Diversity of industrial design education in Turkey and future prospects

OpenAlex İngilizce

Industrial design education in Turkey has a 40 years background with different design approaches; art based industrial design education and technical based industrial design education and different student selection and placement system; graduate placement examination- LYS and aptitude exams. Different approaches and methods for the same degree bring complexity in education system. The aim of the study is to discuss about this diversity and to perform a circumstantial analysis of industrial design education in Turkey. The findings from the comparisons of the undergraduate education programs will help us to make predictions about the future trends and prospects in industrial design education.