Twenty-two japanese universities with a proven track record in the field of design and the Japan Institute of Design Promotion will collaborate to hold the Association of Design Departments and Schools in Japanese Public Universities Conference in FY2019.

The purpose of the Association of Design Departments and Schools in Japanese Public Universities Conference is to create new academic research areas in collaboration with design universities in Japan and other Asian countries, form an international research center for design studies, and promote design study education research.

The Association of Design Departments and Schools in Japanese Public Universities Conference focuses on the culture, arts, industry, and human resource development in Asia. It hopes to promote collaborative education and discuss common issues related to design education and research at universities and aim to improve and develop design education and research.

1st Association of Design Departments and Schools in Japanese Public Universities Conference
[Date] October 5th, 2019 (Saturday) 13:30 – 17:00
[Date] Tokyo Midtown, Design Hub International, Design Liaison Center
(Midtown Tower 5F, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052)[Program]
1. Opening remarks
Masakazu Tani (Kyushu University Faculty of Design)

2． Guest greeting
Mr Akira Tamagami (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology – Japan, Deputy Director-General)

Mr Takuya Kikuchi (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Service Group, Cool Japan Policy Division Assistant Manager / Design Policy Office Assistant Manager)

3. Agenda
Part 1: About the administration of society
Part 2: About design education (case introduction)

4. Discussion
Chair: Masahiro Kiyosumi (President, Center for Designed Futures, Kyushu University)

[Operation Manager]
Kyushu University Faculty of Design
Kyushu University Center for Designed Futures

[Cooperation] Japan Institute of Design Promotion

[Contact]Ikuno, General Affairs Division, Kyushu University
Telephone：092-553-4442
Mail: gkssenmon(a)jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp