PalDAOnline
STUDY - WORK - DESIGN - BUILD
Toward a better future and unlimited hopes – by design
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The Academy's Vision:
In the absence of a just truth in Palestine and the Arab world, the virtual world becomes a haven and a way to visualize and create a better reality for ourselves and the people around us. The virtual world helps us create new opportunities and uncover different horizons for the younger generations to realize their aspirations and become a creative force for the future.
The Academy’s vision is rooted in the belief that education and training opportunities in creative design fields should be available to everyone, wherever they are found, without geographical limitations or boundaries, including and especially those who are unable to access formal universities and other institutions with exclusionary admissions policies and prohibitively expensive tuition and fees. In addition to the acquisition of qualitative, specialized knowledge and the development of important and relevant skills in the design field, the Academy also offers its students and trainees practical support focused on employment, including resume and portfolio development and assistance with their job search.
The Palestine Design Academy is the brainchild of Palestinian architect and designer Mohammad Nassar. Mohammed is passionate about good design and believes strongly in the importance of education as a change agent in the world of design and the creative industries, in order to improve living conditions, advance and develop individual and collective capacities, overcome life's various challenges and create a better future.
The world of design is one of the broadest and most important specializations that enable countries to advance their societies in ways that provide comfort, beauty, and solutions that are practical, functional, but also aesthetically pleasing. Specialists in construction and design are needed by all societies everywhere in the world. There will always be demand in the labor market for experts in this field.
Educational Methodology:
The Academy offers a full program of courses and workshops in Architectural & Interior Design, Product & Home Furniture Design, and Digital Branding Design. These distance education programs offer courses two semesters per year with virtual class meetings twice each week.
The Academy integrates practical and theoretical aspects of design education with an emphasis on practical, real-world cases and content, as well as project-based learning. In addition to helping students to discover, develop, and transform their abilities and skills in the world of design to better compete in the labor market, the overarching goal of the program is to empower students to create their own future opportunities in their community and internationally through a self-directed, sustainable practice that enables them to innovate their own projects and implement their ideas and realize their dreams, armed with the knowledge, skills, and experience required to do so.
The Palestine Design Academy is keen to keep pace with technological developments in the field of design, particularly those focused on the process of design. As such, PalDAOnline assigns special importance to provide its students with access to and training on the latest computer software programs used in the world of design.
Students who successfully complete all of the requirements of PalDA Online’s educational program will be awarded a certificate of completion signed by the Academy's founder at the Academy’s current address in Paris, France. Original certificates can be received in person or by mail, as well as scanned and sent via email as a PDF document for those students who request it.
What does it mean to be a Designer? What is the scope of the Design profession?
To be a Designer is to own the capabilities and knowledge to transform and realize the thoughts and ideas of yourself and other people into a reality that can be touched and seen and make an impact on individuals, communities, and the world.
The types and fields of work for a truly creative designer know no limits and can not be limited! The design world is an interlinked world that interacts with all different aspects of life and society. In addition to architectural design, construction, interior design, and its various applications, including home and office furniture of various kinds, the science and art of creative design also extends to the design of transportation and communications systems and media, clothing design, agricultural design, food product design and marketing, the design of art publications and various books, the design and creation of gardens and public spaces, and the design of various formal occasions and private as well as public festivities. The world of design intersects with and includes household items and industrial tools, as well as the design and production of various lighting elements and atmospheres. And then there is the world of digital design, from designing games and electronic programs to designing and imagining educational programs and systems for different aspects of life that find creative and innovative solutions to the challenges of individuals and societies in different areas of life. The Palestinian Design Academy believes passionately that human imagination and creativity have no boundaries, and that the need for solutions with creative dimensions is more urgent than ever.
Design is not just a way of life and well-being for individuals and societies, but rather a means and a set of skills and knowledge to advance societies and improve the living conditions of all members of communities, societies, and the world.