The proposal is prepared in response to the recommendation of a tripartite meeting held at IIT Bombay on 16th September 1982 between the representatives of the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare, Government of India, UNESCO, UNDP, and IIT Bombay. It is felt by all members that the time has come to extend the facilities and expertise of IDC to other countries in Southeast Asia where the subject of industrial design and its role to upgrade the industrial product environment is little known and not well understood. IDC faculty, during the past four years, have had an opportunity to interact with various schools of design philosophies. Discussions with various design pedagogical stalwarts have taken place at IDC about design methodologies and the educational contents that are appropriate to the needs of developing countries. It has been realised that the difference between approaches towards design education in developed and developing countries is the difference of priorities. The areas where design becomes necessary to solve problems of immediate needs have to be emphasised in education. The difference in use of production methods ranging from manual fabrication, low-level production, etc. to high-quantity mass production has to be tackled without compromising design excellence in developing nations.