The Design Village (TDV) and Esad Arte+ Design (ESAD), Portugal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two institutions have agreed to a bilateral academic exchange and cooperation, as per the official announcement.
The collaboration between TDV and ESAD, aims to promote mutual growth and innovation within the academic sector. It is expected to reflect a commitment to advancing education, research and cultural exchange, it added.
“ESAD stands as an extremely prominent design landmark in the South of Europe and we at TDV are both ecstatic and encouraged to embark upon the bilateral exchange with them. Portugal has always been a hidden design cradle and I am certain that our students would be able to draw diverse inspirations from the new context. We welcome the facilitators and learners from ESAD to our culture and community and jointly develop an ethnographic environment for a design-led impact,” Vatsal Agarwal, Associative Dean of Executive Affairs, TDV, said.
The bilateral exchange programmes and joint research initiatives are set to commence in the upcoming academic year, promising opportunities for the academic communities of both institutions.