PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN

Introduction

 

 

DISCOVER A UNIVERSITY DEDICATED TO UNLEASHING YOUR CREATIVITY.

Parsons School of Design has offered students innovative approaches toeducation since its founding in 1896. Today we’re the only American art anddesign school within a comprehensive university, The New School, which alsohouses a rigorous liberal arts college and a progressive performing artsschool. Our undergraduate and graduate programs, offered through Parsons’five schools,immerse students in focused training, interdisciplinary inquiry, and practice-basedcollaborative learning. Here creators and scholars master established art anddesign fields and advance emerging ones while studying a range of universitydisciplines.

 

Guided by renowned faculty and curricula, a diverse internationalcommunity disrupts the status quo, fostering social and environmental good andpreparing for an evolving workplace. New York City is home to Parsons’ maincampus and a range of creative practitioners and industries. Parsons Paris offers students an atelier-like settingfrom which to explore heritage brands and traditions, new technologies, and ahost of art, design, and business partners in Europe and beyond. Together,these complementary learning communities make Parsons a singular launchpad fora creative education and career. 

 

 

Dear Applicants    

From. Charles S. Olton, Dean

 

 

Partnership with TOBA

Partnership between TOBA Center and Parsons

The TOBA Center is the only overseas study center that is authorized to represent Parsons in Korea. Parsons recommends that Korean applicants use the services of the TOBA Center. Students who apply for admission to Parsons through the TOBA Center have certain advantages.

 

Photo(r. to l.): Dr. Charles S. Olton, 

Executive Dean of Parsons School of Design, Jong Jin Moon Senior President TOBA Center

 

 

The welcome reception was held for Dean Olton from Parsons School of Design after the establishment of the relationship with TOBA. The admissions interview were conducted for a week. The conference was arranged for admitted students after the selection process. Visitors from Parsons were Dean Olton, Admissions Director, and International Director. Dean Olton visited TOBA more than ten times and conducted admission interviews for many students at TOBA. More than 100 students applied in the first year for study abroad program at Parsons campus in NY. The interview took place for a week.The joint effort of Parsons and TOBA has led to this successful program which many students benefited. Moreover, Dean Olton and professors at Parsons sent many letters of appreciation for the outstanding students at TOBA.