USID Foundation

Collaborative & Immersive learning experience

USID Gurukul 2010 is an inspiration taken from “Gurukul”, a school concept from the ancient times. USID Gurukul 2010 brings together 45 to 50 students (Shishyas) selected from the disciplines of Design, Technology, Management and Social Sciences. These Shishyas will attend the Gurukul free of charge and learn under the mentorship of eminent academicians & researchers (Gurus) from institutions such as IIM, IIT NID, & Sristhi and experienced practitioners representing a variety of industry domains.

To encourage a collaborative and immersive learning experience, the Shishyas are divided into teams of 6 to 7 with each team having a mix of design, technology, management and social science students. Each of these teams will be assigned to Gurus who will use their experience to guide the team to achieve realistic goals over a period of 2 weeks.

The overall experience and outcome of the Gurukul will then be show cased at USID 2010 conference from 18th to 20th Nov, HICC, Hyderabad through presentations and reflections by few participants (both students and mentors).

 

Mission

• To provide a platform for students from the varied fields of design, technology , management and social sciences to go through a two weeks experience of collaborative and immersive learning.
• To provide a platform for students to Collaborate, Explore, Experience, Learn and Create, design solution for existing social problems under the mentorship of accomplished practitioners, researchers, academicians and professionals which would then facilitate social-economic development and better quality of life.
• Involve academia, industry, government personnel, media, and non-design professionals to provide a adequate ambience for the students to understand the importance of social context in design.