and to become a reference. 

Internationalization, one of the objectives on the Horizon for 2020

Internationalization is one of the ten objectives that the University has set out to complete for the year 2020. This academic year of 2016-2017, degrees taught in English have been added to the list of educational possibilities. Such is the case of the Degree in Design; it is a bilingual degree in which the first year is taught entirely in English.