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The green light to found a new department of Industrial Design at TU/e was given in the autumn of 2000. This was preceded by extensive discussions with people at TU/e and in the industry. The results of a poll among a large number of companies were the decisive factor for TU/e's Executive Board to add Industrial Design to the courses being offered at the university.
The questionnaire showed that the business community is very keen to hire academically schooled Industrial Design engineers, provided their education concentrates on the design of intelligent products, systems and services. They also made it clear that they wanted people who were multidisciplinary in their background, in both technology and design.
Egbert Jan Sol, Vice President Technology, Ericsson Telecommunicatie B.V.
"Het leren omgaan met enerzijds het behoeftepatroon van de consument en anderzijds de technische ontwikkelingen voorziet de ingenieurs van de opleiding Industrial Design van een praktijkgerichte bagage voor de toekomst. En een toekomst, die is er zeker!"
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Irene Mc William, Director Research & Developement, Philips Design.
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