The Art and Design Mission was designed to provide a platform for partnerships in art and design related subject areas at Indian Higher Education Institutions. The primary and long term objective of the mission was to create awareness about the research interests for institutions of both countries and to promote the range of art and design courses available to potential students.

The mission was a five day programme which started in Bangalore from 16 November and concluded in Ahmedabad on 20 November. The programme included visits to Higher Education Institutions in the two cities. A total of 8 local institutions were visited during the mission.

The programme was structured to facilitate faculty discussions to identify interest areas in art and design between UK and local institutions which may contribute towards building partnerships.

As part of the programme each delegate made a presentation to the faculty at each Indian institution followed by a faculty discussion and then guest lectures to potential students.

These guest lectures were delivered to the pre-final and final year students which allowed the UK institutions to market their Postgraduate qualifications to potential students. 

To know more about the interactions at each local institution , please download the full report