Founded in 1988, the ISD RUBIKA is a leading institution in the field of higher education in design. Our school has earned this position for many reasons: teaching by working professionals, prestigious partners (Decathlon, Kiska, Renault, Ducati, Cartier, etc.) and graduates working in the biggest design studios.
A PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SCHOOL
By joining RUBIKA, you will benefit from all the advantages of a consistent, structured and professional curriculum. Our programs are spread over five years of study. The teaching is progressive and intensive, focusing firstly on learning the fundamentals of design and secondly on its management and operational control in companies. At the end of their training, our students are capable of proposing and implementing a design strategy with high added value.
Throughout the course, our students develop their skills through individual and collective projects. The teaching team, composed of professional designers, ensures the learning of a methodology tested in design studios around the world: analysis of the project and the user, drafting of specifications, creativity and ideation phase, prototyping, development and communication. A large part of the training is devoted to management and interpersonal skills, applied in various group projects.
The graduation presentations are given in front of an international jury composed of design professionals… These presentations are systematically given in English. The students present their projects and their most convincing achievements, which are sometimes industrialised.
Our training programs are certified by the State as a “Design Engineering Manager” at Level 7 of the National Directory of Professional Certifications (equivalent to BAC+5).
RUBIKA IS A MEMBER OF :
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
DESIGN THE TRANSPORT OF THE FUTURE
Your qualities: enthusiasm, curiosity, creative and aesthetic sense, passion for drawing, rigour, patience, meticulousness, critical spirit, ability to work in a team, taste for innovation.
See the Transport Design Pogram
Campus : Valenciennes 🇫🇷
Duration : 5 years
Admission : Bac to Bac+3
based on a competitive examination + interview
Diploma : BAC+5 “Design Engineering Manager”, Level 7 of the National Directory of Professional Certifications
REINVENT THE ITEMS OF OUR DAILY LIVES
Your qualities: curiosity, creative and aesthetic sense, passion for drawing, rigour, patience, meticulousness, critical spirit, empathy, ability to work in a team, taste for innovation.
See the Product Design Program
Campus : Valenciennes 🇫🇷
Duration : 5 years
Admission : Bac to Bac+3
based on a competitive examination + interview
Diploma : BAC+5 “Design Engineering Manager”, Level 7 of the National Directory of Professional Certifications
BRING DESIGN CONCEPTS TO LIFE
Your qualities: curiosity, creative and aesthetic sense, taste for digital creation tools, rigour, patience, meticulousness, critical spirit, empathy, ability to work in a team, taste for technology.
Campus : Valenciennes 🇫🇷
Duration : 5 years
Admission : Bac to Bac+3
based on a competitive examination + interview
Diploma : BAC+5 “Design Engineering Manager”, Level 7 of the National Directory of Professional Certifications
DESIGN USER EXPERIENCES
Your qualities: curiosity, creative and aesthetic sense, taste for digital creation tools, rigour, patience, meticulousness, critical spirit, empathy, ability to work in a team, taste for technology
Campus : Valenciennes 🇫🇷
Duration : 5 years
Admission : Bac to Bac+3
based on a competitive examination + interview
Diploma : BAC+5 “Design Engineering Manager”, Level 7 of the National Directory of Professional Certifications
ENJOY A LASTING EXPERIENCE IN A COMPANY
Your qualities: curiosity, creative and aesthetic sense, rigour, patience, meticulousness, critical spirit, empathy, ability to work in a team
Campus : Valenciennes 🇫🇷
Duration : 2 years
Admission : Bac+3
based on a competitive examination + interview
Diploma : BAC+5 “Design Engineering Manager”, Level 7 of the National Directory of Professional Certifications
6 REASONS TO JOIN OUR DESIGN SCHOOL
A PROVEN WORKING METHODOLOGY
Shaped around the requirements of the industry, our programs are based on the practical teaching of a rigorous and creative project methodology used in design studios around the world.
AN OPTIMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
With more than 17,000 m² of infrastructure on the Valenciennes Campus, RUBIKA guarantees its students an optimal working environment, matching the expected professionalism: workshops, prototyping machines, design studio…
A RECOGNISED QUALITY OF TEACHING
The teaching provided is progressive and specific. Most of the projects are carried out in groups, often among different programs, allowing students to help one another, exchange experiences and value each other.
AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF OVER 1700 GRADUATES
With 30 years of history, the RUBIKA School of Design has a network of more than 1,700 graduates, spread over all countries and sectors of activity. This network is structured by the RUBIKA Alumni Association.
THE COMPANY AT THE HEART OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
Throughout their studies, students practice on concrete cases proposed by partner companies: team projects, workshops, etc. These corporate relations maintained by the school promote the professional integration of students.
A PASSPORT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE
RUBIKA is an international animation school with campuses in Canada, India and Vietnam. 40% of our graduates are employed internationally, contributing to the school’s reputation.
YEAR 1 THROUGH 3
YEARS 1-3 PROGRAM
ISD RUBIKA
The Years 1-3 Program is purposed for the operational mastery of industrial design. The basics are integrated through specific and practical lessons. Supervised by professionals, the students learn to analyse a problem, search for innovative concepts and propose viable solutions. The project-based teaching method allows students to progress rapidly.
At the end of this program, students obtain a certificate corresponding to 180 ECTS credits. This certificate allows students to continue their studies in the Master’s program.
YEAR 4 THROUGH 5
YEARS 4-5 PROGRAM
ISD RUBIKA
The Years 4-5 Program strengthens students’ expertise and prepares them for professional integration in high-level studios. The curriculum is organised around a project-based teaching method that allows students to build up a real portfolio. A 10-month mandatory internship completes the professional aspect of the program. The majority of these internships take place abroad in large international design studios.
At the end of the course, students obtain the diploma of Design Engineering Manager (Master’s Degree equivalent), a degree certified by the State at the highest level of the RNCP (National Directory of Professional Certifications).
Teaching Team
COORDINATOR YEAR 1 - 3
ORLANE MAGREZ
COORDINATOR YEAR 4 - 5
SOPHIE DUPONT
PEDAGOGICAL DIRECTOR
JULIEN DACMINE
DEPUTY PEDAGOGICAL DIRECTOR
PIERRE KASPERCZYK
MANAGER OF PARTNERSHIPS
ANNE-SOPHIE PREVOST
WHAT RECRUITERS SAY!
“After 5 years of study at Rubika, I have gathered all the skills necessary to apply to the biggest design companies on the market.”
“The long projects carried out in partnership with industrial companies allow us to rapidly immerse ourselves in the reality of the market and to understand the expectations of a client.”
“The strength of RUBIKA stems largely from the cross-projects between the different classes, both from a personal and professional point of view.”
“The constant exchange around projects allows us to enhance our skills in a fluid and intensive learning process […] which facilitates professional integration.”