The SDGs Design International Awards, organized primarily by the Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, aims to discover creative ideas from young people and utilize them for building a sustainable society.
Since its establishment in 2019, the award has been held annually, and this year marks its 7th edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25a0 Theme for 2025 \u25a0Sub-themes \u25a0 Entry Guidelines \u25a0 Awards \u25a0 Organizer \u25a0 Contact The SDGs Design International Awards, organized primarily by the Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, aims to discover creative ideas from young people and utilize them for building a sustainable society.Since its establishment in 2019, the award has been held annually, and this year marks its 7th edition. \u25a0 Theme for 2025Living Together in an Era of Conflict: \u201cSocietal Design Transcending Boundaries\u201dIt would provide a platform to address conflicts plaguing the world, warm attention to the marginalized voices, and new kinds of connectivity and recovering humanity in a digital age.Why not share your passion and creativity with the world? We look forward to receiving proposals that resonate deeply and broadly with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sdgs-design-international-award"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mirai.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mirai.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mirai.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirai.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirai.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirai.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirai.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mirai.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirai.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mirai.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Living Together in an Era of Conflict: \u201cSocietal Design Transcending Boundaries\u201d<\/strong>
It would provide a platform to address conflicts plaguing the world, warm attention to the marginalized voices, and new kinds of connectivity and recovering humanity in a digital age.
Why not share your passion and creativity with the world? We look forward to receiving proposals that resonate deeply and broadly with people everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Design for Peace
– A sustainable peace-building model that transcends nuclear threats, territorial disputes, resource conflicts, racial tensions, etc.
– Building youth-led international peace networks based on the SDGs
2. Design with voices on the margins – Empathy and attention to those who are hard to reach in society, such as people with disabilities, the elderly, multicultural families, etc. 3.
– Sympathy and attention to those whose voices are difficult to reach in society, such as people with disabilities, the elderly, and multicultural families
3. Living between the virtual and the real
– Overcoming isolation and the potential for new connections in digital environments such as SNS, metaverse, and generative AI<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Application Period: October 1 (Tue) \u2013 October 30 (Thu), 2025
Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in universities, graduate schools, vocational institutions, or high schools worldwide who are interested in design (including working students)
\u3000Students from non-design disciplines are also encouraged to apply.
Categories: Graphic, product, service, fashion, architecture, urban planning, social issues et etc.
How to Apply: Please fill out the downloaded form(.doc) and send it to dsusdgscenter@gmail.com\u3000\u3000
\u25a0 Timeline
First Review: Early November 2025
Final Review: Late November 2025
Award Ceremony: December 11 (Thu), 2025 Online event<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gold Award (1 team): 300,000 yen+ Certificate
Silver Award (1 team): 200,000 yen + Certificate
Bronze Awade (1 team):100,000 yen+ Certificate
Corporate Award: 50,000 yen + Certificate
Honorable Mention: e-Certificate
Special Award for High School Students: Certificate<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SDGs Design International Awards 2025 Operating Committee (Kyushu University, Dongseo University, Tongji University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan ( SDGs Design Unit, Kyushu University Faculty of Design )
sdgs@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Korea ( Asia Design Center for Future, Dongseo University )
dsusdgscenter@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"