E-Cole, Electric Mobile College --- Study, work, & travel

Rawad Abou Zaki Start Date: Aug 26, 2017 - End Date: Aug 25, 2018
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Professional Development
  • Italy
  • France
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Denmark
  • Poland
  • Hungary
  • Czechia
  • Slovenia

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by: Rawad Abou Zaki Start Date: Aug 26, 2017 - End Date: Aug 25, 2018
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Professional Development
A. Introduction

Our project is called “E-Cole”, Electric Mobile Studio College. We will be touring in caravans for 12 months, crossing a total of 24 European cities. We will camp in every city around two weeks, where our caravans will be transformed into a design studio. Our job will be to mentor university design students to work on several projects for renowned companies.

B. Objectives

Participants will learn from this workshop how to:

1. efficiently work under pressure
2. manage work in short period of time
3. create order out of chaos
4. think outside the box

C. Outcome

1. Cultural Enrichment
2. Thinking methods to push creativity to it the limits
3. Tricks and techniques for using softwares in fast and effective ways
4. Working in a team
5. Getting Closer to nature.

Introduction to:

1. Clean Energy
2. Vertical Gardening
3. Sustainability

C. Subjects

Our main focus will be on four Design Programs

1. Transportation / Automotive Design ( TAD )
2. Fashion Design ( FD )
3. Industrial Design ( ID )
4. Interaction/ Graphic Design ( IGD )

I. Summary

This project is the first of its kind. Students will learn in a non-traditional way and will experience the real meaning of design liberty and the fun in art.

“Because you can never live in a box and think outside of it”.
  • Italy
  • France
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Denmark
  • Poland
  • Hungary
  • Czechia
  • Slovenia

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