On November 29, 2020, the Japan-China Design Conference, which had been scheduled to be held in Fukuoka in February of the same year but had to be postponed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, was held at the Design Common, a learning support facility at Kyushu University’s Ohashi Campus. On this day, five Chinese universities and three Japanese universities were connected online, and simultaneous interpretation was provided in Japanese, Chinese, and English to make this conference a reality finally. At the opening of the symposium, Prof. Masahiro Kiyosumi, Director of the Center for Future Design Studies, expressed his desire to create a new field of design through collaboration between universities involved in design education in Japan and China and to provide a forum for exploring the possibilities of future research and education. Mr. Masakazu Tani, Vice President of Kyushu University, opened the session by saying that the essence of design is how to create new values in the changing social situation that we are facing due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n
The theme of the first part was “The Current Status of Design Universities in Japan and China and the Possibilities and Effects of International Exchange. Chinese and Japanese universities reported on their educational policies and initiatives in the field of design. It was shared that in both countries, interdisciplinary academic programs that go beyond specialized fields are being implemented due to the diversification of needs in the design field. He also introduced the international exchange programs being undertaken by each university. The conference reaffirmed that Japan and China would strengthen their cooperation to promote an Asian approach to design and increase their presence in the future. The theme of the second part of the conference was “The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Design. In this part, lectures were given on intellectual property rights in Japan and China, respectively. The current status of laws in both countries was shared, which provided a common understanding for the discussion that followed.<\/p>\n
In the discussion part, the participants discussed the possibility of future collaboration between Japan and China. As this was the first meeting, the history and efforts of each university related to design education were introduced as an introduction, and there was a lively exchange of opinions on the submitted themes. The participants confirmed the importance of a platform for exchanging views and promised further collaboration to create new value.<\/p>\n
<Participating Universities>
\nKyushu University Faculty of Design
\nSapporo City University
\nToyohashi University of Technology
\nBeijing Institute of Technology
\nTongji University
\nGuangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
\nDalian University of Technology
\nJiangxi University of Finance and Economics<\/p>\n
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