News2nd Association of Design Departments and Schools in Japanese Public Universities Conference2020.11.2

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.

 

2nd Association of Design Departments and Schools in Japanese Public Universities Conference

November 7th, 2020, 13:30 – 17:00
Online(Zoom)

■Symposium: 1:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.
1.Opening Remarks: 1:30 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.
Masakazu Tani (Vice President, Kyushu University/Dean of the Faculty of Design)

2.Guest Greetings: 1:35 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Mitsunari Yoshida (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Higher Education Bureau, Technical Education Division Director)
Takuya Kikuchi (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Service Group, Cool Japan Policy Division Assistant Manager / Design Policy Office Assistant Manager)

3.About the Selection of Chairman: 1:45 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.

4.About the Coronavirus/New Lifestyle and Design: 1:50 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.
(1) Reports of initiatives in action: 1:50 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. (20 minutes each for three universities)
– Saga University
– Chiba University
– Kyoto Institute of Technology

(2) Discussion: 2:50 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.

 

■ General Meeting: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Meeting Agenda
(1) About the report website ”Design Academia”
(2) Deliberations/meeting
– Membership fees
– Design Academia/leaflet and website
– Other

 

[Orginizer]
Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
Center for Designed Futures of Kyushu Univesity

[Cooperation]
Japan Institute of Design Promotion