DESIGN + EDUCATION

2005 DEFSA Conference

Design Education in a creative economy

The 7th National DEFSA Conference took place in September 2005 at the South African Reserve Bank Conference Centre, Pretoria. The line-up of speakers represented education, business and government sectors.

The Reserve Bank served as an apt backdrop for conference theme - Design Education in a Creative Economy.

Stassen: FET Design Curriculum 2006
Hagen: Developing the Western Cape - by design
Ratsatsi: The Development of a National Industrial Design Strategy
Heinrichsen: Latin Amercian Design Experiences
Thomson: Strategy for Design Education
Vermaak: Making the Difference through Design

2001 DEFSA Conference

Mapping new Territories in Design Education

The 5th National and 4th International DEFSA conference was hosted in 2001 by a group of Gauteng Education Institutions: Technikon Pretoria, Technikon Witwatersrand, University of Pretoria and Vaal Triangle Technikon as part of the first National South African Design Week.

The Fourth International Conference investigated the boundaries and interface between disciplines within the conference theme.

2001 Conference Proceedings
Keynote: Prof Pamela Allara
Keynote: Prof Jackie Guille

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DEFSA promotes relevant research with the focus on design + education through its biennial conferences, to promote professionalism, accountability and ethics in the education of young designers. Our next conference is a hybrid event. See above for details.

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