Jewellery Design and Technology Institute (JDTI) (a unit of BSE listed Silver Smith India Limited) signs MOU with Instituto Europeo Di Design (IED), Milan, Italy
Released on: September 8, 2008, 6:20 am
Press Release Author: FinessePR
Industry: Education
Press Release Summary: Jewellery Design & Technology Institute, India’s premier jewellery design and training institute, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Instituto Europeo Di Design (IED), a leading International Design Institute based in Italy’s fashion capital Milan. IED is an international network of Institutes that operates in the field of training and research in the disciplines of jewellery design, fashion, visual arts and communication
Press Release Body: Jewellery Design & Technology Institute (JDTI) (a unit of BSE listed Silver Smith India Limited) signs MOU with Instituto Europeo Di Design (IED), Milan, Italy The dual diploma programme will see students get the internationally recognised IED diploma as well as undergo training at IED
Jewellery Design & Technology Institute, India’s premier jewellery design and training institute, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Instituto Europeo Di Design (IED), a leading International Design Institute based in Italy’s fashion capital Milan. IED is an international network of Institutes that operates in the field of training and research in the disciplines of jewellery design, fashion, visual arts and communication.
JDTI & IED have decided to collaborate in order to provide wider educational opportunities and platforms to the students of jewellery design. The MoU envisages that all students of JDTI, current as well as the alumni, who have completed their 2 year course, are eligible to undertake their 3rd year top up programme in association with IED and receive a diploma from IED.
The students enrolled in the programme will be provided two month training by IED at Milan and they will receive a diploma from IED at the successful completion of the programme. The agreement is applicable for JDTI’s Noida Campus and soon to be launched Chandigarh campus.
Mr. Bhushan K Narula, Managing Director, Silver Smith India Limited (SSIL) said that “This is an important milestone in the history of JDTI and will help in creating better designers who are exposed to the best international design practices and will give a fillip to the fledging Jewellery design industry”.
In addition, all JDTI students are also eligible to attend the summer course at IED, where summer training will be provided to JDTI students at IED and this training will count towards the compulsory internship at JDTI.
The Bombay Stock Exchange Listed Silver Smith India Limited (SSIL) is a specialised multidimensional jewellery solutions company engaged in education and training, retailing of designer jewellery and design development services. JDTI is the education and training arm of SSIL. SSIL also retails high end designer jewellery under “Niche” brand. Design Development services are offered under Design Development Council (DDC) where jewellers, designers and export houses can come and get jewellery designs created for them by the designers of SSIL.
“SSIL has been consciously moving towards creating benchmarks and uplifting the standards in the jewellery design space. The collaboration between JDTI and IED will help create better designers with creative and design capabilities to serve the needs of the Indian Industry’, adds Mr. Narula.
About IED: Established in Milan in 1966 by its current President, Francesco Morelli, IED offers thorough, effective training, based on the theory and practice of design culture, to young people who want to embark on creative careers in Fashion, Design, Visual Arts and Communications. IED is an expanding international network that operates in the area of training and research in the disciplines of Design, of Fashion, of the Visual Arts and of Communications. It has campuses at Milan, Rome, Turin, Venice, Madrid, Barcelona and Săo Paulo. More than 9000 students from 90 countries across the world study at IED. It is a large creative workshop, flexible and dynamic, which builds on the Italian matrix of its culture, enriching it with the most innovative viewpoints garnered from every corner of the planet: a school of design that organises training curricula for talented people with creative ambitions of every age and every tongue. For more information, please contact: http://www.ied.edu About JDTI: Jewellery Design & Technology Institute (JDTI), a model institute setup to provide the much needed skilled professionals to the ever-growing jewellery industry, was conceptualized by its parent company Silver Smith India Ltd.
JDTI is promoted by the Indo-German Export Promotion Project implemented by the Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ, German agency for Technical Co-operation) facilitating technology transfer from Germany for selected India companies. It is also supported by World Gold Council, an international non-profit organization with its head office in London involved in promotional activities to increase the consumption of gold.
The institute founded in 1999 has become an active part of jewellery industry and educational sector with large strength of students and well experienced academic staff. It has build a strong infrastructure, offering rich knowledge about Jewellery designing that maximizes your awareness and skill sets. It is the institute, which is known for providing extensive exposure in Jewellery manufacturing in well-equipped workshops with the availability of advance tools and technologies.
For more information, please visit: www.jdtiindia.com
About Silversmith India
Silversmith India Ltd. was incorporated in 1994. Listed on the Bombay stock exchange, it is a multidimensional jewellery solution company. It is first of its kind to service the requirements of ever growing jewellery industry. (www.silversmithindia.com)
It has three divisions to cater different aspects of jewellery:
EDUCATION Jewellery Design & Technology Institute (JDTI) is a model institute setup in 1999 to provide the much needed skilled professionals to the ever-growing jewellery industry. JDTI is supported by World Gold Council and promoted by the Indo-German Export Promotion Project. It has become an active part of jewellery industry and education sector with large strength of students and well experienced academic staff. For more information, please visit: www.jdtiindia.com
DESIGN OUTSOURCING Design Development Centre (DDC) was initiated to help jewellery companies outsource their design related requirements. DDC aims to introduce innovative, creative and personalized designs and also offers related services like product development, graphic identity and technical detailing amongst others. For more information, please visit: www.ddc.silversmithindia.com
SIGNATURE JEWELLERY Niche is an exquisite jewellery brand. Handcrafted in precious metals and accentuated with Swarovski components and semi precious gemstones, each piece is an individual statement that embodies luxury and elegance, while at the same time satisfying the desire for contemporary style. For more information, please visit: www.niche.in
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