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Awards & Achievements

At GDC we celebrate our students and their accomplishments, we are proud of their hard work and dedication. Here are some of their amazing works

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Adobe Design Achievers Awards

Proud announcements of GDC student entries into the Adobe Design Achievers Awards

ISTD Awards

A collection of successfully admitted alumni to the membership of the International Society for Type Designers.

Loerie Student Awards

GDC is ranked amongst the top 10 Educational Institutions in the official Loerie rankings for 2016.

We go all the way.

At GDC we pride ourselves in our international relations. Not only do our staff serve on international boards like CUMULUS, but our students have ample opportunities to engage internationally as well.

International Student exchanges programmes

Around the world.

Part of this is an international exchange of 6 months that a student can go on during their third year of study. These exchanges challenge students to think in different cultural environments, to engage with different cultures and to apply what they have learned in a different educational setting. The learning experience is invaluable and students always come back inspired in their field of study. Quite a few students went to LUCA in Belgium for their exchange. Other institutions include: ECV in France, Shandong University in China, Lincoln University in England, Konkuk University in Kora, Rheinische Hochschule Köln, Germany, LAB University of Applied Science in Finland, Hochschule Augsburg in Germany and Designskolen, Kolding in Denmark.

The world will be seeing your work.

The other side of the international relationships we nurture is our relationships with international institutions. As part of our end-of-year examination, we invite verifiers from across the globe to oversee the process and to benchmark our programmes internationally. This benchmarking serves to produce students of international high standard with portfolios that can be used across the world. Our verifiers speak very highly of GDC and are always amazed at what calibre of work our students produce. We have had verifiers from the UK, Belgium, The USA, Zimbabwe, Lebanon, Germany and Australia.

Fabio Zackery

Meet Fabio Zackery, one of our Students that had the honour of being accepted into the 6 month Student Exchange programme with LUCA School of Arts. He finished his 3rd year interior design in 2020 at LUCA, School of Arts, in Ghent, Belgium and graduated in March. He now continues his studies with GDC in Honours Interior Design.

William Rawlings

My exchange with the LUCA School of Arts was an amazing experience that has opened a lot of doors for me, eventually resulting in my move into the film and animation space. The move to a completely new country and environment also helped me to become significantly more adaptable, something which I have always struggled with, which has helped me massively in my career so far. And yeah, to be honest, the whole experience was just so much fun. I experienced new cultures, met tons of awesome, talented people from all over the world and tried out as many different Belgian beers as I possibly could. All in all, I would absolutely recommend it.

Ontlametse Molefe

First of all I would like to Thank Greenside Design Center for the amazing opportunity of participating in the exchange programme. Looking back at the entire experience, I learnt so much in a short period of time. I had to adjust to the living conditions and alert myself to the surroundings of where I was situated. Studying in LUCA school of Arts was not only a challenging experience but a learning curve to expose myself to a dynamic and diverse way of thinking about Interior Design. My perspective as an Interior Designer has grown throughout the experience as I now, not only design for beauty and aesthetics but, with a thorough concept in mind to improve human interaction and behaviour in various spaces I am appointed to design.

Raving Fans

Sinqobile Dakile

You consistently challenged me to produce work that was only of the best standard and I have carried such a standard with me throughout these past three years. I have no doubt that there lies a world of great opportunities out there for the rest of the students.

Sinqobile Dakile
Mohammed Mukadam

GDC is the best! It feels like home!

Mohammed Mukadam
Matthew Laubscher, Happy Student

GDC has given me the design communication skills to become a successful designer.

Matthew Laubscher, Happy Student
Fabio Zackery, Happy Student

My journey at GDC created the designer thinker I am today. Starting off in first year not knowing what direction I want to go into ending off doing my 3rd year as an exchanged student at LUCA. Your journey never ends as I’m doing my honours currently. I will always treasure my knowledge , strength & proud that GDC has given me through my time spend with them.

Fabio Zackery, Happy Student
Emma Blain, Happy Student

Greenside Design Center is an outstanding college. The lecturers inspire creativity and push you to reach your full potential as a designer. I loved my experience here and would highly recommend to all.

Emma Blain, Happy Student

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