BESIGN The Sustainable Design School
Top reasons to study at BESIGN The Sustainable Design School
- At BESIGN School creativity meets sustainability. Our Design study curriculum focusses on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations as a guideline and value set for user-oriented solutions. Good health and wellbeing, decent work and economic growth, affordable and clean energy, gender equality and many more are fields where design methodology can implement positive change.
- The international identity of BESIGN School is deeply rooted in the conviction that open mindedness is essential to creativity. Both programmes, Bachelor and Master, are fully taught in English, hence among our 100 students we count more than 30 different nationalities.
- The study curriculum is based on projects given by corporate companies, NGO’s and communities. This brings a professional ambiance to the daily student life and allows to adjust the learning goals to the job market requirements.
- 100% of teaching at BESIGN is delivered in English.
- Join the community of BESIGNERS in one of the most beautiful areas of South of France, near the vibrant city of Nice.
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Overview of the university
BESIGN The Sustainable Design School, located in the stunning area of Nice & Côte d’Azur, offers one Bachelor (3 years) and one Master (2 years) programme.
- Institutional Bachelor degree “Assistant Designer in Sustainable Innovation” with three options:
- Sustainable Product Design
- Sustainable Interior Design
- Sustainable Fashion and Apparel Design
- Master degree with RNCP level 7 certification “Designer in Sustainable Innovation”.
On all levels the teaching is fully in English, allowing non-French speakers to become part of the learning experience at BESIGN School. The ratio of international students is over 30%.
Thanks to the international identity of BESIGN School students learn to consider complex problems and ideation processes.
The learning focus is on sustainability as a central driver for creative solutions. This requires a high level of awareness, engagement and foresight. It genuinely means that the students learn getting involved to the design process and designing through the perspective of human values.
The RNCP certification demonstrates that the curriculum at BESIGN School is highly adapted to the requests of the job market.
BESIGN school operates the curriculum in collaboration with partner companies, NGO’s and communities. Students get to do two different partner institution projects per year.
Programs and courses at BESIGN The Sustainable Design School
2 courses at BESIGN The Sustainable Design School, listed alphabetically:
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Accommodation
Students at BESIGN School have a large choice of student accommodation available at Cagnes sur Mer and Nice. BESIGN School students benefit from an agreement for special conditions with a private student residence at 10 minutes from campus. Students with low income may have a room at the public student residence from the Crous (limited rooms).
The school provides various contacts to local landlords renting out flats and studios. The city of Nice is a vibrant town with a large number of student residencies and shared flats.
Study abroad information
BESIGN School students have the possibility to take part at an international exchange programme at one of our 17 partner institutions. The exchange semester takes place in the third year of the Bachelor degree or in the first year of the Master degree for students who have done the full curriculum at BESIGN School.
BESIGN School receives in average 5 to 10 exchange students per semester from the different partner institutions, enhancing the international ambiance in the school.
BESIGN The Sustainable Design School international links
BESIGN School has links to 17 international schools of design in various countries for student exchange programmes : Italy (Politecnico di Milano), Germany (Köln International School of Design), Netherlands (HKU Utrecht), Turkey (Özyegin University), USA (Ringling College of Art), India (Manipal Academy of Higher Education & UPES), Canada (Université de Montréal), Chile (UDD), Argentina (FADU-UBA), Peru (UCAL), Japan (Shizuoka University SUAC), China (Jiangnan University), Brazil (UFPR Curibita), Portugal (ISMAT), Israel (Holon Institute of Technology), Georgia (Tbilissi State Academy of Art).