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Remus - If you'd consider a Canadian university, Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario (Our nations capital) has a very good undergraduate program in 'Industrial Design'. (Here in North America we tend to call such programs 'Industrial Design' rather than 'Product Design'). Carleton has students from 147 countries. Here is their admissions booklet for international students. Check out the page on 'Tuition, Bursaries, and Scholarships'. Carleton is known for having relatively generous support for international students.
Carleton has a beautiful campus in a beautiful city (1.2 million people). I went there for two years prior to moving to Nova Scotia to study architecture. At Carlton I was studying urban geography not Industrial Design so I don't have first-hand knowledge of that program. The program is a Co-Op one meaning that it incorporates mandatory work placements as part of the program. This is a VERY desirable feature that can help jump start your eventual career by giving you high-quality work experience before graduating. Chances are you could get work placements in the UK so you'd be closer to home at least part of the year.
Perhaps it is something to consider? The Canadian girls will love your accent too. Canadian girls are also very pretty.
Regards, Ross
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I just edited my post to add the line about Canadian girls.
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Hope your not suggesting i choose my uni based on the women, ross
that would be very irresponsible 
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Oh, if you are on the other side of the fence then be advised that Canadian men are handsome.
Sorry for getting off-topic. One of the neat things about Carleton is most of the buildings are joined by tunnels. Many of the students who live on-campus will show up to class in winter wearing sandals, shorts and hawaiian shirts.
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Oh product design, as in the "arty" type of design. Here's two tales -
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My son in secondary school had to design a kite which included a graphic design to be printed on the sail. He got only average marks. I queried this with the teacher who was lukewarm about his artwork. "But it flies beautifully" I said, the teachers response being "we're not interested in if the kite flies"!
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A college lecturer in engineering I was in conversation with had been asked to judge the designs produced by a group of design students because he would be independent. The design was for a teapot and a wide range of models had been produced. But none would pour properly as not one student had considered that a teapot needs to pour tea.
To me form follows function, if a kite doesn't fly, or a teapot doesn't pour, the rest is irrelevant (unless you're just producing a piece of art).
Was this a rant? If so I'm sorry
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Peter Charles,
That was not a rant, it was plain common sense.
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Peter, to me it was a rant of sorts, but one hat i agree with totally. To me a design should have both form and function (if that makes sense), if either is missing, it is lacking.
And back to the original topic...
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I am a Student at Sheffield Hallam University (part-time) and I find it very good.
I cannot tell you about the social side though. Being a more mature student and having a family I leave that to you younger guys
One bonus for yourself if you enjoy the outdoors is you cannot get a City any closer to the Peak District. A big part of Sheffield is in it! -
Which course are you studying there dylan? Id be interested to find out aobut the quality of the lecturing.
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I am studying Architectural Technology.
I am fortunate that with this course SHU is seen as the UK's leading provider for Arch Tech.
I have no idea how the Uni performs in other fields or courses. I guess all Uni's have their strong and weak courses/lectures.
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