1983: Accreditation Grew Up

As the UK re-elected Margaret Thatcher and Hong Kong’s new urbanism began to take shape, FIDER refined its systems for evaluating program alignment and education quality.

It was more than paperwork — it was strategy.
It was the year interior design took itself seriously, aligning accreditation with postsecondary expectations and professional rigor.

Strategy met structure, and credibility began to scale.