Introduction

Strate Ecole de Design is one of the top design schools in France. It is famous for its industrial design, especially transportation and traffic design. It has a place in the top 60 design schools in the world and is known as "one of the most ideal industrial design schools" in France.

Overview

Student scale: The specific number of students is not clearly disclosed, but judging from the number of students enrolled each year and the size of the campus, the number of students is relatively limited to ensure the quality of teaching and the efficiency of teacher-student interaction. For example, the Master of Innovation-Design enrolls 20 students each year.

Course settings: It offers undergraduate and master's courses in various design majors, including 5-year undergraduate courses such as product design, space design, transportation and mobile design, user experience and interaction design, and brand design, as well as 1-2 year master's courses such as the Master of Innovation-Design, the Master of Strategy and Design in the Anthropocene, and the Master of Transportation Design.

History and establishment time

Founded in 1993 by Jean-René Talopp, it was officially renamed Strate Ecole de Design in 2003.

School strength

Certification: Its diploma is recognized by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and is certified by the French Skills Agency (France Students are eligible to apply for the French government's CROUS scholarship after obtaining the RNCP Level 7 certification issued by the French Compétences.

Faculty: With nearly two hundred professional teachers, they not only have rich teaching experience, but also have industry practice experience, and can impart professional knowledge, methods and practical skills in the field of design.

International cooperation: As a member of Socrates-Erasmus, it conducts academic exchanges with about 50 universities around the world, is a signatory of Erasmus +, a member of the WDO and Cumulus networks, and has established partnerships with many schools and universities on five continents to carry out student exchanges, teacher exchanges and teaching activities.

Institutional nature

A private higher design school affiliated to the French Studialis Education Group.

Educational philosophy

Emphasis on "Think Do Design", focusing on the combination of students' practical ability and the market, cultivating students to become first-line independent innovative designers, so that students can quickly engage in professional design work with perfect interpretation and control of design concepts.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key laboratories: The school has its own scientific research center, which provides strong support for teaching and research, and promotes the innovative development of design theory and practice through scientific research projects.

Key disciplines: Industrial design is its key discipline, especially the direction of transportation design, which has a high reputation internationally. In addition, disciplines such as product design, space design, user experience and interaction design, and brand design have also developed rapidly, forming a discipline system with industrial design as the core and multi-disciplinary coordinated development.

Department settings

No clear division of the school was found, but from the perspective of discipline settings, teaching and research activities are mainly carried out around different professional directions in the field of design.

Rankings

1st in France for schools of interactive design (Aquent/Designers Interactifs research).

3rd in France for schools of product design (Student magazine 2018).

5th in France for higher schools of art and design (QS World University Rankings 2023).

50th in Europe for schools of design (Domus magazine 2017).

60th in the world for “design schools” (Business Week Bloomberg 2007).

Fees

Undergraduate: 9490 euros for the first year and 10340 euros for the second to fifth years at both the Paris and Lyon campuses.

Masters: 14050 euros for the Master of Innovation-Design; 12000 euros for the Master of Strategy and Design for the Anthropocene; 12000 euros for the Master of Transport Design.

Campus

Paris campus: 27 avenue de la division Leclerc à Sèvres (92), the school building has four floors and is equipped with all facilities such as classrooms, laboratories, computer laboratories and community life, including a tiered classroom that can accommodate 200 people, 17 spacious and bright classrooms, 4 Mac and PC computer laboratories and 5 studios. There is also a large workshop equipped with a mechanical warehouse, as well as a digital workshop equipped with the latest digital production equipment, such as 3D printers, laser cutting and engraving machines and digital milling machines.

Lyon Campus: Located in the Confluence area, it is designed based on the original market hall. The school building is modern and bright, with large project studios on four floors. The mechanical studio, photo studio and multiple learning areas provide students with opportunities for production and innovation.