Who We Are

Samsung Design Membership is a program supported by Samsung Electronics that provides opportunities of limitless creative activities for students who have interests in design. The program supports students in developing design knowledge and gaining actual work experience through design research and industrial activities that help them become professional designers. Furthermore, it also helps students learn convergent knowledge with experts in different fields including engineering, humanities, and business to emerge as creative professionals suitable for the new era.

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Samsung Design Membership is operated by a self-governing council. Members autonomously participate in department activities, various events, and promotions, setting their own agendas and goals. In addition, those who complete the Samsung Design Membership program continue to actively engage with current members to establish and foster a design community that goes beyond being a simple educational program.

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Samsung Design Membership first started in 1993 and have since produced almost 700* completed members who are now active in countless different scenes of design, including Samsung Electronics as well. Currently there are around 50 members recruited from various universities who are actively engaged in diverse fields such as ID, or UX.

As of 2018.

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Mission

To create a place that thrives with new culture and establish a talent pool that aspires to become professional designers who can spearhead our future

Core Value

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Independent Learning

We pursue a manner of learning that proactively and voluntarily sets its own goals for the growth of both the individual and the collective.
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Respect for All Ideas

We pursue an attitude that makes the utmost effort to understand the perspectives and thoughts of each other to conceive ways to improve together.
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Perpetual Sharing

Since each person’s ability is a gift given to them, sharing these values with one another helps the community grow and improve.

Vision

Design Voyagers

A team of Design Voyagers who discover new values and establish unique territories through various methods of design.

Samsung Design Membership has fostered design talents of the future through a diverse program and an open environment in which prospective designers could freely learn and grow. Samsung Design Membership presents a new vision of commissioning ‘Design Voyagers’. Members of the Samsung Design Memberships who each have unique backgrounds and strengths will gather to discover values hidden throughout our daily lives through various methods of ‘design’ in an effort to establish a unique presence for designers. Samsung Design Membership will continue its valiant quest towards providing positive influence over the world through this creative group of Design Voyagers.

Goals

Phase 1 (1993 - 2002)

Aptitude / Challenge / Creation
Talent that creatively expresses unique individuality through various challenges
Phase 2 (2003 - 2012)

Global / Field Work
Talent that is trained to become global professionals with actual work capabilities in respective fields
Phase 3 (2013 - 2020)

Variety / Convergence
Talent that creates integrative experiences through convergence of perspectives and understanding from a variety of cultures
Phase 4 (2021 - Present)

Essence / Ownership / Openness
Talent that creates emerging values through self-motivated exploration of the essence and open-minded interactions

History

1993
1. 1993.07
  
  Samsung Design Membership Founded (Yeonbong Bldg., Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
  First Recruitment
2. 1994.05
  
  Held the First Exhibit ‘Vision of Korea’
3. 2000.07
  
  Relocation (Bojeon Bldg., Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
4. 2001.10
  
  Held the First Samsung Design Membership Completion Reunion
5. 2002.10
  
  Held an Expansion of the Exhibit through an Industrial-Educational Collaboration with Foreign Schools
2003
1. 2003.09
  
  Held the Samsung Design Membership 10 Year Anniversary Event
2. 2006.05
  
  Recruitment for Samsung Global Design Membership, Recruited 35 Talents from 5 Countries, Operated Workshop
3. 2006.10
  
  Awarded with the G-MARK 2006 Special Jury Award (Samsung Design Membership Culture Program)
4. 2007.01
  
  Launched the Design Study Abroad Program (Foreign Culture Experience)
5. 2008.07
  
  Held the Samsung Global Design Membership ‘Asia Insight’ Event
6. 2012.07
  
  Relocation (Apgujeong Bldg., Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
2013
1. 2013.08
  
  Founded the ‘Creative KIDS/YOUTH Membership’ for Elementary, Junior High, and High School Students
2. 2013.09
  
  Held the Samsung Design Membership 20 Year Anniversary Event
3. 2014.01
  
  Merged the Samsung Software Membership’s UX Membership with Samsung Design Membership
4. 2015.08
  
  Held the MCP(Membership Convergence Project) Course Exhibit at DDP, Seoul
5. 2017.07
  
  Relocation (Samsung SNU Cooperation R&D Center, Gwanak-gu, Seoul)
6. 2021.01
  
  Launch of the Emergent Talent Fostering Program as part of Talent 4.0

Application

Recruitment Period

Once Annually (Second Half Year)
Selection Category

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ID(Industrial Design) Category
Product, Automobile, Furniture, Architecture, Environmental Design, etc.

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VD(Visual Design)
GUI, Print Media, Editorial, Video, Web, Advertising, CI, Graphics, Multimedia, etc.

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UX(User Experience) Category
Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Visual Interaction Design, Media Design, Graphic Design, Ergonomic Web Design, Prototyping, Engineering, etc.
Requirements

EducationEnrolled students with a bachelor’s or master’s degree who can participate in Samsung Design Membership activities for at least 2 years

MajorAll Majors Eligible (Design Majors or Other Majors with Design Aptitude)

Contact

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Address

Samsung Design Membership
Samsung SNU Cooperation R&D Center, A-zone, 6F, 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 08826
- By Public Transit
Nakseongdae Subway Station Exit #4 → Board Town Shuttle Bus 02 → Get Off at SNU Back Entrance, Research Park → Walk 600m
- By Car
Address : Research Park Main Building, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826
Email

sdm.hr@samsung.com