Massey's design school ranked among best in world

Global design awards scheme Red Dot has ranked Massey 11th among Asia Pacific institutions for design concept, up one place from six months ago. Massey remains the only New Zealand or Australian university to be recognised.

“Red Dot’s latest ranking again confirms that we have one of the best design schools in the world,” says Associate Professor Claire Robinson, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Creative Arts.

Red Dot is a global design awards scheme based in Germany and Singapore. The awards are highly competitive. In a letter to Massey’s Vice-Chancellor, Red Dot’s President (Asia) Ken Koo says the red dot design ranking “seeks to honour leaders in innovation for their pursuance of design excellence”. He describes Massey as “one of the most innovative universities in Asia.”

Last year, Red Dot received a total of 3,536 entries in the design concept category. These entries came from 54 countries and comprised concepts and prototypes from 90 universities, 230 companies, and a host of individual designers.

The top ranked Asia Pacific institution for design concept was National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, with the same ranking as six months ago; in the Americas and Europe, top rank went to Sweden’s Umeå Institute of Design, which edged out ENSCI - Les Ateliers in France.

The ranking is calculated using a weighted formula considering the number and classes of awards won by an institution over five years, with a strong emphasis on the most recent awards won.

More information: www.red-dot.org