DAE Launches Institutional Plan for 2025-2028

Today DAE launches the Institutional Plan for the next 3 years. The Institutional Plan is a strategic policy document that outlines an organisation’s long-term goals, priorities, and actions. For DAE, this document guides the future development of education, research, infrastructure and external partnerships, to fulfill its mission and respond to upcoming societal and global challenges effectively. For DAE, 2028 is also a key milestone marked by the planned relocation to a new campus.

“The academy will become a dynamic ecosystem where education, research, and design practice converge to address the most pressing challenges of our time.” 

A note on the design of the Institutional Plan:

How do we reflect, adapt, and imagine new futures? How can an institution be built not only on legacy, but on possibility? As part of a collective reflection on Design Academy Eindhoven’s future, students were invited to shape their ideal ‘building block’ with clay. The result is a collection of unconventional forms used to help guide readers through the chapters of the Institutional Plan, while illustrating Design Academy Eindhoven’s proactive vision of ‘shaping ideas through practice’. 

This booklet is the result of DAE community efforts, from students to alumni and staff. The booklet was designed by Pedro Lobo and Coordinated by Stella Verdult and Evelyn Janssen.

You can read the full plan below in English and Dutch.