CIID to conduct summer school programme at Kochi in December

The Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID) is conducting its first-ever Summer School programme in India in association with the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in Kochi from December 3 to 21.

Founded in 2008, the CIID is one of the top global design schools.

It focuses solely on interaction design, which combines traditional design with socio-technological trends.

It is also one of the few places where technology is used as a tool inside art, psychology, music, a press release said.

The CIID Summer School programme will consist of a series of 12 workshops, covering a range of subjects from Interaction Design and Service Design to designing with Blockchain, Machine Learning, and Designing Connected Products.

The programme offers 50 per cent super early-bird seat until September 15 with a fee of $650 per five-day workshop.

For every week there will be three to four different types of workshops for the participants to choose from.

"The unique feature of the programme is that the participants with any background or expertise, can attend it and understand how to incorporate design principles in their day to day work," KSUM Chief Executive Officer Dr Saji Gopinath said.

For making the most out of the programme the participants should have an appetite for learning and willingness to cooperate in a team, he added.